"I have called for your resignation. I didn’t think you were qualified before your confirmation, and you have done nothing to inspire confidence in your ability to lead competently."
"I'm Senator Alex Padilla. I have questions for the secretary."
"a shameful and stunning abuse of power."
"How do you not recognize one of two senators in our state? He is not just any senator; he is the first Latino senator to ever represent our state."
"California will sue to stop this latest illegal action by a President who is a wholly-owned subsidiary of big polluters."
"If this is how this administration responds to a senator with a question, you can only imagine what they’re doing to farmworkers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and through..."
"You can’t possibly be supporting immigrants and vandalize our city."
"Turns out, chasing hard working people through ranches and farms and snatching women and children off the streets is not good policy."
"Today is a big day for the Constitution of the United States, for our democracy."
"he’s acting like a “dictator.”"
"California may be first – but it clearly won’t end here. Other states are next. Democracy is next."
"brazen abuse of power"
"This is about all of us. This is about you. California may be first, but it clearly will not end here. Other states are next. Democracy is next. Democracy is under assault before our eyes. This moment..."
"He is not a monarch, he is not a king, and he should stop acting like one."
"Authoritarian regimes begin by targeting people who are least able to defend themselves. But they do not stop there."
"I definitely expect that we’re going to see them impact pricing."
"The most recent and optimistic estimate I’ve seen suggested that the average household will see on the order of $1,000 reduction in income."
"I would expect inflation, on a year-over-year basis of this year, to shoot up to at least 3%, or slightly over, because of the tariffs."
