Alex Padilla actually said...

"the reality is--and you have pointed out the evidence, Mr. Chairman, that corporations across industries are posting record profits."

"I just wanted to appreciate the distinction and the emphasis on not just taxing profits, taxing windfall profits because that is what is happening now through the exploitation at the pump."

"the climate crisis is leading to more frequent and more severe wildfires."

"we have an ongoing need for robust Federal funding for housing programs, more urgent now than it has ever been."