Alex Padilla: “It is lawful to seek asylum at our border, whether they arrive at a port of entry or not.”

With the midterm elections occurring in two months, we write with grave concern that time is running out … to assist state and local election officials in protecting our elections from cyber and mis-and disinformation threats.

I am committed to using every tool to protect free and fair elections, and the new Senate Election Observer Program will do just that.

Ultimately, we are concerned that the changes to CMS’s guidance will result in the disenfranchisement of nursing home residents.

In order to protect nursing home residents’ voting rights, we request that you immediately rescind the July 2026 memo and reinstate the 2020 and 2024 guidance.