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On the recordJanuary 23, 2025
And we expect the federal government in our country to be there for us without conditions, without strings attached. So, to suggest that is unconscionable.
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California

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Padilla asserts that federal disaster assistance should be unconditional.

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