Alex Padilla

California clearly has the authority to do so, and now California is free to aim even higher.

The best way to battle the bad information that is out there is to try to get ahead of it with accurate information.

I invite people to search their state's websites and see the public information on what the criteria is for the quality of paper.

Every voter in America deserves the same protections, the same options for participating in our democracy.

I will resist the temptation to engage or escalate partisan rhetoric in this hearing out of respect for the topic at hand.

Election security and ballot access should not be mutually exclusive. They should not be mutually exclusive.

I think it is critical that all of our Federal agencies are well-equipped to protect threatened and endangered species.

Medicare for All, I believe, can also help level the playing field for those suffering from mental illness, not just physical illness.

The current health care system does not treat everyone equally.

I am proud to support Medicare for All and look forward to working with you to move this forward.

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand in recess under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 8:47 p.m., recessed until Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at 10 a.m…

For the information of Senators, there will be two rollcall votes at 11 a.m., up to three rollcall votes at 2:30 p.m., with additional rollcall votes in the evening. ____________________

Last week, the Department of Justice made several important announcements in support of the Administration's new Environmental Justice Enforcement Strategy.

I am proud of the work that the State of California has done with groups in my State.

I think this coordination is going to be key to ensuring that groups have time to prepare.

I do not think it has been a success by that measure.

They cannot effectively continue to do that without adequate communication and coordination from DHS.

I personally was happy to see the Administration announce an end to Title 42 and the resumption of asylum processing at the border.

Will you commit to working with my office to ensure that the disaster assistance needs of all communities impacted by wildfires are more fully supported by DHS and FEMA?

I introduce the America's Children Act to help fix this often-overlooked inequity in our immigration system.

It makes sense for our immigration system to allow children to be brought here lawfully on their parents' visa.

We have a lot more work to do to clear backlogs and reduce processing times at USCIS.

A major breakdown of the U.S. immigration is the failure to consider the fate of the children of long-term visa holders.

I just wanted to appreciate the distinction and the emphasis on not just taxing profits, taxing windfall profits because that is what is happening now through the exploitation at the pump.

The reality is--and you have pointed out the evidence, Mr. Chairman, that corporations across industries are posting record profits.