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title: ""California lawmakers who flew to a conference in Maui amid the…"
date: 2020-12-04
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# "California lawmakers who flew to a conference in Maui amid the…

*December 4, 2020 · Facebook*

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[https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-11-18/california-legislators-defend-hawaii-trip-covid-19-surge](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-11-18/california-legislators-defend-hawaii-trip-covid-19-surge){target="_blank"}
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\"California lawmakers who flew to a conference in Maui amid the pandemic broke their silence over the controversy Wednesday, defending the trip by calling it safe despite officials in their home state advising people not to travel during the current surge in COVID-19 cases.\
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The travel by at least ten state lawmakers has drawn sharp criticism back in California, where observers say it sends the wrong message for legislators to leave the state and gather at a resort when COVID-19 cases are surging, leading to tougher restrictions on the movement of average residents.\
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The annual conference hosted by the San Diego-based Independent Voter Project has also been blasted by watchdog groups because corporate and labor interests that lobby the Legislature pick up many of the lawmakers' tabs for a chance to schmooze with them out of the public eye.\"\
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[https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-11-18/california-legislators-defend-hawaii-trip-covid-19-surge](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-11-18/california-legislators-defend-hawaii-trip-covid-19-surge){target="_blank"}
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