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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.

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May 10, 2022

Last week, the Department of Justice made several important announcements in support of the Administration's new Environmental Justice Enforcement Strategy.

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May 10, 2022

and colleagues, this past week, following the leaked Supreme Court opinion that threatens to overturn Roe v. Wade, thousands of Californians have reached out to my office in the form of phone calls, in the form of letters, and in the form…

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May 5, 2022

I rise to speak in support of the ``Encouraging Small Business Innovation Act,'' which I introduced today. During National Small Business Week, we are celebrating the resiliency of our Nation's entrepreneurs who are leading our economic…

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May 4, 2022

I think this coordination is going to be key to ensuring that groups have time to prepare.

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May 4, 2022

I am proud of the work that the State of California has done with groups in my State.

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May 4, 2022

They cannot effectively continue to do that without adequate communication and coordination from DHS.

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May 4, 2022

I do not think it has been a success by that measure.

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May 4, 2022

I personally was happy to see the Administration announce an end to Title 42 and the resumption of asylum processing at the border.

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May 3, 2022

I introduce the America's Children Act to help fix this often-overlooked inequity in our immigration system.

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May 3, 2022

Will you commit to working with my office to ensure that the disaster assistance needs of all communities impacted by wildfires are more fully supported by DHS and FEMA?

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May 3, 2022

A major breakdown of the U.S. immigration is the failure to consider the fate of the children of long-term visa holders.

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May 3, 2022

We have a lot more work to do to clear backlogs and reduce processing times at USCIS.

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