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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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Jun 13, 2026

The need for accountability remains. The need to defend due process and civil liberties and basic human dignity has not faded away.

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Jun 12, 2026

The need for stronger oversight of ICE and CBP, which have been allowed to get away with far too much for too long, is undeniable. The need to ensure independent scrutiny of detention centers and these awful conditions is undeniable.

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Jun 12, 2026

California’s coast is not Big Oil’s dumping ground. Offshore operators must meet strong safety and environmental standards — and if they profit from drilling, they should also be responsible for the full cost of cleanup and decommissioning.

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Jun 12, 2026

All immigrants are human beings and deserve to be treated like it. They deserve better than what this Administration is doing, which is why it’s important for Americans to keep speaking out exposing these abuses, because exposing these…

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Jun 12, 2026

We want to maximize participation and protect the fundamental right to vote. That being said, can California counties count more quickly? Sure.

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Jun 12, 2026

I find it incredibly disheartening to see my colleagues, many of whom say they support our federal firefighters and thank them when they respond to incidents, strip out these provisions that they voted to support last Congress.

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Jun 12, 2026

At that moment, I was compelled to speak up, because that’s not enforcing the law. That’s an abuse of the United States military and federal law enforcement. A reflection of the desires of a wannabe dictator, and as you’ve seen the video…

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Jun 12, 2026

They are also trying to shut down legal immigration altogether. Let me repeat that: they are trying to shut down legal immigration. By making it harder to seek asylum or even apply for a green card when you’re eligible.

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Jun 11, 2026

Right at the deadline, the majority filed an amendment to the previously bipartisan wildfire bill to codify the repeal of the Roadless Rule.

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Jun 11, 2026

These provisions provide critical benefits for the federal firefighting workforce just as we enter peak wildfire season.

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Jun 11, 2026

Any attempts by DOJ to file lawsuits to stop eligible voters from voting, their votes from being counted, or elections from being certified, will fail, but any attempts are still corrosive to public trust and confidence in our election…

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Jun 11, 2026

We are concerned that those efforts, which were calculated to compel states into inaccurately purging voters, may be the pretext for more meritless pre- and post-election challenges, including interfering with election certification.

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