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Alex Padilla: I want to begin by joining with so many of our colleagues and leaders around the country expressing our condolences to…

On the recordMarch 17, 2021
I want to begin by joining with so many of our colleagues and leaders around the country expressing our condolences to the victims of the senseless shootings in Atlanta yesterday, in sharing our thoughts and prayers to their families and friends. Our heart goes out to the greater community, and, of course, we stand here to not only try to understand better what happened, how it happened, but do the work necessary to try to ensure that it doesn't happen again--not in Atlanta, not anywhere in the United States of America.
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California
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Mar 17, 2021

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