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Alex Padilla: “This supposedly big beautiful bill, which is anything but…”

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 04:10

So happy to have a budget conversation, but let's be smart about where we're going to possibly invest more. But by and large, This supposedly big beautiful bill, which is anything but, is nothing but increasing funding for law enforcement, for immigration enforcement, gutting so many other critical areas of the budget that working families across the country depend on all to underwrite tax breaks for the most wealthy in America. including somebody like Elon Musk. You know, Donald Trump didn't like the headlines he was getting because of his fallout with Elon Musk. (04:10–04:30)

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Asserts that the bill increases funding for immigration enforcement while cutting critical budget areas for working families.

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