Alex Padilla: “Every single American deserves the peace of mind that their water is safe to drink.”

Their only hope for trying to maintain any sense of power is to interfere. It’s to change the rules. It’s to rig the elections.

The 2026 midterm elections have begun. We urge you to immediately reaffirm that the Department will forgo any actions that would interfere with the lawful administration of the 2026 elections.

We will fight this illegal overreach every step of the way.

This incident is a stark reminder of the very real danger facing those who serve the public and who help administer our elections in the face of increasingly hostile political rhetoric.