Alex Padilla actually said...

Congress can and should take more steps to reduce recidivism and direct resources to address the root causes of criminality.

It seems to me this carve out is unacceptable, and has outlived whatever usefulness it might have had.

Fossil fuels have benefited from enormous subsidies over the years, especially the foreign sources.

The impact of foreign tax loopholes extends far beyond just the record profits and inflated corporate bonuses.