Alex Padilla: “Now, every day in America--colleagues, every day in our United States of America, school-aged children wake up and get…”

I’m proud to announce more than $150 million in federal funding for Amtrak — an investment in the reliable, affordable rail service Californians count on.

International students are critical to the success of our universities, including contributing nearly $43 billion annually to local communities and supporting more than 355,000 American jobs during the 2024-2025 academic year.

Attempts by the Administration to expedite the deportation of these children by limiting their access to immigration counsel deserves urgent oversight.

We are very concerned that delaying the CIG project pipeline, while advancing only the Utah project, is potentially rooted in partisan political considerations, which could further violate statutory requirements.