‘We are prepared to fight’: California lawmakers head into special session to combat Trump

Members of Congress don’t have an official role in greenlighting those policies, but can help advocate for them to the White House. Newsom also asked them for help shoring up funding for high-speed rail and Salton Sea restoration, and securing federal reimbursements for wildfire and flooding cleanup, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove of Los Angeles said. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier of Antioch said he’s particularly concerned about California’s car emissions waivers, which allow it to set more stringent clean car rules than the rest of the country. “California puts out more than many other states, and so we should get our reimbursements back,” Kamlager-Dove said. “Lord knows we give a lot to the federal government.”