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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. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) joined a group of Senators calling on President Trump to reverse the illegal firing of Commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).  ...
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) issued the following statement ahead of his vote against cloture and final passage of Republicans’ partisan bill to fund the government through September: “Republicans are trying to jam through a strictly partisan...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives narrowly passed a continuing resolution to fund the government through September, which did not include the disaster relief funding California needs: “The...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) joined a group of Senators calling on President Trump to reverse the illegal firing of Commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).  ...
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) issued the following statement ahead of his vote against cloture and final passage of Republicans’ partisan bill to fund the government through September: “Republicans are trying to jam through a strictly partisan...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives narrowly passed a continuing resolution to fund the government through September, which did not include the disaster relief funding California needs: “The...
Letter Comes as Acting Commissioner Continues to Enable DOGE to Fire Workers, Close Offices, and Access Americans’ Sensitive Personal Data WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined the entire Senate Democratic caucus in warning the Social Security Administration (SSA)...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and a bipartisan group of Senate and House colleagues in introducing the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act), comprehensive labor legislation to protect...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), along with U.S. Representatives Mark Takano (D-Calif.-39) and Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.-02), introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to ensure that truckers are compensated fairly for the hours that...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, questioned Dan Bishop, nominee for Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), on his support of OMB and the Department of...
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 voted to advance their reconciliation budget bill that lays the groundwork to give massive handouts to billionaires...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) introduced the Equal COLA Act to ensure cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) are applied equally to all federal retirees. The legislation comes as President Trump and Elon Musk conduct a massive purge of longtime federal employees....
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, delivered opening remarks during a hearing on the proposed budget resolution for Fiscal Year 2025. Padilla outlined the misguided budget proposal from Republicans to...