Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) announced that he secured over $5.2 million in federal funding for employment and education projects across California in several recently released Senate appropriations bills. Following their release by the Senate Appropriations Committee,...

Comprehensive paid leave would help add $1.6 trillion to the economy WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and a group their Senate colleagues to reinforce the critical need for a federal paid family and medical leave program in the Build Back Better package. The United...

Includes $1 Million specifically for HSI Equity Innovation Hub at CSUN WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) announced that he secured over $254 million in federal funding to support Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) in the Senate’s Labor, Health, and...

Application deadline is October 25, 2021 SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) urged homeowners, renters, and business owners who sustained uninsured or underinsured damage to their property from the 2021 wildfires in Lassen, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Tehama, and Trinity counties—including...

Letter to IRS Commissioner requests clarity to ensure the federal government does not tax households for receiving utility assistance WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Dianne Feinstein (both D-Calif.) wrote to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles P. Rettig...

New letter to Transportation Secretary requests additional action to clear recent obstructions WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Dianne Feinstein (both D-Calif.) wrote to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg requesting that the Department take decisive action to address...