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Alex Padilla: “The Senate has a process in place for the Government…”

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

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Senator Alex Padilla's Address on Senate Republicans' Proposed Changes to California's Clean Air Act Waivers

Published | Video Starts at 01:34

Think licenses, permits, leases, loan agreements, drug approvals. There would be no limit. Now, we've been safe from this kind of abuse until now because The Senate has a process in place for the Government Accountability Office to help the Senate parliamentarian determine privilege for the purposes of the cra. But Republicans are now threatening to throw that process out. And the consequences of throwing the rulebook out the window will be very, very serious, Mr. President. (01:34–01:51)

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Asserts that there is an existing process involving the GAO to determine privilege under the Congressional Review Act.

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