(Sacramento) - Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez (D-Los Angeles), students, higher education leaders and Assembly Higher Education Committee Chair Marty Block (D-San Diego) gathered at a State Capitol press conference to voice their support for higher education provisions in the Assembly Democrats’ California Jobs Budget. “This is a budget plan that reflects the values of California by protecting education and preserving the pathway to higher education,” said Speaker Pérez. The Assembly Democrats California Jobs Budget solves California’s budget deficit by creating private sector jobs and preventing economically harmful cuts to schools, public safety and the state’s safety net. Here’s more in this Assembly Web Report.