Misusing taxpayer funds to financially reward those insurrectionists because they were prosecuted and convicted for their violent and destructive acts is unthinkable.
Alex Padilla: “Misusing taxpayer funds to financially reward those insurrectionists because they were prosecuted and convicted for…”
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Senator Padilla's statement regarding the misuse of taxpayer funds for convicted Capitol rioters.
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My office is in touch with the FBI, U.S. Postal Service and Senate security officials following a suspicious package the U.S. Postal Service intercepted before reaching our office. Thankfully, no threat was posed to my staff or our office.
Their only hope for trying to maintain any sense of power is to interfere. It’s to change the rules. It’s to rig the elections.
They’re desperate. They’re looking for this proof that Trump has been barking about for more than ten years about massive voter fraud, which simply does not exist.
The 2026 midterm elections have begun. We urge you to immediately reaffirm that the Department will forgo any actions that would interfere with the lawful administration of the 2026 elections.





