Alex Padilla actually said...

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you for the flexibility. As you know, I am simultaneously in Judiciary Committee. I appreciate the opportunity to join virtually."

"It is unacceptable that members of the Tule River Tribe or any Tribe for that matter should face a daily struggle for water."

"This is a moral failure of our own making, and it is a direct result of a broken promise made by the Federal Government."

"For too long, the Federal Government has failed to live up to its trust and treaty responsibilities to the Tribe, leaving them in the current water crisis."