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Associated Press: Trump administration announces plan for new oil drilling off the coasts of California and Florida

By Matthew Daly and Matthew Brown The Trump administration announced on Thursday new oil drilling off the California and Florida coasts for the first time in decades, advancing a project that critics say could harm coastal communities and ecosystems, as...

NOTUS: Booker and Padilla Demand Answers About Hiring Standards for Immigration Agents

By Jackie Llanos Democratic Sens. Cory Booker and Alex Padilla lambasted the training standards for newly hired immigration agents in a scathing letter to the Trump administration on Thursday. The senators are pushing for information from the Department of Homeland...

NBC: Sen. Alex Padilla walks out of hearing on ICE, says it wasn’t a ‘serious conversation’

By Julie Tsirkin and Brennan Leach Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., walked out of a Senate Judiciary subcommittee on border security and immigration hearing this afternoon, telling NBC News that it was “clearly not” a serious attempt to examine Immigration and...

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Padilla, Lummis, Wyden, Sheehy Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Extend Tax Relief for Wildfire Victims

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) introduced the Protect Innocent Victims of Taxation After Fire Extension Act to permanently ensure wildfire survivors are not taxed on compensation they...

Padilla, Schiff, Colleagues Call on McMahon to Reverse Illegal Moves to Dismantle the Department of Education

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) joined 34 of their Senate colleagues in slamming the Department of Education’s recent announcement that it signed interagency agreements (IAAs) to illegally outsource core Department functions that students and...

Padilla, Huffman Lead California Lawmakers in Condemning Trump’s Plan to Allow Oil Drilling Along California’s Pristine Coastline

28 California lawmakers to President Trump, Secretary Burgum: “Further industrialization off our coast will inevitably pollute our beaches, spelling disaster for California’s economy and detrimentally impacting the rest of the country, which relies on California as an economic engine.” WASHINGTON,...

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Need Disaster Relief? Here Are Some Options

Dear Friend, This winter, California has experienced a relentless stream of severe storms—with rainstorms, flooding, and mudslides causing over one billion dollars in damages. My heart goes out to everyone who lost a loved one, and every family who saw...

A Year of Progress

Dear Friend,As we approach the end of the year, I want to wish you and your family a happy holiday season. I’m grateful to the people of California for putting their faith in me to represent them in the United...

The Inflation Reduction Act – Lowering Costs for Californians

Dear Friend,  I recently voted to pass the Inflation Reduction Act, which was signed into law by President Biden this month. This landmark new law will help lower energy and health care costs for millions of Californians, boost air quality, and...