California Governor Gavin Newsom will spend part of the week in DC as he tries to Trump-proof the state’s policies

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to meet with the Biden administration this week to discuss smoke-free cars and charities — issues that have been on the agenda in the past. President-elect Donald Trump.

The Democratic governor is traveling to Washington on Monday and will return home on Wednesday, his office said. Newsom will also meet with the California congressional delegation.

He wants federal approval for federal climate laws, $5.2 billion in reimbursement for emergency funding during the COVID-19 pandemic and reforms to the federal Medicaid program, among other priorities.

The trip comes days after Newsom called on state lawmakers to call a special meeting in December to defend California’s liberal policies before Trump returned to office in January.

Trump then criticized the governor on social media, calling California’s high cost of living and the nation’s homelessness crisis. He said Newsom is “stopping all the GOOD things that can be done to ‘Make California Great Again.’

California won against many of the Trump administration’s challenges on environmental and other progressive policies during the Republican’s first term, said Thad Kousser, a political science professor at the University of California San Diego.

“The question is: Has Donald Trump changed the legal landscape so much with his first-term congressional appointments that he will be able to win policies in his second term?” he said.

As president, Trump has been elected more than 230 federal judgesincluding three justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.

The Trump administration in 2019 canceled California’s ability to meet its emissions standards. President Joe Biden later restore government powerwhich was upheld in federal court.

The US Environmental Protection Agency usually sets emission standards for passenger cars, trucks and other vehicles, but California has been allowed to set its own strict standards.

California has eight climate laws pending withdrawal from the EPA. They include measures to require all new vehicles sold in the state to be zero production in 2035, a change away from diesel trainsand improve emissions standards from heavy vehicles.

Gil Cisneros, who is elected to represent Los Angeles County in the United States House of Representatives, said in an email that fellow Democrats have a responsibility to protect important policies even if Republicans retain control of the House. The house.

“If Donald Trump follows through on promises like ending the Affordable Care Act, mass layoffs, raising tariffs… it’s up to us to talk to the American people and convince them that his policies will destroy the economy and their pocketbook,” Cisneros said. That’s how we’ll be able to counter him better.

Speaking to Fox 11 Los Angeles, Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff said he is ready to work with Trump to lower costs and boost the economy.

But “if he moves to try to take away Californians’ rights and freedoms, if he moves to try to tear down the pillars of our democracy, like before, he’s going to meet a strong opponent in me,” Schiff said. “I will do whatever it takes to protect the rights and freedoms of my constituents.”

Trump failed miserably Vice President Kamala Harris, a former California prosecutor, is in the running for the nation’s top job. Newsom has become a Trump icon over the years, and was a prominent spokesman for Biden’s and later Harris’ campaign.

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Associated Press reporter Michael R. Blood in Los Angeles contributed.

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