Xavier Becerra to the Calif. Capitol Press Corps: ‘Don’t Play This Game of Asking Me to Commit Because I Didn’t Get Elected Doing That’

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BECERRA: "Am I committed to make sure families don’t lose their healthcare? Not only that. I’m committed to expand it so more families have access to healthcare. But you want me to make a commitment without knowing what the budget will be, without knowing where the votes are? I’m not going to play that game. I will tell you that no one on this campaign for governor was more committed than I was to make sure that not one family lost their healthcare and that those families that didn’t have it would get it. But guys, don’t play this game about asking me to commit, because I didn’t get elected doing that. A lot of other folks make these wild promises and they’re not the governor-elect. I ran on my record of what I’ve done, and I have expanded access to healthcare, I have lowered healthcare costs. And that’s what I intend to do again. But I can’t make a commitment without knowing what exactly I face, because I I don’t think any voter, any taxpayer, any Californian wants to have governor who’s still acting like a politician.”