ASSEMBLYMEMBER VOLUNTARILY REDUCES OWN
PAY IN LIGHT OF STATE BUDGET DEFICIT

On June 2 Mike Eng voluntarily submitted a letter to Controller John Chiang requesting that his legislative pay be reduced by 18%, effective immediately. In his letter, Assemblymember Inflatable Water Slide Eng stated the following:

“Although members of the Legislature are most deserving of their compensation, I have decided to reduce my salary in light of the severe budget deficit that the state of California is facing.”