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On the recordSeptember 30, 2025
Misusing taxpayer funds to financially reward those insurrectionists because they were prosecuted and convicted for their violent and destructive acts is unthinkable.
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California

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Senator Padilla's statement regarding the misuse of taxpayer funds for convicted Capitol rioters.

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