Alex Padilla U.S. Senator for California

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) criticized Republicans’ billionaire-first tax plans at a rally alongside other lawmakers, labor and grassroots advocates, and hundreds of Americans from across the country who will suffer because of this harmful tax proposal. During the “Welcome Back Congress” rally, Padilla joined the Families Over Billionaires campaign and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.-08), along with Representatives Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.-01), Steven Horsford (D-Nev.-04), and Jamie Raskin (D-Md.-08), in speaking out against the Republicans’ partisan budget bill and President Trump and Elon Musk’s reckless cuts.

“Just two months in, President Trump and his cabinet of billionaires have taken a wrecking ball to government programs Americans rely on. And they’re trying to rob working families blind with a corrupt, dangerous budget plan in order to afford yet another round of massive tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy,” said Senator Padilla. “With every lie and distraction from the Oval Office, President Trump is betting we won’t see this chaos for what it is, but we can’t lose sight of what’s at stake for Californians working hard every day to make a living and support their families. We need to keep speaking out and keep organizing to protect Americans’ access to essential services like Medicaid, Social Security, education, and nutrition assistance.”

Senator Padilla has been a vocal critic of the Republican budget bill that lays the groundwork to give massive handouts to billionaires at the expense of working-class Americans. Last month, Padilla outlined Republicans’ misguided budget proposal in a Senate Budget Committee hearing. Padilla continues to raise the alarm about Republican efforts to cut critical services and benefits Californians rely on, including Medicaid, Social Security, and nutrition assistance.

Video of Senator Padilla’s full remarks is available here.

Footage of his remarks can be downloaded here.

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