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On the recordJanuary 23, 2025
I'm hopeful that despite the president's political rhetoric and attacks, that people like Senator Rick Scott, former governor of Florida, who knows what it is to deal with the disaster. Senator Thom Tillis from North Carolina, whose state recently has been ravaged by hurricanes. They've come out in support of this notion that we should not condition aid.
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California

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Padilla expresses hope that certain Republican senators will support unconditional aid for disaster relief.

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