Alex Padilla U.S. Senator for California
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Alex is working to guarantee quality, affordable, and equitable health care for every American. No family should face bankruptcy because of an illness or be forced to choose between making rent and paying for medication. In the Senate, Alex has prioritized addressing the systemic disparities that affect health care access. He is proud to support Medicare for All and is a champion for increased access to mental health care.

Alex strongly supported the Inflation Reduction Act, a historic agreement that extended Affordable Care Act premium subsidies and capped out-of-pocket prescription drug costs and insulin costs for millions of Californians on Medicare.

Alex also knows that mental health is just as important as physical health. That’s why he created the first ever Bipartisan Mental Health Caucus as a forum to come together to create meaningful solutions to the mental health crisis in America.

Recent News

Padilla Statement on Trump and Republican Shutdown

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) issued the following statement after President Trump and Senate Republicans refused to pass Democrats’ continuing resolution that would have protected health care coverage for millions of Americans while averting a government...

Senate Passes Bipartisan Padilla, Mullin Bill Strengthening Cybersecurity for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), co-founder of the bipartisan Senate Mental Health Caucus, and Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) announced that the Senate unanimously passed their bipartisan legislation to strengthen the cybersecurity protocols for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in response...

WATCH: Padilla, California Health Care Leaders Call on Republicans to Extend Lifesaving Affordable Care Act Tax Credits Instead of Shutting Down the Government

LOS ANGELES, CA — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) was joined by Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez (D-Los Angeles), Covered California, Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, and local health care providers in Los Angeles to call on Congressional Republicans to work with Democrats...

Padilla Statement on Trump and Republican Shutdown

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) issued the following statement after President Trump and Senate Republicans refused to pass Democrats’ continuing resolution that would have protected health care coverage for millions of Americans while averting a government...

Senate Passes Bipartisan Padilla, Mullin Bill Strengthening Cybersecurity for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), co-founder of the bipartisan Senate Mental Health Caucus, and Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) announced that the Senate unanimously passed their bipartisan legislation to strengthen the cybersecurity protocols for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in response...

WATCH: Padilla, California Health Care Leaders Call on Republicans to Extend Lifesaving Affordable Care Act Tax Credits Instead of Shutting Down the Government

LOS ANGELES, CA — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) was joined by Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez (D-Los Angeles), Covered California, Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, and local health care providers in Los Angeles to call on Congressional Republicans to work with Democrats...

Padilla Calls on RFK Jr. to Resign Over Attacks on Vaccines and Science-Based Public Health Recommendations at CDC

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and 21 other Senators in filing a Resolution of Disapproval against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., expressing that the Senate and the American people have zero confidence...

Padilla, Gallego, Salinas, Barragán Introduce Mental Health for Latinos Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the nation observes Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), along with Representatives Andrea Salinas (D-Ore.-02) and Nanette Barragán (D-Calif.-44), introduced the Mental Health for Latinos Act, legislation to improve mental health outcomes...

Padilla Statement Denouncing Senate Republicans’ Passage of Billionaire-First Tax Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement after Senate Republicans narrowly passed their billionaire-first budget reconciliation bill to gut critical programs, kick 17 million Americans off their health care,...

Padilla, Schiff Raise Concerns Over Transfer of Health Data for Immigration Raids, Demand End to Sharing of Personal Data

California Senators Demand Department of Health and Human Services Identify the Authority Used to Share Personal Information from Medicaid with Homeland Security WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, and Adam...

Padilla, Capito Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Emergency Medical Transportation in Mountainous Regions

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) introduced the bipartisan Preserving Emergency Access in Key Sites (PEAKS) Act to bolster emergency medical transportation services in mountainous areas. The PEAKS Act would help Critical...

Padilla Hosts Bipartisan Mental Health Caucus Roundtable With Professional Athletes

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), co-founder of the bipartisan Senate Mental Health Caucus, and Members of the Senate and Congressional bipartisan mental health caucuses commemorated Mental Health Awareness Month by hosting a roundtable in the Capitol...

Padilla, Merkley, Schakowsky Introduce Bicameral Bill to Strengthen Nursing Staff Standards, Improve Patient Care

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, on International Nurses Day, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced the Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act to improve hospital patient care and nurse retention by setting...