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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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Apr 16, 2024

I rise to introduce the Chuckwalla National Monument Establishment and Joshua Tree National Park Expansion Act. The Chuckwalla National Monument Establishment and Joshua Tree National Park Expansion Act would establish a new Chuckwalla…

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Apr 8, 2024

I rise to speak in support of my bill to rename a post office in San Francisco after my former colleague, mentor, and dear friend, the late Senator Dianne Feinstein. Dianne was a towering figure not just in modern California politics, but…

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Mar 22, 2024

I rise to introduce the Equal Health Care for All Act, which appropriately frames healthcare discrimination as a civil rights issue. Inequitable access to quality, affordable healthcare is the result of centuries of structural and systemic…

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Mar 20, 2024

I rise to introduce legislation to reaffirm the applicability of the Indian Reorganization Act to the Lytton Rancheria of California. This legislation would provide clarity that the Lytton Rancheria of California is able to place land into…

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Mar 20, 2024

the Senate will soon consider the nomination of Judge Eumi Lee to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. I rise today to share, briefly, more about this dedicated public servant and to encourage my…

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Mar 14, 2024

I rise to introduce the Accelerating, Networking, Cyberinfrastructure, and Hardwater for Oceanic Research, ANCHOR, Act. This bipartisan and bicameral legislation would require the National Science Foundation to plan critical cyber security…

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Mar 12, 2024

I appreciate the Administration's continued recognition of the success program in the budget by allowing its continuation under Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).

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Mar 12, 2024

The right of citizens of the United States to vote is a fundamental right.

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Mar 12, 2024

The right of citizens of the United States to vote is a fundamental right.

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Mar 12, 2024

I appreciate the Administration's continued recognition of the success program in the budget by allowing its continuation under Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).

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Mar 12, 2024

Congress was unequivocally in the Appropriations Minibus we enacted last week in support of the Mars sample return mission.

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Mar 12, 2024

We don't want to eat into one program because they both have a significant merit and need.

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