"I was forced to the ground, first on my knees and then flat on my chest, and I was handcuffed and marched down a hallway."
"When I heard the secretary, not for the first time in that press conference, talk about the needing to liberate the people of Los Angeles from their duly elected mayor and governor, it was at that mom..."
"We will hold this administration accountable."
"I am Senator Alex Padilla, I have questions for the secretary."
"Using the National Guard this way is a completely inappropriate and misguided mission."
"the ICE raids across Los Angeles today are a continuation of a disturbing pattern of extreme and cruel immigration enforcement operations across the country."
"radical Republicans had gone nuclear on the Senate rule book."
"In passing the Clean Air Act on an overwhelmingly bipartisan basis, Congress explicitly granted California the ability to set more stringent vehicle emissions standards."
"We must end offshore oil drilling in coastal waters once and for all."
"This agreement between the IRS and DHS — if finalized — will have long-lasting and devastating implications on our economy, taxpayer privacy, immigrant communities, and the rule of law."
"Let’s be clear: we are not at war, and immigrants are not invading our country."
"Far too many people, including children, have tragically died from fentanyl overdoses, including Tyler Shamash, a Los Angeles teenager whose hospital screening tests failed to detect the drug in his s..."