"Undermining them isn’t just wrong—it’s a direct threat to millions of students and to our nation’s future," said Senator Padilla.
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.
I rise in opposition to this Graham amendment and remind us colleagues that just over a month ago a similar proposal was defeated on a bipartisan basis.
Donald Trump proudly admitted he doesn’t ‘think about Americans’ financial situation,’ and this budget reconciliation bill proves Republicans in Congress don’t either.
This bill is a slap in the face to struggling Americans everywhere. It includes no relief for working families facing higher costs, just more money for unchecked enforcement and political favors for Trump.
As Acting Attorney General, Todd Blanche has shown he is more loyal to Donald Trump than to federal law – from supporting his ‘anti-weaponization’ slush fund, to shielding the President and his family from tax audits, to perpetuating the…
We deserve an Attorney General who will put the Constitution above political retribution. Trump’s former personal lawyer will never be fit to be the American people’s lawyer.
The proposals and actions of the Republican majority and the White House isn’t trying to tackle the cost of health care. They’re not trying to tackle the cost of housing.
The end result of the proposals before us continue to be personal gain for the president and those around him, plain and simple.
We write to express our strong opposition to the Trump Administration’s continued efforts to undermine the rights of English learners, including through the formal dissolution of the Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) at the…
California has several projects that were awarded funding in previous fiscal years that have not been able to move forward, either because obligations have stalled or because other final actions remain pending.
As millions of Americans exercised their right to vote yesterday, Donald Trump and his MAGA allies were working overtime — not to make life better for families who are struggling to make ends meet, but scheming to silence the voices of…
More than a billion dollars in charging projects are also shovel-ready, with funding awarded and waiting to be put to work.





