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Alex Padilla: “Disappointing but not surprising. And I hope, as the days go on, and not just next year's midterm elections and not just…”

On the recordOctober 15, 2025
Disappointing but not surprising. And I hope, as the days go on, and not just next year's midterm elections and not just next year's midterm primary elections but elections in numerous States this November--literally, just a few weeks away--will be a reminder of the urgency to revisit this topic, address it, reauthorize the law, and provide CISA with the funding and proper guidance, as we have over the last decade. The work is simply too important.
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California

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Addressing the need to reauthorize a law and provide funding for CISA ahead of upcoming elections.

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