Economic Opportunity

Alex is fighting to lower costs and make the American Dream a reality for all communities. He is committed to supporting a full recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and proudly cast one of his first votes for the American Rescue Plan Act. Alex believes that a twenty-first century economy must meet the needs of working families—including by raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, restoring increases in the Child Tax Credit, and ensuring that we develop our workforce to boldly address the climate crisis. He voted to pass the Inflation Reduction Act which is lowering costs for working families and delivering the largest investment to combat climate change by requiring large, profitable corporations to finally pay their fair share in taxes.

Recent News

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) and a bipartisan group of senators in urging Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to avoid mass resignations within the wildland...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and John Boozman (R-Ark.) introduced the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience Act. This bipartisan bill would establish a permanent Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience within the Economic Development Administration...
BAKERSFIELD, CA — Today, following a week of extreme heat advisories and temperatures over 105 degrees in the Central Valley, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined union members and workers from the United Farm Workers (UFW) and the Kern, Inyo, and Mono Counties Central Labor...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) and a bipartisan group of senators in urging Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to avoid mass resignations within the wildland...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and John Boozman (R-Ark.) introduced the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience Act. This bipartisan bill would establish a permanent Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience within the Economic Development Administration...
BAKERSFIELD, CA — Today, following a week of extreme heat advisories and temperatures over 105 degrees in the Central Valley, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined union members and workers from the United Farm Workers (UFW) and the Kern, Inyo, and Mono Counties Central Labor...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) released the following statement on the Biden administration’s emergency supplemental request: “We must secure federal firefighters’ paychecks, ensure communities hit by disasters have the resources they need, and protect American and migrant children from...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) introduced a pair of bills to equip the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to better meet the needs of farm and food system workers. The Supporting Our Farm and Food System Workforce Act would create the...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senators Alex Padilla and Dianne Feinstein (both D-Calif.) and Representatives Mike Thompson (D-Calif.-04) and Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.-01) announced the introduction of the Agricultural Emergency Relief Act to create a permanent structure at the Department of Agriculture to provide relief...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) along with Representatives Troy Carter (D-La.-02) and Garret Graves (R-La.-06) announced the bipartisan Economic Empowerment Through Predevelopment Act. This bill would authorize the Economic Development Administration (EDA) to make...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, as millions of Americans face extreme heat waves, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) announced the Asunción Valdivia Heat, Illness, Injury and Fatality Prevention Act to protect the safety and health of...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, amidst record-breaking temperatures across the country, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), along with Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Representatives Greg Casar (TX-35), Judy Chu (CA-28), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Raúl Grijalva (AZ-07),...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined 27 Senate Democrats in sending a letter to International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien and United Parcel Service (UPS) Chief Executive Officer Carol Tomé to encourage the parties to reach...
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