Sometimes it's imperative to remain within an institution and change it from the inside.
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.
We need to do different going forward, and we need both policy and investments building on what we have done with the Inflation Reduction Act.
I will make Senator Merkley proud, yet another plug for vote by mail or vote from home.
Sometimes it's imperative to remain within an institution--within an institution and change it from the inside.
Having been briefed post these atmospheric river events earlier this year, a lot of the impact on the ground to communities, particularly vulnerable communities, were a result of the atmospheric river storms not behaving as they were…
We need to do different going forward, and we need both policy and investments building on what we have done with the Inflation Reduction Act.
I agree. I will remind us all that while the pre-clearance requirement of the Federal Voting Rights Act is no longer in effect, the balance is, and that includes the right of an eligible citizen to participate in our elections without fear…
I rise to speak in support of the University Centers for Growth, Development, and Prosperity Act, which I reintroduced today. The U.S. Economic Development Administration created the University Center Program to allow institutions of…
I rise today on behalf of my former colleague, the late Senator Dianne Feinstein, to recognize the dedicated service of her long-time State director, Peter Muller. Born and raised in San Jose, Peter is a native Californian and has spent…
threats levied against civil servants who work to ensure the smooth operation of our elections are fundamentally un-American.





