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Alex Padilla: “Republicans voted to override the very plain language of the…”

Featuring: Alex Padilla, Democratic | U.S. Senate from California

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Senator Alex Padilla's Opposition to Republican Reconciliation Bill

Published | Video Starts at 02:42

But now Republicans are trying to do exactly that, to hide behind the technical language of Senate procedure to harm working families. And no, like I said, it's not the first time. Just last month, Republicans voted to override the very plain language of the Congressional Review act. and they voted to overrule the parliamentarian to repeal California's Clean Air act standards with a simple majority vote. Fast forward to today. (02:42–02:48)

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