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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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Jul 12, 2023

Absent Congressional action, the aging population and a shrinking workforce would continue to threaten Social Security financing.

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Jul 12, 2023

I doubt that is the case as we are getting into the hundreds and thousands of inputs per day to go in and relearn, unlearn, and comply with any consent or opt-out.

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Jul 12, 2023

At a time where we're seeing persistent record low unemployment levels, we're not talking about the immigrants coming here to take jobs from anybody else. We need the workforce, and I've heard that from leaders in every industry across the…

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Jul 12, 2023

At a time where we're seeing persistent record low unemployment levels, we're not talking about the immigrants coming here to take jobs from anybody else. We need the workforce, and I've heard that from leaders in every industry across the…

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Jul 12, 2023

Absent Congressional action, the aging population and a shrinking workforce would continue to threaten Social Security financing.

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Jul 12, 2023

We already know that immigration benefits the economy overall, but can you speak specifically to how updating our immigration system could support the long-term solvency of the Social Security system?

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Jul 12, 2023

My understanding is that even with Social Security there are more than 5 million seniors in the United States currently living in poverty.

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Jul 12, 2023

My understanding is that even with Social Security there are more than 5 million seniors in the United States currently living in poverty.

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Jul 11, 2023

I cannot help but observe that there is a lot of conversation about what this means from the PGA leadership's perspective.

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Jul 11, 2023

At a time where we're seeing persistent record low unemployment levels, we're not talking about the immigrants coming here to take jobs from anybody else.

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Jul 11, 2023

I doubt that is the case as we are getting into the hundreds and thousands of inputs per day.

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Jul 11, 2023

That's a troubling dynamic, but on the first half of your answer the failure to take away that tax rates for the most wealthy and large corporations are not good for Social Security.

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