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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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Aug 18, 2026

For these reasons and our deep concern regarding the treatment and protection of unaccompanied children, we call for an independent, timely, transparent, and public investigation at both the state and federal level into this award.

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Aug 18, 2026

This should be stopped immediately: Shasta County Registrar Clint Curtis is trying to hire election-denier Tina Peters to collude with the Trump Administration’s election mischief.

theguardian.com
Aug 15, 2026

USCIS’s actions have repeatedly increased the burden of and difficulty in obtaining U.S. citizenship.

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Aug 15, 2026

We request that you immediately rescind the July 2026 memo and reinstate the 2020 and 2024 guidance.

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Aug 15, 2026

Children deserve competent representation by attorneys who practice at the intersection of child welfare and federal immigration law, but Americans also deserve to know why their federal dollars are being doled out to Trump’s friends and…

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Aug 15, 2026

Naturalization is a critical pathway to immigrant integration, civic engagement, and democratic participation, yet your agency’s actions represent a significant departure from these values.

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Aug 15, 2026

We should not price citizenship outside the reach of immigrants; instead, we should explore ways to encourage individuals to fulfill the American Dream.

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Aug 14, 2026

We write with concern that the recent guidance issued to nursing homes by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) may intimidate nursing home staff from helping residents exercise their constitutional right to vote and…

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Aug 14, 2026

The nation’s 1.2 million nursing home residents face unique problems in obtaining access to the voting booth, and must not be denied their rights because they are disabled, elderly, lack transit, or face difficulties in obtaining a ballot…

commondreams.org
Aug 14, 2026

Ultimately, we are concerned that the changes to CMS’s guidance will result in the disenfranchisement of nursing home residents.

padilla.senate.gov
Aug 14, 2026

In order to protect nursing home residents’ voting rights, we request that you immediately rescind the July 2026 memo and reinstate the 2020 and 2024 guidance.

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Aug 14, 2026

The new guidance might encourage staff to avoid helping residents vote.

motherjones.com
Aug 14, 2026

We are very concerned that delaying the CIG project pipeline, while advancing only the Utah project, is potentially rooted in partisan political considerations, which could further violate statutory requirements.

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Aug 14, 2026

The right to vote is guaranteed by the Constitution to all adult Americans, including nursing home residents.

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Aug 12, 2026

International students are critical to the success of our universities, including contributing nearly $43 billion annually to local communities and supporting more than 355,000 American jobs during the 2024-2025 academic year.

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Aug 12, 2026

These benefits are at risk if visa processing delays persist.

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Aug 12, 2026

The Trump Administration is doing everything it can to kill California’s offshore wind future, handing energy companies billions of taxpayer dollars to walk away from projects that would have powered millions of homes.

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Aug 12, 2026

We urge the State Department to ensure timely processing of F, M, and J student and exchange visitor nonimmigrant visas, consistent with the approach taken by administrations of both parties in the past, and to implement other measures to…

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Aug 11, 2026

Paid vacation and time-off shouldn’t only be for high-income earners. It’s past time we ensure that all workers have time to recharge," said Senator Padilla.

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Aug 9, 2026

Todd Blanche is unfit to serve as Attorney General. As Acting Attorney General, Blanche has shown he is more loyal to Trump than he is to the American people or the Constitution.

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Aug 9, 2026

I strongly oppose Todd Blanche to be our next Attorney General. His confirmation will be a setback for the independence of the Department of Justice.

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Aug 9, 2026

As written, this bill is stricter than most voter ID in states that already have a voter ID law in place. This goes further, requiring voters to include a copy of their ID when they vote by mail.

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Aug 9, 2026

Here we are, after months and months of debating this bill. We should be debating how to bring costs down for working families across the country. I’d love to hear from my colleagues how we’re going to get out of this war in Iran. Instead…

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Aug 9, 2026

Tens of millions of Americans vote by mail; this bill would do away with secret ballots as we know it.

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Aug 8, 2026

After a fire takes your home, the last thing families and communities should have to think about is a tax bill on the very settlement meant to help them rebuild.

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