WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) issued the following statement after Senate Republicans blocked a bipartisan war powers resolution to end U.S. military involvement within or against Venezuela that has not been explicitly authorized by Congress: “The...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) joined U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Jason Crow (D-Colo.-06) to introduce the No Political Enemies (NOPE) Act, legislation to help protect individuals and organizations — including nonprofits,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, joined Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Representative Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.-10), along with leading...

Pending SCOTUS case could make it harder for millions of Americans to vote by mail WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and California’s former Secretary of State, and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff’s (both D-Calif.) resolution to observe the one-year anniversary of the Palisades and Eaton wildfires and honor the survivors, the lives lost, and the first responders who risked their lives to protect those Los Angeles communities. The resolution also emphasizes the importance of continued...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Alex Padilla, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) joined Senator Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) and 27 other Senators in blasting President Trump, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, and Attorney...