Democrats threaten to target cuts in GOP legislators' districts

◼ "That is shameless extortion," (Butte County Supervisor Larry Wahl) said. "He's trying to get me to call (Assemblyman Dan) Logue and (state Sen.) Doug LaMalfa and say 'Raise our taxes.' I'm not going to do that." - Sacramento Bee

"Quite frankly, it sounds like an April Fool's joke," said former Assemblyman Roger Niello, a Fair Oaks Republican who served as vice chair of the Assembly Budget Committee. "I have no idea how they would do this even if they're serious about it."

Republican Sen. Bob Huff of Diamond Bar, the vice chair of the Senate Budget Committee, called the tactic "just nuts."

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