chair grassley: senator padilla. sen. padilla: i'll just follow-up senator cruz's final comment with suggesting we include targeting those children who are victims of inscrupulous employers as well. happy to follow up with articles and reports as you prepare for this position. ms. bondi: i'm sorry, employers? i didn't understand that. sen. padilla: many employers who are employing and exploiting dangerous conditions these children we are talking about. ms. bondi, we have less time this round and the first. ms. bondi: darn. sen. padilla: don't have yes or no questions. but a couple important issues to cover for the record. when you were florida attorney general, you defended restrictive abortion laws, including mandatory waiting periods and parental consent requirements. if confirmed as attorney general, would you advocate for similar restriction it's federal level? ms. bondi: will i follow the laf the united states of -- i will follow the law of the united states of america. sen. padilla: there is a difference between fed

senator padilla. senator padilla: thank you, mr chair. i want to just acknowledge some of the questions and some of the work that senator lois and i are doing together, not just on addressing, we, we talked about clean water for safe water, but also water affordability and how a lot of rural communities or smaller agencies are able to finance the upgrade of infrastructure to address some of these issues. but since you invoked the name of my state, i'm proud to represent, let me brag a little bit more on what we're doing in california. proud to represent the state that tries to lead the nation when it comes to environmental policy. as mr. alspach ken will attest. plastic is certainly no exception. in california community, plastics are pervasive with single use items like shopping bags acting like tumbleweeds when you find them in beaches and in parks and frankly just regular neighborhoods. that's why in 2014, the state of california took a step when it passed my first attempt at a statewide plastic bag ban. but since then, california has c

the chairman: senator padilla. you need your microphone, sir. sen. padilla: thank you, madam chair. first of all, i want to congratulate you on your nomination and congratulate your family that's here to support you and acknowledge what i understand is a very positive exchange you had with my colleague from california, senator schiff in regard to the current wildfires and e.p.a.'s role, partnership, response, and our ongoing need to maintain that. so i, too, look forward to welcoming you to visit the impacted areas. so that allows me to raise some other issues of priority and concern for california. i appreciate your comments when we had a chance to meet in my office with your respect for the rule of law and should be important for all of us, right. and the directives that you expect -- respect is in that category and the clean air act, congress has exempted california from the preemption of air emission standards. the law is quite clear that we must grant waivers of preemption absent certain qualifying exemptions and very clearly does not provide any authority to revoke any waivers

joining me now is democratic senator alex padilla of california. padilla, welcome to "meet the press." >> good morning, kristen. thank you for having me. >> well, thank you for being here. our thoughts are with all of you in california during this devastating time. we appreciate your perspective. this morning i want to start by asking you about the l.a. city fire chief who has said that the city has failed her, that the mayor's budget cuts have made it harder for the fire department to fight the fire. do you believe that budget cuts have played a role in the challenges that firefighters have faced? >> look, on the one hand yes, on the one hand, no. we can always use more resources. that's just public safety in general, but because every city, every county has different capacity and capabilities, we have this federally led mutual aid system. when the governor in the previous segment talked about the personnel fighting these fires it is buttressed by crews coming in from central california, northern california, oregon, washington, new mexico, colorad

thank you, senator padilla.ent trump earlier today promised to usher in a golden age for america. quickly portraying a declining country that's failing its citizens. a failure that trump says he'll reverse. >>> as we gather today our government confronts a crisis of trust. for many years a radical and corrupt establishment has extracted power and wealth from our citizens while the pillars of our society lay broken and seemingly in complete disrepair. we now have a government that cannot manage even a simple crisis at home, while at the same time stumbling into a continuing catalog of catastrophic events abroad. it fails to protect our magnificent law- abiding american citizens but provides sanctuary and protection for dangerous criminals from this moment on, america's decline is over. >> out front now, the republican senator mike rounds of south dakota. senator, it's a pleasure to see you and people can see the magic switch that we just did senator padilla and yourself. anybody look at the shot, that's what soun

she and i and our entire administration has been working closely with governor newsom, senator padilla and senator schiff and the entire delegation to make sure california's every possible resource is there to fight these fires and help the survivors. and fight back against the misinformation that's going on. that includes our heroic firefighters and first responders, the heart of the nation is with the victims and families left behind and all the people who lost their homes, livelyhoods and so much to these fires. it's been devastating. it's incredible. it's incredible. the thousands of homes lost. folks have another reminder, tragedies like this is not about blue states and red states, not about conservatives and liberals, it's about the united states of america. the united states of america. and now to turn to today's event, secretary haaland, we have elected officials from the community and tribal community, indian nations, i learned that from danny a -- danny inohe. i learned it quickly when i was 30 years old. senator padilla and others and those with the council of economic equa

i recognize senator padilla. sen. padilla: thank you, mr. chairman, and senator graham. i want to thank each and every one of the witnesses that are here today for obviously a timely and important discussion but taking place during an uncertain and unnerving time uh for many in our nation's history. i'm gonna deviate for a second from my prepared remarks just to a knowledge what senator graham has begun to lay out. this issue is certainly complex. it doesn't do the issue and the challenge justice to just say, well, there's so many immigrants in america, so many, some people say illegal. some people say undocumented immigrants in america. when you really must break it down, it's a number of categories. are there some number that beyond being in the country, undocumented, may be involved with unlawful activities? yes. and i don't think you're going to find democrats saying we shouldn't be pursuing actions against violent criminals. but when senator graham also suggests, but, you know, i hope we can take care of the dreamers. dreamers, as you all know, young people who were

democratic senator alex padilla of california joins me now. senator padilla, good morning. being here. i want to start with the -- one of the big news stories this morning which is tiktok is now dark. 170 million americans can no longer access the app. what do your constituents say about that? >> constituents on both sides of the debate, but, you know, the law has been passed. the supreme court has upheld what's currently happening, and it's clear it's going to be one of the first items that president trump will have to contend with. so i don't think the final chapter's been written. tiktok had plenty of time to do what the legislation called for and sell the majority interest here so we'll see what happens in the days ahead. >> jonathan: and do you think president trump should do what he has said he would do, which is to save tiktok? >> well, i think first, it's -- they're going to figure out whether to give this sort of 90-day extension. >> jonathan: right. >> to keep conversations and negotiations going. we support the creative community, and social media platforms, but

el senador alex padilla también se refirió a la certificación de las elecciones presidenciales a 4 añosresultados y respetar la constitución y nuestra democracia. y es que eso precisamente padilla dijo además que la certificación de hoy es un ejemplo de la transparencia en paz y que él, junto con otros legisladores, se comprometieron a nunca olvidar que hace 4 años se hizo uso de la violencia para buscar revocar los resultados de una elección. aseguró que se han hecho cambios para que eso nunca más vuelva a ocurrir. momento de una pausa, pero en breve. ciertas personas que reciben los beneficios del seguro social van a ver un aumento. le vamos a decir quiénes podrían ser. además, alertan a no consumir, ingerir cualquier tipo de este tipo de medicamentos. hoy a las 05:30 le decimos por qué lo están retirando del mercado. ya regresamos. y en palco deportivo culminó la temporada regular de la nfl y al regreso vamos a rendirle homenaje a los fieles de la bahía que acompañaron a lo49ers hasta que se apodera de este 2025. bienvenido dayanna. bienvenido nuevamente amigos televidentes. feliz añ

padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schiff. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. mr. sheehy. ms. slotkin. ms. smith. mr. sullivan. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- barrasso, budd, cornyn, crapo, daines, graham, hassan, hyde-smith, johnson, kaine, kim, lee, lummis, marshall, mcconnell, mccormick, moody, moreno, paul, rounds, scott of florida, tillis. senators voting in the negative -- alsobrooks, duckworth, gillibrand, klobuchar, lujan, murray, padilla, reed, sanders. mr. schumer, no. mr. hickenlooper, no. the clerk: mr. schmitt, aye. the clerk: ms. rosen, no. ms. ernst, aye. the clerk: mrs. fischer, aye. the clerk: mrs. capito, aye. mrs. blackburn, aye. the clerk: mr. heinrich, no. mr. warner, no. ms. blunt rochester, no. mr. sheehy, aye. mr. ossoff, no. mr. boozman, aye. the

joining us now from altadena is california senator alex padilla.e always to see you. these are very difficult times. six days and counting, fighting these fires. what are you seeing and hearing about the efforts on the ground? >> well, good to see you, jose. thanks for all your attention on this. i will tell you, the biggest news of today is the incoming winds and the weather over the next 24 to 48 hours, firefighters have been on the job, as you know, trying to gain control and to contain the various fires burning in los angeles. but the potential for flare ups is real. and so we're vigilant asking everybody to continue to obey evacuation warnings and evacuation orders as the authorities dictate. >> senator, the california governor has called for an independent investigation into the issues around the lack of water, for example. is that enough? what do you think accountability should look like? >> yeah. look, there's a lot going on. simultaneously, the investigations have begun to what caused the fires. but to reiterate the point about these red f

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the interior department and his son served with us sat right there where senator padilla is sitting right now. i brought this picture hanging on my wall in the office in d-307 and john kennedy in the field house at the university of wyoming addressing the largest indoor arena and standing-only crowd. john kennedy said we must maintain a living balance between man's actions and nature's reactions. and that's the kind of job that i believe lee zeldin is going to do for our nation at the e.p.a., maintain a link balance. so i share this organization, the long island water conference and their confidence that will lee zeldin will lead the e.p.a. in a more balanced and even-handed direction. lee, congratulations on your nomination and i look forward to working with you on these important issues and thank the committee for letting me join you today. >> as a former chair, we welcome you back. we ask the nominee to come forward. >> we didn't want your first utterancees as a john barrasso immator. i look forward to your opening statement. mr. zeldin: thank you, chairman capitol, ranking member whit

padilla: thank you.just in closing, a number of issues that we'll follow up with questions for the record, unless we do get a second round. but a note, not a question, and a nod to senator hickenlooper who allowed me to jump the line here, we're going to need your engagement on colorado river, some important negotiations that need to stay consensus-driven in the years ahead. and a recognition, again, tapping your experience as governor, that we need federal and state agencies working collaboratively to tackle resource issues, especially water. in california, we have both the central valley project, which is a federal system, the state water project with the state system, that are truly interconnected. and so i introduce that to you and look forward to working with you on the water management challenges that we'll have to address together going forward, particularly given the federal biological opinions that have been carefully crafted and need to be maintained. thank you for your time. sen. lee: senator

padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schiff. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. mr. sheehy. ms. slotkin. ms. smith. mr. sullivan. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. the clerk: mr. young. the vice president: a quorum is present. the vice president: a quorum is present. under the previous order, the leadership is reserved. the senate will be in a period offed morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the majority leader will then begin calling up -- the majority leader. mr. thune: madam president, i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to consideration of s. res. 1, which was submitted earlier today. the vice president: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: s. res. 1, establishing a committee to inform the president of the united states that a quorum of each house i

padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schiff. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of souths. carolina. mrs. shaheen. mr. she he. miss slotkin. mrs. smith. mr. thune mr. tillis. mr. turberville. mr. vane. hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. >> a quorum is present. a quorum is a president present. how to preserve the leadership time is reserve the senate will be in the period of morning businesspe with the senators permitted to speak and they're in for up to 10 minutes each. the majority leader will then calling up. i'm not going to read. [laughter] majority leader. >> not a present asking a subset of the sea of consideration as friends one comment which was submitted earlier today. >> clerk for pope reports a resolution for. s >> s rez one to establish a committee to inform the president of the united states a quorum in each house is assembled. >> is an objection to the proceeding that objecti

democrat alex padilla. also tonight, the u.s. senate is nearing what's likely to be a. >> very close. >> vote on confirming pete hegseth as. defense secretary. with two republicans now set to vote no. will there be any new gop defections as allegations of misconduct hang over hegseth? nomination? >> plus. >> just days after his release from federal. >> prison. >> former proud boys leader enrique tarrio. >> talks to cnn about getting. clemency from. >> president trump and whether he and other freed. january 6th convicts are out for revenge. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in the situation room. >> this is cnn breaking news. >> and we begin with the breaking news. president trump just landed in california to tour wildfire destruction while threatening drastic changes in federal disaster relief. our correspondents are standing by in both disaster areas. the president is visiting today. first to cnn's nick watt in los angeles. nick, as mr. trump prepares for this tour, h

few years and that's why we continue to conduct strikes against isis positions whether it be in the padilla desert or elsewhere. of course isis remains a threat but theyy certainly are not the same threat that they were a decade ago. thank you very much sabrina. president biden signed the defense authorization act regarding 28,500 u.s. troops in korea. do you think there will be a change in the role of the u.s. troops in south korea, any change is? >> i think the short answer is no.. we have an ironclad commitment when it comes to mil-to-mil cooperations in those channels and lines of communication are still good and iraq is a valued partner of united states when it comes to our presence in the indo pacific so i'm not anticipating any changes with that. the anti-chinese -- what impact would that have on the security on the peninsula and the indo pacific and is there any other alliance? >> to get at the heart of your question there's no change the u.s. alliance when it comes to our mil-to-mil cooperation. when it comes to the domestic issues and forces happening in the republic of korea obvi

feinstein, sheldon whitehouse, amy klobuchar, chris loomis, richard blumenthal, cory booker, alexi padilla, jon ossoff, senator butler and senator welch. they deserve a round of applause. [applause] i would be remiss if i did not note the amazing staff that brought us here as well on my side. extraordinary group of people starting with and swanson, philip rest. [applause] sarah bauer. [applause] stephanie angel, just clay, leak simmons. [applause] the high point of the last four years was when you kept your word and we were able to confirm justice ketanji brown jackson. [applause] if you are to be the first, you have to be the best, and she is, certainly the best by every measure. you kept your word and nominated her and we have done a great favor to the nation by following through. in closing, we are proud of the fact these nominees have bipartisan support, more than 80% of them received bipartisan support. i want to thank my friend and colleague of many years, chuck schumer. i nagged him and beat up on him and twisted his arm and did everything i could to get our nominees on the calendar

padilla: thank you, mr. president.olleagues, i rise today to address the nomination of governor kristi noem to serve as united states secretary of homeland security. i think we all agree that there's very few jobs more important to the safety and security of american lives than that of secretary of homeland sec security. created in 2002, in the wake of the terrorist attacks on 9/11, the dhs, the department and the secretary and the offices and agencies under its purview are responsible for some critical things, including our national security, working to protect us against terrorism. dhs implements our nation's immigration policy. dhs directs disaster responses to states and territories across the country. and of course, they're responsible for cybersecurity and election security. it's a role that i believe requires complete and total commitment to the safety of the american people above all else. above politics, above personal ambition, and above loyalty to one man or movement. because, for whoever is secretary, ameri

chair. >> senator padilla. your microphone. >> thank you madam chair. and want to first of all congratulate you on your nomination. we have come up here to support you and acknowledge a positive exchange with my colleague from california senator schiff in regard to wildfires response and our ongoing need to maintain that so i look forward to welcoming you to visit the impacted areas. that allows me to raise some other issues of priority and concern for california. i appreciate your comments and when we had a chance to meet about your respect for the rule of law and this should aw be important for all of us. in the correctives that you respect that congress what has given to the epa is in that category. in the clean air act congress has exempted california from the federal preemption of air emissions standards. the law is quite clear that epa must grant waivers to the federal preemption absent certain disqualifying conditions. and very clearly does not provide any authority to revoke any waivers that have already been granted . that is current law. the l

. >> former california senator alex padilla is among those leading the fight against president trump'slan to address illegal immigration. senator padilla says he is reaching out to republicans in congress, saying the mass deportation of law abiding immigrants would hurt the country. >> that's millions of workers that have kept our economy growing. the cost of food will go up, the cost of housing will go up, the cost of child care will go up. >> president trump also vowed to continue building a wall on the mexican border, something he pledged during his first administration. >> people in california have been voicing their concerns about what lies ahead for immigrants. the concerns are weighing heavy on the mind of one dreamer in particular, who was brought to california as a child and has been living here for more than 20 years. >> fortunately, the uncertainty under any administration has always been present. i think that there's a bigger fear because of all the things that dreamers and daca recipients have built because of the program. >> daca stands for deferred action for childhood a

chair graham: senator padilla. sen. padilla: thank you for being here.annot help but notice how many times i have heard throughout the hearing today you r agyeman that the impoundment control act is unconstitutional. but the fact that the incoming general counsel at omb and along with you and your final days of the first trump administration specifically requested legislative adjustments to the impoundment control act. what that tells me is that you do in fact understand the constitutionality of this law as not just currently on the books, upheld by the courts. in your testimony today, and through how you served in the first trump administration, it also strikes me that you come across as someone who thinks that they know better than congress and better than this committee. and at times, better than the president in the first trump administration. you testified last week that you have been thinking about returning to the last four years and i can only hope and pray that should you be confirmed, that you would uphold the constitution above all else. i mea

. >> california senator alex padilla is among those leading the fight against president trump's planimmigration. senator padilla says he's reaching out to republicans in congress, saying the mass deportation of law abiding immigrants would hurt the country. >> that's millions of workers that have kept our economy growing. the cost of food will go up, the cost of housing will go up, the cost of child care will go up. >> president trump also vowed to continue building a wall on the mexican border, something he pledged during his first administration. >> tiktok was also part of his first day back in the white house. for now, the social media app is up and running in the u.s. for the next 75 days, but the future of tiktok is still uncertain. the ban was issued due to national security concerns over tiktok's ties to china. it also gives the app's chinese based owner, bytedance, more time to sell the app to avoid the ban. some lawmakers on capitol hill significantly underestimated tiktok's power. >> they thought that it was an app where people spread cat videos and dances and goofed off. t

senator from california alex padilla sat in the audience, disappointed by the president's remarks on stage with the president, his vice president, jd vance, his cabinet nominees, former presidents and vice presidents, and a crowd of billionaire tech ceos for donald trump, who pretends to be sort of a man for the people. >> look who he chose to have around him. you know, tech ceos and billionaires. >> before the ceremony, a return to american traditions of the peaceful transfer of power, president biden and first lady jill biden welcoming mr. trump and incoming first lady melania trump to the white house. biden reportedly telling trump, welcome home. >> we will move with purpose and speed to bring back hope, prosperity, safety and peace for citizens of every race, religion, color and creed for american citizens. january 20th, 2025 is liberation day. [applause] >> mr. trump returns to power four years after a mob of his supporters attacked the capitol. he becomes the oldest president ever inaugurated at 78. the first convicted felon to become commander in chief, and only the second pre

yesterday in his confirmation hearings, padilla, reading back some of wright's social media posts calling global warming caused wildfires, quote, hype. you've written that the hype over wildfires is just hype to justify more impoverishment from bad government policies. end quote. given the devastation that we're currently experiencing in los angeles, do you still believe that wildfires are just hype? sir, it is with great sorrow and fear that i watch what's happening in your city of la. do you think it's just hype or not? climate change is a real and global phenomenon. is it hype or not? i stand by my past comments. so you believe it's hype now? other news, it sounds like both biden and trump are working independently on a way to save tiktok before sunday's ban. we'll talk more about that as we talk business. marcus coming up in about 30 minutes. all right. looking forward to it. thanks, scott. well, happening today oakland leaders will answer questions about a recent closure of two fire stations in the oakland hills, both now closed through june. critics say that it's already led to a de

senator from california alex padilla sat in the audience, disappointed by the president's remarks on stage with the president, his vice president, jd vance, his cabinet nominees, former presidents and vice presidents, and a crowd of billionaire tech ceos for donald trump, who pretends to be sort of a man for the people, look who he chose to have around him. you know, tech ceos and billionaires before the ceremony, a return to american traditions of the peaceful transfer of power. >> president biden and first lady jill biden welcoming mr. trump and incoming first lady melania trump to the white house. biden reportedly telling trump, welcome home, we will move with purpose and speed to bring back hope, prosperity, safety and peace for citizens of every race, religion, color and creed for american citizens. >> january 20th, 2025 is liberation day. [applause] >> mr. trump returns to power four years after a mob of his supporters attacked the capitol. he becomes the oldest president ever inaugurated at 78. the first convicted felon to become commander in chief, and only the second preside

california senator alex padilla says he's reaching out to republicans in congress, saying mass deportations of law abiding migrants would hurt the country, not help. >> that's millions of workers that have kept our economy growing. the cost of food will go up, the cost of housing will go up. the cost of child care will go up. >> in san jose monday, immigrant rights advocates say they are prepared to help people who might be targeted. >> we can have people go afraid to go to school or even just go see the doctors. we do not. and we never ask for your papers at our county, and we are still here for you and we will help you. >> many people at rallies, such as this one in san jose, say they hope that congress will get involved to help craft a bipartisan immigration reform bill. reporting in san jose, jana katsuyama, ktvu, fox two news. >> and we have more coverage of today's presidential inauguration and the ensuing executive orders on the fox local app. it's a free download for your phone, tablet and smart tv. just search for fox local in your device's app store. crews are finding success in f

the department of energy fracking company ceo chris wright got the wrath of california senator alex padillaterday in his confirmation hearings, padilla, reading back some of wright's social media posts claiming global warming was hype. you've written that the hype over wildfires is just hype to justify more impoverishment from bad government policies. end quote. given the devastation that we're currently experiencing in los angeles, do you still believe that wildfires are just hype? sir? it is with great sorrow and fear that i watch what's happening in your city of la. do you think it's just hype or not? climate changes a real and global phenomenon. is it hype or not? i stand by my past comments. so you believe it's hype? other news, it sounds like both biden and trump are working independently on a way to save tiktok before sunday's ban. that is certainly something we will be watching very carefully. marcus, back to you. all right, scott, thank you. well, back to those wildfires down in southern california. conditions there are improving for firefighters on the front lines of l.a. county w

with senator padilla.er wildfires is just hype to justify more impoverishment from bad government policies. end quote. given the devastation that we're currently experiencing in los angeles, do you still believe that wildfires are just hype? >> i sir, it is with great sorrow and fear that i watch what's happening in your city of la. >> do you think it's just hype or not? >> climate change is a real and global phenomenon. >> is it hype or not? >> i stand by my past comments. >> so you believe it's hype? you know, congresswoman, how how do we how do we solve a problem when you have individuals who come to that part problem with views that are not aligned with solution, but with the politics of one man? >> well, i invite this republican to come to my district and look, these victims in the eye when he says that wildfires are hype. i had thousands of my residents flee the area with nothing on their back, and 8700 structures were destroyed. it all happened within a day. these wildfires were during a time when w