From the Sac Bee:
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez single-handedly doles out millions in public funds each year to his 80 members: No vote, no committee, no debate.
Like speakers before him, the Assembly Democrat gives and can take away, handing out or withholding leadership posts that can boost office budgets by six-figure sums. Assembly rules give him sole authority to control purse strings, with no appeal.
The power of his position differs from operations in the smaller state Senate and can be necessary in wrangling votes from an unruly house.
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