Alex Padilla

Corporate greed drives up costs for working Americans and hurts workers across the country.

It is evident that corporate greed is what is increasing the costs for American families.

Affordable housing is essential infrastructure.

The climate crisis is leading to more frequent and more severe wildfires.

We have an ongoing need for robust Federal funding for housing programs, more urgent now than it has ever been.

My hope is that the partisan considerations that may have affected some in the questioning of Judge Jackson will be set aside and that Members of this Committee, out of their love for the country, and its people, and the future of the…

If someone, an American citizen, who has overcome the challenges in one's life that she has overcome, demonstrated her ability beyond any reasonable doubt, and is unable to get the bipartisan support of Members of this Committee, indeed it…

I do believe every American should know Ketanji Brown Jackson the judge, Ketanji Brown Jackson the person.

You've shown yourself to have the keen intellect and legal acumen to serve on the Supreme Court.

People of color, particularly those who have the audacity to try to be the first, often have to work twice as hard to get half the respect.

You're exactly the type of judge that should receive bipartisan support.

The work of public defenders is not just the work of defending the accused. It's the work of upholding the fundamental legal principles that make up our Bill of Rights.

I've listened to you respond to questions now for the last 12 hours, and I've watched some of my colleagues take some of your work and some of your views out of context to try unsuccessfully to paint you as someone that you are not.

I really hope that America is watching today. Because if they are, they've seen the perfect example of what the temperament of a judge should be--thoughtful, balanced, and very, very patient.

As a Senator from California, I believe that respect for Tribal sovereignty is paramount.

It's been a long day.

If you are confirmed we will take another step toward making our Government better reflect the America that it serves, toward making the promise of America more real.

I am here as a proud son of immigrants from Mexico, who came to this country with little formal education but with big dreams and a tremendous work ethic.

Efficiency is to be gained by being primarily digital, but without recognition of yes, a digital divide is still alive and well in America.

A lot of the preexisting inequities in our society have been exacerbated, frankly.

I would like to follow up with you on what we are doing after the fact to assist those who have been victims of identity theft.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I appreciate the participation of all the witnesses here today.

I look forward to following up with you on these items and working to update the criteria and the formulas that suit, not just California's needs, but every State's needs in this modern era.

I am proud to introduce two of President Biden's nominees for the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.

I think we all recognize that after decades of neglect and under-investment, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is delivering billions in much needed new funding to strengthen our Nation's transportation supply chain while improving our…