Restoring these unceded lands to the stewardship of the Karuk Tribe is a long overdue moral imperative.
Alex Padilla
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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.
Thank you, Madam Chair. I know we are here to talk about the DISCLOSE Act, and I am looking forward to the important hearing and discussion.
It seems that in the last decade the Supreme Court has specifically made it harder for some people to vote and easier for the wealthy to influence elections.
Now, under the DISCLOSE Act, organizations spending more than $10,000 on campaign related activity would be required to disclose any donor who contributed more than $10,000.
Thank you. I want to piggyback on the question and topic raised by Senator Markey about hyper-local monitoring.
The reason you had these tragedies is because the lawful migration pathways just aren’t there. It’s not working.
I do believe so. And I think they have said as much. You referenced the department`s statement today that they would end the program as soon as legally feasible, which should be much sooner rather than later.
Reform is absolutely needed the Supreme Court toss reminder that the Congress needs to do its job, when Supreme Court starts undoing established policy, then we need to act to embed those rights starting with Roe v. Wade, into federal law.
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