Paul Krekorian It’s not just the federal levels of government that have been undergoing a makeover in recent months. In California, a new leadership team, including Speaker of the Assembly Karen Bass and Senate President Pro-Tem Darrell Steinberg, has entered power amidst a worsening budget crisis that threatens to derail significant state projects and programs. Appointed as the assistant majority leader by Speaker Bass, Assemblyman Paul Krekorian will play a critical role in the upcoming legislative session, and in the following VerdeXchange News interview he explains the substantial challenges awaiting the Legislature in the year 2009.