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Alex Padilla is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from California since January 2021. He is a member of the Democratic Party and was appointed to fill the vacancy left by Kamala Harris when she became Vice President. Padilla is the first Latino senator from California and has focused on issues such as immigration reform, climate change, and healthcare access during his tenure. He previously served as the Secretary of State of California from 2015 to 2021, where he worked on expanding voting access and modernizing the state's election system.
I understand that there is a bill at the desk, and I ask for its first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the first time. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 4822) to…
I want to thank Senator Merkley for his leadership in introducing both the Smoke Planning and Research Act of 2021 and the Smoke-Ready Communities Act of 2021.
Wildfire smoke is a complex mixture of air pollutants, clearly unhealthy to breathe.
as Mr. Schumer said, I rise today to honor the life and mourn the passing of Vincent ``Vin'' Scully, who will be remembered as the greatest broadcaster in sports history, and a true ambassador for Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the game of…
colleagues, on January 24, just 5\1/2\ weeks ago, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade just weeks after Republicans in this Chamber blocked our push to codify the right to an abortion into Federal law. So since January 24, Democrats…
We are grateful to the efforts of Senator Padilla and Senator Feinstein to help us attain that goal while righting an historical wrong.
I rise to speak in support of the Airport Energy Resiliency and Renewable Energy Act, which I introduced today. While some airports are already using renewable energy systems to enhance the energy efficiency of their power sources, our…
This legislation would transfer administrative jurisdiction of the Katimiin and Ameekyaaraam land... to be held in trust for the benefit of the Karuk Tribe.
It is an honor to introduce Chairman Attebery, who is here virtually, to testify on a bill that I am leading.
I look forward to working with my colleagues to enact this bill as quickly as possible.
I thank Senator Feinstein for introducing this legislation with me in the Senate.
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