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On the recordMay 3, 2023
But to hold hostage for a budget conversation is wrong, and the exact budget plan not being offered or suggested, or considered, but passed by House Republicans would only make a horrible, horrible situation that much worse.
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California

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Padilla criticizes Republicans for using the budget as leverage.

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