What happened to Padilla was un-American.

Every member of Congress who votes for this package is voting to turn temporary cruelty into permanent consequence.

I commend President Trump for his courage and his commitment to transparency.

every single person who was involved in manhandling should be held accountable to the full extent of the law.

sickened his stomach

We want a fast and full investigation on the assault of Sen. Alex Padilla.

I just saw something that sickened my stomach — the manhandling of a United States senator. We need immediate answers to what the hell went on.

Sen. Padilla thrown to the ground, manhandled, brutally taken down, handcuffed. It’s disgusting.

They don't have the guts to buck Trump

To look at this video and see what happened reeks of totalitarianism. This is not what democracies do.

The Federal Tort Claims Act’s history confirms congressional intent to subject the government to liability for cases like this one.

There is a reason to think that the discretionary function exception should not bar the plaintiffs' claims.

New York has managed an unprecedented immigrant influx because of a broken border.

Our nation needs secure borders. Our nation needs comprehensive immigration reform from this body.

As we speak, an American city has been militarized over the objections of their governor.

If Tom Homan comes to Albany to arrest me, I’ll say go for it. You can’t intimidate a governor.

This is a flagrant abuse of power and nothing short of an assault on our American values.

You’re putting a federal problem on our laps. And know what? It gets old after a while.