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Alex Padilla: Let's get past the pretext. Let's get past the excuses. Let's get past the rhetoric.

On the recordMay 31, 2023
Let's get past the pretext. Let's get past the excuses. Let's get past the rhetoric.
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Padilla urges for action on immigration reform without further delay.

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