Perata retaliated against Republican Jeff Denham for not voting for the budget by stripping Denham of committee assignments and contributing to the recall effort against Denham.
Primary opponent Jeff Denham stated that Pombo was a liability to the Republican Party who has " given them a lot of material over the years ", a reference to his various scandals and notoriety among environmentalists.
In October 2011, Representative Jeff Denham ( House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted 31-to-22 along party lines to approve the bill as an amendment to broader legislation designed to allow the federal government sell off or get rid of excess property.
Among those who voted against the bill when it came up in the Senate was Sen . Jeff Denham, R-Modesto, who had previously proposed a bill to lower the drinking water standards for vended water to federal levels instead of the more restrictive state standards.