As you know, despite all the recent rain in the states of California and other areas of the west, we still face a crisis on the Colorado River, as drying conditions bring water reservoirs along the Colorado River to dangerously low levels.
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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.
Addressing the Salton Sea is a critical linchpin of securing long-term deals to address water use in the Colorado River Basin.
As you know, despite all the recent rain in the states of California and other areas of the west, we still face a crisis on the Colorado River, as drying conditions bring water reservoirs along the Colorado River to dangerously low levels.
The $4 billion included in the Inflation Reduction Act for the Colorado River I think should be just seen as a down payment, given the magnitude of the crisis facing the seven states.
The systemic consideration of these factors by the Army Corps of Engineers...systemically disadvantages projects that would protect communities like this one.
It is bad enough that Speaker McCarthy was willing to share with Tucker Carlson all the footage of January 6th.
the science shows that conserving our largest and oldest trees is crucial in the fight against the climate crisis.
Because of Section 230, we have an internet that is a democratizing force for speech, creativity, and entrepreneurship.
It was great to see the recent $8.4 billion in wildfire investments in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act.





