Alex Padilla actually said...

"As horrific as the images were, I have been saying over and over again it`s equally horrific that the violence did not come as a surprise, if you have been listening to Donald Trump not just that morn..."

"California often found itself being shortchanged by Federal Government grant programs, particularly those that are discretionary."

"One immediate step that the administration could take to relieve the burden on our communities would be to increase the Federal cost share of FEMA-eligible expenses."

"It should follow the facts and evidence and the needs of States and should not matter at all the political orientation of a State."