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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 31, 2026

All parties reached a comprehensive agreement last May to secure the Tribe’s federally reserved water rights and to promote the Tribe’s sovereign authority over its water resources and trust lands.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 31, 2026

For generations, the Pechanga Band of Indians has been a dedicated steward of land and water resources in the Temecula Valley.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 31, 2026

Once upon a time, we had a true Department of Justice and a Civil Rights Division that we could sometimes turn to as an alternative. That no longer carries any credibility. So finding other mechanisms for credible, independent…

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 31, 2026

As awful as this Administration’s anti-immigrant mass detention and deportation agenda is, it still has a legal responsibility to ensure the people in detention are treated humanely.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 31, 2026

Their lives have meaning and value, and they retain the fundamental human right, even in custody, as the law clearly says, they deserve access to basic things like food, drinking water, and lifesaving medical care.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 31, 2026

Another is a ruling from District Court Judge Sykes earlier this month requiring federal immigration officials to provide clean drinking water and adequate medical care for those held at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 31, 2026

We’re reminded by the findings of a court-appointed monitor that the California City Detention Center has failed to comply with a judge’s order to provide adequate healthcare.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 31, 2026

The American people deserve better than that. We owe them a government where public office is a public trust, not a private enterprise.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 31, 2026

If we care about preserving our democracy for future generations, corruption must not just be called out; it must be met with action.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 31, 2026

Corruption is his governing philosophy, and it doesn’t–it’s not just him and his family.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 31, 2026

When a president uses the office for personal profit, that is not ‘just the way it is,’ despite what Trump wants you to believe.

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Mike Levin
@mikelevin· Democratic · CA· Jul 31, 2026

I urge my colleagues to join me in celebrating Michaelle Jinnette, and in thanking her for the strength, compassion, and leadership she brings to families facing rare disease everywhere.

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Sam Liccardo
@samliccardo· CA· Jul 31, 2026

Allegations that Max Miller abused his wife and child demand an immediate House Ethics Committee investigation.

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Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Jul 29, 2026

Voting is the fundamental right from which all other rights flow. That’s why, in the face of threats to our democracy, California has led the way in enacting laws that strengthen the security of our elections. I’m grateful Senator Padilla…

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 29, 2026

We respectfully urge the Commission to evaluate these renewal applications based solely on the factual record and the governing statutory standard, free from political considerations.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 29, 2026

While it remains to be seen whether Jay Clayton will stand up to protect election integrity and national security, I will continue to fight back against attacks on our democracy and hold the Trump Administration accountable.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 29, 2026

So far, he has failed to show the backbone needed to stand up to Donald Trump and protect the integrity of our elections.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 29, 2026

When given the chance to restore some public trust in our national security leadership and our democracy, Jay Clayton refused to answer simple questions about who won the 2020 election like the other rubber-stamp election deniers in…

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