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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 5, 2026

The Department’s election monitors program must not be used to undermine that fact.

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Aug 5, 2026

As demonstrated under both Democratic and Republican administrations, U.S. elections are safe, secure, and fair.

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Aug 5, 2026

This is out in the open – Donald Trump is the most corrupt President in American history.

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Aug 5, 2026

The Attorney General isn’t supposed to be the President’s lawyer. The Attorney General is supposed to be the country’s lawyer.

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Aug 5, 2026

Selling access to his market-moving social media posts is just one example of the brazen corruption we’ve seen coming out of the Oval Office—and I am fighting back to put a stop to it,"

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Aug 5, 2026

This is out in the open—Donald Trump is the most corrupt president in American history. Despite already being the richest president in history, President Trump’s number one priority in office is to make himself richer while everyday…

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Aug 5, 2026

This is not equal justice under the law. This is not the Department of Justice the way it’s supposed to be. This is not an Attorney General that the American people deserve. Our country deserves better. Todd Blanche is not fit, and I urge…

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Aug 3, 2026

[The] disclosure to ICE imperils effective tax administration, the reliance of millions of taxpayers, and Congress’s clear prerogative to decide when and how sensitive tax information may be used for non-tax purposes.

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Aug 3, 2026

Amici submit this brief to make clear how the Administration’s actions and change in policy encroach upon powers reserved by the Constitution for Congress and contravenes Congress’s longstanding prerogative to prioritize collection of…

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Aug 2, 2026

The Trump Administration has always had it out for California, and the California High-Speed Rail project is no exception.

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Aug 1, 2026

California is home to 228,000 federal employees, the most of any state. They shouldn’t have to choose between a paycheck and caring for themselves or their loved ones," said Senator Padilla.

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Aug 1, 2026

We owe them a government where public office is a public trust, not a private enterprise.

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Jul 31, 2026

Most Americans recognize how much TPS holders and immigrants, more broadly, contribute to our country. The economic, social, and cultural benefits they’ve provided as they’ve worked and lived among us for years, developing strong roots in…

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Jul 31, 2026

We’re reminded by the findings of a court-appointed monitor that the California City Detention Center has failed to comply with a judge’s order to provide adequate healthcare.

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Jul 31, 2026

Thanks to the president’s hostility towards immigrants, TPS holders from countries in turmoil, many of whom have lived in the United States for years, if not decades, are now in danger, at the mercy of this cruel Administration.

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Jul 31, 2026

The Trump Administration itself is warning Americans not to travel to Haiti because of how unsafe it is. Yet the same Administration wants to force over 300,000 Haitian nationals, who until very recently held Temporary Protected Status, to…

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Jul 31, 2026

If we care about preserving our democracy for future generations, corruption must not just be called out; it must be met with action.

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Jul 31, 2026

Corruption is his governing philosophy, and it doesn’t–it’s not just him and his family.

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Jul 31, 2026

When a president uses the office for personal profit, that is not ‘just the way it is,’ despite what Trump wants you to believe.

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Jul 31, 2026

As California’s water resources are increasingly impacted by climate change, support from our federal partners is essential to ensure our communities have the water supplies they need.

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Jul 31, 2026

Today’s committee vote brings us one step closer to expanding water recycling projects, strengthening our water infrastructure, and protecting some of California’s most treasured public lands and its iconic Chinook salmon populations.

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Jul 31, 2026

California is on the front lines of drought, extreme weather, and the growing impacts of climate change.

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Jul 31, 2026

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Water Rights Settlement Act would ratify this agreement.

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Jul 31, 2026

All parties reached a comprehensive agreement last May to secure the Tribe’s federally reserved water rights and to promote the Tribe’s sovereign authority over its water resources and trust lands.

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Jul 31, 2026

For generations, the Pechanga Band of Indians has been a dedicated steward of land and water resources in the Temecula Valley.

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