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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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Feb 28, 2024

For a party that claims to be about rights and freedoms and liberties, they're taking away rights and freedoms and liberties from families across the country.

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Feb 28, 2024

The brain drain extends beyond just maternity care.

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Feb 28, 2024

It's offensively hypocritical for so many House GOP members, for example, lining up to pledge support for IVF while simultaneously signing onto so-called Parenthood legislation with no carveout for embryos and clinics.

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Feb 27, 2024

The ultimate consequence is on women and families and that needs to be at the center of our actions here.

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Feb 27, 2024

The brain drain extends beyond just maternity care.

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Feb 27, 2024

Now, it's offensively hypocritical for so many House GOP members, for example, lining up to pledge support for IVF while simultaneously signing onto so-called Parenthood legislation with no carveout for embryos and clinics.

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Feb 27, 2024

For a party that claims to be about rights and freedoms and liberties, they're taking away rights and freedoms and liberties from families across the country.

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Feb 8, 2024

Water is a human right. Yet for so many people nationwide--particularly Native Americans--this basic standard is out-of-reach.

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Feb 8, 2024

Water is a human right. Yet for so many people nationwide--particularly Native Americans--this basic standard is out-of-reach.

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Feb 7, 2024

Water is a human right. Yet for so many people nationwide--particularly Native Americans--this basic standard is out-of-reach.

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Jan 31, 2024

Our housing crisis is primarily a crisis of supply at this point.

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Jan 31, 2024

My time is up, but I just call my colleagues attention to not just helping address housing affordability in the short term, but you can appreciate the ripple effects in terms of greater economic benefit for local communities, for the…

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Jan 31, 2024

We must provide additional funding to improve the efficiency of the traditional affordable housing development process.

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Jan 31, 2024

Clearly, that can take a long time, often years and years and years.

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Jan 31, 2024

Our housing crisis is primarily a crisis of supply at this point.

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Jan 30, 2024

Helping families have a safe, stable place to call home should not be controversial.

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Jan 30, 2024

I've heard from young people around Rhode Island about the importance of affordable housing and I intend to do something about it.

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Jan 30, 2024

Our housing crisis is primarily a crisis of supply at this point.

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Jan 30, 2024

As Senator Kaine said, if we have successful programs, we don't need additional programs to compete with them.

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Jan 30, 2024

As a nation, we underinvested in housing. It's created a harmful situation for millions of families.

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Jan 24, 2024

Any recommendations for what this Committee can do, or Congress can do for federal incentives for similar programs?

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Jan 24, 2024

California's blue economy employs over one million people and generates $143 billion annually.

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Jan 24, 2024

Any recommendations for what this Committee can do, or Congress can do for federal incentives for similar programs?

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Jan 24, 2024

California's blue economy employs over one million people and generates $143 billion annually.

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Jan 24, 2024

As our changing climate continues to warm the Earth's oceans and atmosphere, the phenomenon we now refer to as atmospheric river events are becoming longer, wetter, and more severe.

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