Native woman, Mom, professional policy nerd, UC Berkeley grad (#gobears) Pronouns: she/her 🌈
Sacramento, CA
Joined April 2014
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Christine Smith retweeted
The average age of CA Assembly members is 49 & the average age of CA Senate members is 55. But, younger leg staffers are gaining access to positions of influence in the capitol, even as their generations remain underrepresented among elected officials
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Christine Smith retweeted
Halloween season is fun, 🎃 👻 but we fight to protect people from health care horrors all year round. 👹 Which one do you relate to the most?
Christine Smith retweeted
SB 1149 (@SenMariaEDurazo) Bereavement Leave for Chosen or Extended Family was signed by @CAgovernor! This bill updated CA's existing bereavement leave law that allowed workers to take 5 unpaid days off to grieve.
We are excited for this law to go into effect January 1, 2027!
Christine Smith retweeted
PODCAST: Impact of HR 1. @benavey, @WellSpaceHealth; Tam Ma, UC Office of the President; Katie Rodriguez, @CAPHSystems; @cmarysmith, @healthaccess; Josh Stehlik, @CALimmigrant. Moderated by Rich Ehisen, Capitol Weekly
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Christine Smith retweeted
Health experts say H.R. 1 will result in a dramatic decrease in access to care: “People are going to lose care in high numbers, & they’re not going to know why.” - @cmarysmith, @healthaccess
“It’s going to be heartbreaking.” - Ben Avey, @WellSpaceHealth
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Christine Smith retweeted
California Health Care: Panel 1, Impact of H.R. 1, has begun. Speakers: @benavey, @WellSpaceHealth; Tam Ma, UC Office of the President; Katie Rodriguez, @CAPHSystems; Christine Smith, @healthaccess; Josh Stehlik, @CALimmigrant - moderated by Rich Ehisen, Capitol Weekly
Christine Smith retweeted
"As a mom when my child is sick, my question is: how do we get them to the doctor? It's not, did we meet work requirements, did we fill out our applications, are we exempt, where's the right paperwork."
—Our @cmarysmith on impacts of federal health care cuts for Californians
ALT A woman holding a microphone and speaking, in front of a step and repeat wall for the University of California Student and Policy Center
Christine Smith retweeted
“It is not our goal to bankrupt a small rural hospital,” said our lobbyist Beth Capell. “But we are interested in penalties that will help to convince large, wealthy health systems and insurers that the state of California is serious about slowing the growth of healthcare costs.”
New penalties can fine hospitals and insurers up to 125% of their overspending, with enforcement starting as early as 2028. cal.news/4yG04sH
📸 Larry Valenzuela
ALT Medical personnel working in the Emergency Room unit in the Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister on March 30, 2023. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local
Christine Smith retweeted
Breaking News: Gloria Steinem, the feminist crusader who galvanized the modern women’s movement, challenged sexist assumptions and fought for gender equality, has died at 92. nyti.ms/4gS9EkV
Christine Smith retweeted
#BreakingNews: Big Bear’s beloved bald eagle Jackie has died after weeks of intensive care, the Ojai Raptor Center announced Monday. Jackie had been battling severe anemia after she was found unable to fly near Big Bear Lake. ktla.com/news/california/jac…
Christine Smith retweeted
The new public charge rule makes it harder for immigrant & mixed-status families to access food & health care. Policies rooted in fear put children's well-being at risk. Every child deserves to be healthy & nourished. #ImmigrantFamilies #EndChildPoverty #KeepFamiliesTogether
Christine Smith retweeted
THE RETURN OF SAM KERR 🐐
The NWSL’s all-time leading regular season goalscorer, Australian superstar Sam Kerr, makes her debut for Gotham, marking her first NWSL appearance since 2019. We can’t wait to watch one of the game’s brightest superstars light up this league once again ⭐🦇
Christine Smith retweeted
Dr. Eva Gillis-Buck tragically miscarried during her surgical residency at UCSF. It took a year and a fertility specialist before she finally conceived her daughter, Mila.
What made it possible? A fertility benefit her union @cirseiu won at the bargaining table.
Now UC wants to gut it. The $30,000 that covered egg freezing, IVF, adoption, and postpartum care would be slashed.
It's cruel to take this remedy for a devistating occupational hazard. Surgeons face infertility at three times the rate of everyone else, because training consumes their entire reproductive window.
UC can afford to do right by the people who care for us. UCSF Health cleared an $809 MILLION surplus last year.
Read the story & stand with residents at the table.
#1UC #FairContractNow @uofcalifornia
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Christine Smith retweeted
Thank you, @CAgovernor! The Fair Share from Big Corporations Act creates a pathway to make the largest corporations pay their share of the health care costs that working Californians are covering for them. That's a $36B bill taxpayers shouldn't carry.
This movement is just getting started. #UnRigCA
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Christine Smith retweeted
Proud to stand with @SEIUCalifornia and @HealthAccess to sign the Fair Share from Big Corporations Act.
Our work is about increasing affordability, representing working Californians statewide, and ensuring that the largest corporations pay their fair share in taxes.
ALT Governor Newsom signs the Fair Share from Big Corporations Act, protecting families and ensuring that big businesses pay their fair share of the cost of their employee health benefits.
Christine Smith retweeted
The choice of California to apply work requirements to state-funded Medi-Cal recipients “doesn’t really live up to the rhetoric from state officials about trying to implement H.R.1 in the least harmful way possible,” Miranda Dietz said.
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Christine Smith retweeted
The #CASenate enters summer recess today and will reconvene on Monday, Aug 3. 🏛️
While Sacramento sessions pause, the work continues back home. #CASenateDems will be on the ground in their home districts all month long, working directly for you and your community.
#SummerRecess
