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Alex Padilla: No American should have to pass a line of federal troops, ICE agents, or armed officers to exercise that right.

On the recordJune 19, 2026
No American should have to pass a line of federal troops, ICE agents, or armed officers to exercise that right.
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California

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Emphasizing the need for the Protect Our Polls Act.

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