Thank you very much. I'll just end with a note that while it's been a California specific line of questioning, this really applies to the broader western United States.
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.
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.
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It is bad enough that Speaker McCarthy was willing to share with Tucker Carlson all the footage of January 6th.
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I rise to introduce the Everett Alvarez, Jr., Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2023. This bipartisan legislation would award a Congressional Gold Medal to Everett Alvarez, Jr., in recognition of his service to the Nation. This legislation…
Thank you. Welcome your input and feedback as it pertains to as a result federal investments in some of these areas to address, not just the issues of physical impact to sea level rise, but the equity lens that should accompany it.
Our Power On Act, which was introduced and incorporated into the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, has us working with States and utilities to modernize the grid and minimize grid impact on people, their lives, and the economy.
Our Power On Act, which was introduced and incorporated into the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, has us working with States and utilities to modernize the grid and minimize grid impact on people, their lives, and the economy.
I invite any of my colleagues who are interested in learning more about how California is not only greening our grid but minimizing the frequency and duration of blackouts when they do occur, I am happy to lead a tour to the fourth largest…





