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Alex Padilla: “Senate Republicans are on the verge of passing what House…”

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

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Senator Alex Padilla Discusses Federal Overreach and Immigration Enforcement in Los Angeles

Published | Video Starts at 00:41

And look, there's, I think, a couple of ways you can break this down. There's sort of the Washington political perspective because as prior guests have pointed out, the Senate Republicans are on the verge of passing what House Republicans just passed in this bill that threatens to cut Medicaid, cut the social safety net for so many, and underwrite tax breaks for billionaires. So to distract from that, you know, it never fails. This is Trump classic playbook. He's not brokering peace between Russia and Ukraine. His tariff war has gone horribly wrong. (00:41–01:02)

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Asserts that a bill threatens to cut Medicaid and the social safety net while providing tax breaks for billionaires.

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