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Alex Padilla: “The devastation in Los Angeles in January [was] four times…”

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

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Senator Alex Padilla Discusses Blocking Voter Suppression and Defending Democracy

Published | Video Starts at 22:41

As the senator from California and whether I'm missing something about how absolutely outrageous that was. No, look, it is outrageous and sadly a reflection of the political climate that we are living in. The. The devastation in Los Angeles in January [was] four times the size of Manhattan. That's the size of the area that burned in January alone. In Southern California, this certainly isn't the first fire. We've had devastating wildfires increasing in both frequency and size over the last decade because climate change is real. (22:41–22:44)

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