i'm joined by california senator alex padilla. thank you for being on the show, good morning. >> good to see you again, hallie. thanks for having me back. >> the two paths starting with this one that's more bipartisan. you have talks hitting almost the three-month mark. at what point should president bide an ban done talks with republicans and focus more seriously on reconciliation? >> i think the clock has run on the house side speaker pelosi said by fourth of july we should see progress. that's coming up soon. i praise my democratic colleagues who have tried the bipartisan effort. it's always worth trying. i know we're genuine in outreach and effort. 2022 will be here before you know it, infrastructure, immigration reform, climate change, we'll be hitting that day mcconnell will say it's too close to the next election. we need to hear from the voters. we're not voting for anything and republicans hadn't been voting for anything of significance this year not for the american rescue plan, not enough to convict donald trump in the

. >> una escuela de aquÍ de la misma, se donde el senador alex padilla y denunciÓ su por de infraestructuraa la educaciÓn. buenas tardes, y los ayuda paola diego eta, gracias por acompaÑarnos. comenzamos con de Última hora hace algunos minutos. el departamento del alguacil, del condado santa clara, que a conocer el video de las cÁmaras corporales en los oficiales, el video completo dura poco cuatro minutos, pero solamente le vamos a mostrar una parte le advertimos que estas imÁgenes podrÍan ser bastante grÁfica. ramÓn adames estÁ fuera de esa dependencia, con toda la informaciÓn. ramÓn estamos contigo en vivo. >> gracias paola que tant saludo con gusto justamente afuera de las oficinas del departamento de alguaciles del condado de santa clara. asÍ los minutos terminÓ una conferencia de prensa, encabezada por la jefa de la dependencia, los lobbies mitch en donde se dio a conocer el video corporal de uno de los oficiales que participÓ justamente para tratar de detener al sufrir este comentario de la masacre las instalaciones al pie. maÑana miÉrcoles va a ser una semana en este vÍdeo que dura

hablamos con el senador alex padilla sobre las expectativas para lograrlo.funcionarios emitir la primera alerta flex de la temporada para evitar apagones y conservar energÍa. california se prepara para activar nuevos programas de apoyo para niÑos afectados por la pandemia y ayudar a sobresalir los nuevos retos sociales. ¿quÉ tal, amigos ? yo soy andrea gonzÁlez. es un gusto saludarles. gracias por acompaÑarnos en "al punto california". ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ andrea:esta semana han ocurrido muchas cosas importantes en california. la principal de ellas es que despuÉs de 15 meses la economÍa volviÓ a reanudarse por completo sin lÍmites en los negocios y con muchas menos restricciones. para hablar de este y otros temas como la ley del sueÑo y la infraestructura de california nos enlazamos con el senador alex padilla. senador, muchÍsimas gracias por acompaÑarlo "al punto california". alex: mucho gusto yo muy feliz dÍa del padre a todos los que estÁn celebrando hoy. andrea: igualmente para usted. feliz dÍa del padre, senador. nuestra primera pregunta es,¿cÓmo de la reapert

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senator alex padilla is the senator from california. joining me now is republican congressman of new york. representative, good to have you back here on the show. i appreciate it. you are supportive of this bipartisan infrastructure deal. you're seeing it as some progress that we were actually able to take something that, in my opinion, isn't all that partisan and make it bipartisan. >> well, great to be back, ali. and, yes, the problem solvers actually is supportive of the framework, the definition of what's being done here, the 29 republicans, 29 democrats came out in support of pushing the plan forward. we had not had a formal briefing on the agreed-upon deal. we're getting that some time next week. where i imagine then we will be voting it on a problem solvers caucus to see whether or not we are going to push ahead. we have to go over the pay force. we have to go over the changes in the numbers that we pushed. but we are very happy. i'm a member of the working group on the infrastructure deal. we worked very hard on coming together

. >>> joining us now is democratic senator alex padilla of california. he previously served as the secretary of state of california. as secretary of state you're closer to the voting process than most have been, where you do believe the senate has to go now? and let's be honest about this, this was a show for two democrats. it was a show for joe manchin to prove to him what the republicans could do. it was a show for senator sinema to prove to her what's really happening here. we're going to have another show apparently on the john lewis possibly voting rights bill, where the republicans will also block that, and apparently some time after that, senator merkley says, then all 50 democrats will get together and really try to convince these two to come along to change the rule. >> well, lawrence, good to be back with you. first of all, let's talk about what happened today. was it disappointing? yes. was it shocking? no. and it's certainly not over. what we saw today was the american people saw what party stands up for fundamental voting rights of all ameri

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. >> woodruff: and now for a democrat's point of view, i'm joined by california senator alex padilla. he served as california's secretary of state during the 2020 presidential election. >> woodruff: senator padilla, welcome back to the "newshour." so what do you say to the main republican argument that this voting rights bill would be a federal takeover of elections? >> well, nothing could be further from the truth. so the first thing i would say is let's speak the truth. with the passage of s-1, we are hoping to establish a baseline of voter protection and access to thballots for all eligible voters in america. the republicans are trying to suggest it is a federal takeover of elections is not true. it will still be state and local governments that are responsible for administering the elections. here is the big question: what are they afraid of? today's vote is simply a procedural vote to allow for discussion for debate about voting rights. and people's participation in our democracy. and they can't even bring themselves to support that. >> woodruff: well, the argument, as you know,

california senator alex padilla gave this statement after the infrastructure deal. it reads, quote. >> today's bipartisan proposal is historic. we need to invest in our roads and transit systems in the resiliency of our electric grid expand and upgrade broadband and improve our water systems. i fully expect the bipartisan proposal and a larger wrecked reconciliation bill to move together. the american people deserve nothing less vice president kamala harris will travel to el paso, texas tomorrow. her visit is part of the biden administration's efforts to find out why so many people from el salvador, guatemala and honduras or illegally entering the united states. >> republicans have criticized her for not going to the border sooner tomorrow. ship is her first time there since president biden gave her the task of leading the white house response to the border challenges back in march. the u.s. homeland security secretary will join vice president harris speaker pelosi says she will form a select committee to investigate the january 6 assault on the u.s. capitol. >> tha

senator alex padilla joining fellow democrats in asking president biden to extend the pause on federal student loan payments until. >> at least the end of next march payments were paused for millions of borrowers during the pandemic but are scheduled to resume starting in october. in a letter to the president. lawmakers say in part the scheduled resumption of student loan payments in october could create a significant drag on our economic recovery before the pandemic, the average student loan payment was between 200 and $299 per month. a substantial part of a household budget and money that is desperately needed for basic needs. all right. weather time as we take a peek outside on a monday. it was foggy at the golden gate bridge. couple hours ago i was lawrence, what's going on with the weather that we do have fog in other parts of the bay area that's going to start creeping back on shore. but. >> kind of about right now looking out toward the sfo. you've got the fog that is now pushing on shore over the hills. there. a little breezy out there as well and spot some of those breeze over

maureen kelly kron 4 news, california senator alex padilla says he wants to make sure the state's powerd can handle what's expected to be. >> a long, hot, dry summer. he toured the cal iso facility yesterday in full sun which maintains the state's power grid. padilla says climate change is putting pressure on our grid and he doesn't want power shut off become the new normal. he adds the solution is to go more green and he's working with congress to make sure that happens. >> told he will help us multiple both of the tech do every liability. >> senator padilla says that he believes the federal government also needs to do more to help businesses affected by though, shut offs. >> people are trying to get ahead of possible wildfires in southern california clearing out thick grass where flames, of course, could easily spread. we know that drill the clear out drill but accessing that tall grass and dry brush can at times be especially tricky and that is where hello, goats and sheep come in handy residents in the santa barbara neighborhood say their livestock helping with the lack of rain so f

. >> senator alex padilla is joining fellow democrats in asking president biden to expect extend then federal student loan payments until at least the end of march payments were paused for millions of borrowers during the pandemic. but they're set to resume starting in october. in a letter to the president. the lawmaker says in part, quote, the scheduled resumption of student loan payments in october. good create a significant drag on our economic recovery specifically, we ask that you extend the pause by at least 6 months until march 3120 22 or until the economy reaches prepandemic employment levels. whichever is longer. california democrats hope to change state election laws as governor newsome readies himself for a recall election today. a vote is expected on whether or not to speed up that removal process by passing a required 30 day review of how much it would cost some democrats say governor newsome will benefit from an election held in september rather than one later on in the fall. if this move is approved, it would be the second change to state election laws in 4 years. cali

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california senator alex padilla says he wants to make sure the state's power grid can handle what's expected to be a hot and dry summer for us. well, he toured the cal iso facility yesterday in folsom, which maintains the state's power grid. the tsa's green and he's working with congress to make that happen. >> hard to tell public the team multiple both of the tech do every liability. >> senator padilla says he believes the federal government also needs to do more to help businesses affected by those shut offs. we'll be right back after the break. acre size pink triangle on san francisco's twin peaks little last night to launch the official start of pride month. mayor london breed at the honors of turning on the lights before that house speaker nancy pelosi was there to give her remarks. >> this mentioned we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the pink triangle. here that child in get through it like he will never. >> it will always bring together to live to shine but also reminder. of how a situation that try to tear community down is now used as a symbol for hope. >> oakland mayor libby scha

i said it, let's look at california elections and, then alex padilla secretary of state, it was a criticismons in office and he paid this firm to tell him how to censor. that was me. >> tucker: so a politician -- this is even clear-cut than i realized at the outset. a politician says someone is criticizing me, shut them down? >> if i could add this politician was auditioning for the role of united states senator. he was hoping if kamala harris was named the united states vice president he would be named by the governor to fill thatly role. and that's exactly what happened. he was elbowing out of the way that other democrats. this contract for $35 million for who to censor was so corrupt that of theot democrats protestd because it was a no-bid contract to given to a mass of conflicts of interests and conspiracy and boondoggle and favor trading. >> tucker: that is totally third world. have you gotten a full picture of the censorship against you? >> i mean, i run various accounts across social media. i have millions of followers which i'm thankful for because i tell the truth and i call out co

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alex -- california. he previously served as the secretary of state of california. senator padilla, in your role as secretary of state of course you are closer to the voting process than most senators have ever been. what -- where -- how does the senate needs to go on this? let's be honest about this, this was a show for two democrats, it was a show for joe manchin to prove to him with the republicans would do. it was a show for senator cinema to prove to her what is really happening here. we're gonna have another show, apparently all the joe lewis window it's bill, where republicans will also block that. and apparently, sometime after that, senator merkley says that all 50 democrats will get together and really try to convince these two to come along to change the rules. >> well, lawrence, good to be back with you. first of, all let's talk about what happened today. it was a disappointing, yes? was it shocking, no? and it's certainly not over. what we saw today is the american people seeing one party stand up for fundamental voting rights for all americans, and one is scared of a

now, senator alex padilla joining fellow democrats and asking president biden to extend the pause on federal student loan payments until at least the end of next march payments were paused for millions of borrowers during the pandemic but are scheduled to resume starting in october. in a letter to the president. the lawmaker says in part, quote, the scheduled resumption of student loan payments in october could create a significant drag on our economy. economic recovery before the pandemic. the average student loan payment was between $20299 a month. a substantial part of the household budget and money that's desperately needed for basic needs. not only can friends send you money through venmo today. may send you money through venmo the money transferring up is giving away $500 to 100 people. you can and or enter my tweeting with the hashtag venmo me and tag at venmo or you can do it through instagram by sharing their sweepstakes post and comment on it. you also need to follow their respective social media accounts. still ahead, a mid air scare when a passenger needs medical attentio

senator alex padilla will shine a spotlight on a growing problem tied to u.s.a. he's talking about the urgent need to clean up toxic chemicals in and around dozens of facilities. that includes travis air force base, edwards air force base, xanenburg space center and the closed alameda naval station. he's spearheading new legislation to provide $10 million for cleanup costs. he'll hold a news conference later today. >>> san francisco kids can take muni for free starting july 1st. this program started in 2013 for low income children. the program expanded to all youth in 2020 of april but it was cut due to the pandemic. now all kids will be able to ride muni for free without applying. they hope to make the program more affordable for families who rely on it. the program continues through june of 2022. >>> here we go on this friday, looking at the forecast for you. meteorologist kari hall has a look at the numbers as we head into the weekend. >> yes, we've got a great weekend ahead. let's kick it off with the san mateo county fair that will be going on. it starts t

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senator alex padilla used $34 million of c.a.r.e.s. act funds that the state received to procure a contract with skd knickerbocker for the vote safe initiative. part of that was get out the vote. as kd knickerbocker's -- for the biden campaign would you consider this a conflict of interest? >> yeah, absolutely. i mean not only did you have a consulting firm that was working for the democratic presidential candidate, this firm was also working for a number of california democratic congressional candidates. yet they were hide by the state of california to perform this guilty out the vote program. we tonight know which voters they were trying the get out. and worse they had to cover their tails after the fact because it turns out they spent the money improperly and they needed to go back to the legislature months after they had committed these funds to skd knickerbocker months after the election ended and have to admit it wasn't spent the way it was intended to be spended. it was supposed to be spent by the counties. and the state basical

joininging us is democratic senr alex padilla. so great to see you in person.d we're your first in-person interview since the pandemic. what are your concerns about the impact on crime, violent crime and maybe gun deaths with the lifting of this law. >> well, look, a horrible ruling, number one. number two, californians rest assured the ruling is being appealed. so it's not a final final. the court process, the judicial process is ongoing. but what a horrible signal it sends especially given what's going on around the country. >> so you're part of the senate rules committee which issued this report on the insurrection. i was talking to tim kaine, democratic senator from virginia. he said this was a report about securing a building, not securing democracy. i guess my question is, is that enough? >> of course it's not enough. senator kaine is right. this report addressed the threats to the capitol, not the threats to the country. and it's almost the equivalent as saying after 9/11, all we had to do was beef up airport security and that's all we had to do. now we

new attend senator alex padilla is introducing legislation to clean up toxic chemicals around military here in the bay area. the bill authorizes a one time $10 billion investment to clean up those facilities that are contaminated with the toxic forever chemical known as p fast, padilla says in california alone, there are 62 facilities. with a known or suspected release of this chemical, including travis air force base in alameda and naval air station, alameda, you know for too long, toxic pfs chemicals have been plaguing service members, military families and their neighbors and often without their knowledge. uh senator podia says the synthetic chemicals can cause health issues like decreased fertility and cancer. a funeral was held today for a san bernardino county sheriff's deputy kill. hold following a pursuit. today's ceremony included a riderless horse and the release of 17 doves. that was one for each year. the sergeant dominic vodka, served the sheriff's office. sergeant vodka was shot and killed a memorial day when deputies say a motorcyclist that they were pursuing started sho

senator alex padilla will shine a spotlight on a growing problem tied to u.s.a. he's talking about the urgent need to clean up toxic chemicals in and around dozens of facilities. that includes travis air force base, edwards air force base, xanenburg space center and the now closed alameda naval station. he's spearheading new legislation to provide $10 billion for cleanup costs. he'll hold a news conference virtually later today. >>> san francisco kids can take muni for free starting july 1st. this program started in 2013 for low income children. the program expanded to all youth in april of 2020 but it was cut due to the pandemic. now all kids will be able to ride muni for free without applying. san francisco mayor london breed really hopes that this program will make public transportation more affordable for families who rely on it. the program continues through june of 2022. >>> because we're just kind of emerging out of this pandemic, taking a ride on muni sounds like a vacation! >> yes, it does. >> we're approaching the weekend. weather across the bay area

a number of democrats, including california senator alex padilla are urging the party to get rid of theter. but moderates say that would they would block that idea. with more than 100 and 50 million americans now fully vaccinated. many people are looking forward to traveling once again, but the demand has also led to skyrocketing prices. spike is being seen and everything from airfare to hotels to car rentals, and at the same time, american airlines was forced to cancel hundreds of flight. states due to labor shortages. rental car companies are scrambling to meet the surge after they slim down their fleets earlier in the pandemic. travelers excited for that long awaited vacation are trying to avoid the high prices. i think the economy is trying to catch up on what they lost throughout the pandemic, you know, so at the end of the day, they're just trying to make money and we're just trying to go vacation. we're going the airbnb so because the hotels are expensive, we're going to air baby. we traveling as a family. the auto club of southern california advises travelers to book trips early

senator alex padilla was responsible for that election administration. many people who are not citizens, through no fault of their own, have been registered automatically to vote. people have experienced multiple registrations. the state settled a state over more than one million voters in los angeles county. more little -- more litigation is likely imminent because they lack of integrity and consistency among our voter rolls decreases voter registration and confidence. >> my apologies. i knew you were winding down. -- >> i knew you were winding down. so we can be flexible sometimes especially with the ranking member. thank you very much. >> of this time, the chair recognizes ms. scanlan. >> your testimony indicates that proponents of voter id laws seek to justify them on the grounds that election fraud by ineligible voters is rampant. could you comment on whether the research evidence or the judicial decisions support the claim that widespread voter fraud has the possibility or ability of impacting election results? >> thank you for that question . ther

according to information provided us by the secretary of state's office, former secretary of state alex padilla spent cares act funds that the state received for the vote save california initiative. according to the contract, he was a strategist for the biden campaign. would you consider this a conflict of interest? >> absolutely, not only did you have a consulting firm that was working for the democratic presidential candidate but the firm was also working for a number of california democratic seats and they were hired by the state of california to perform this get out the vote program. we don't know which voters they were trying to get out but we have our suspicions. even worse, they had to cover their tales after the fact because it turned out they spent the money improperly and they needed to go back to the legislature months after they had committed these funds, months after the program had ended and get the legislature to cure the fact that they really didn't have the appropriation money in the way they spent it. it was originally appropriated to spend by county and the state essentially

according to information provided to us by the secretary of state's office, former secretary of state alex padilla-- $1 million of cares act funds to ensure a contract. according to the contract -- [indiscernible] would you consider this a conflict of interest? >> absolutely. not only did you have a consulting firm that was working for the democratic presidential candidate, but was also working for a number of california democratic congressional candidates. yet, they were hired by the state of california to perform this get out the vote program. we don't know which voters they were trying to get out, although we have our suspicions. even worse, they had to cover their tales after the fact because it turns out they spent the money improperly and they had to go back to the legislature months after they had committed these funds, a month after the program had ended, and get the legislature to cure the fact that they did not have the appropriation to spend the money in the way they spent it. it was an intended to be spent by counties and the state stole it from the counties and had to fix it after the

provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable alex padilla, a senator from the state of california, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. morning business is closed. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the following nomination which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, environmental protection agency, radhika fox of california to be an assistant administrator. mr. schumer: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: are we in a quorum? the presiding officer: no. mr. schumer: okay. so, mr. president, senators are moving forward this week on two major legislative initiatives, infrastructure and voting rights. bipartisan infrastructure talks continue in our senate committees and among our members. remember, discussions about infrastructure both physical and human are proceeding along two tracks. the first track is biparti