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<v Speaker 1>I want to specifically thank the Army. I want to

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<v Speaker 1>thank the Marines, the National Guard.

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<v Speaker 2>Our soldiers are military men and women who have shown

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<v Speaker 2>up here to help make sure that we have securities.

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<v Speaker 1>It is Thursday, June twelfth, and Homeland Security Secretary Christinome

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<v Speaker 1>is holding a news conference in Los Angeles, California. It

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<v Speaker 1>has been several days now of ongoing protests across Los Angeles.

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<v Speaker 1>People have come out protest against the raids by immigration

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<v Speaker 1>and Customs enforcement. Most of the protests have been overwhelmingly peaceful.

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<v Speaker 3>Joy is a part of our people's even when we protest,

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<v Speaker 3>we've got a joy that no one knows where it

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<v Speaker 3>comes from but it comes from the resilience of our

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<v Speaker 3>people who built this country, brown and black people.

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<v Speaker 1>There have been some violent incidents, but California Governor Gavin

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<v Speaker 1>Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has said the

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<v Speaker 1>situation is under control. Still. President Trump decided to call

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<v Speaker 1>the military into Los Angeles anyway, and that's also part

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<v Speaker 1>of the reason why Secretary Nome is holding this news

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<v Speaker 1>conference in order to reinforce the federal government's narrative that

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<v Speaker 1>Angelinos need protection from their own neighbors.

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<v Speaker 4>I do want to thank the men and women of

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<v Speaker 4>law enforcement.

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<v Speaker 5>They've been absolute rock stars.

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<v Speaker 1>Tension has been growing since the unsolicited military intervention into

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<v Speaker 1>Laws Angeles. Law enforcement officials are snatching people off the

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<v Speaker 1>street in unmarked cars. They're firing weapons with what they

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<v Speaker 1>call less than lethal ammunition directly into crowds of pedestrians

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<v Speaker 1>and journalists, and California Democratic Senator Alex Badiya wanted some answers,

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<v Speaker 1>so he walked into Nomes news conference.

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<v Speaker 6>I'm Senator Alex kadier I have questions for the Secretary now.

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<v Speaker 1>A few years ago, Alex Badya became the first Latino

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<v Speaker 1>senator for the state of California. He is also the

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<v Speaker 1>son of Mexican immigrants. But before the senator could even

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<v Speaker 1>finish his question, but thea is forcibly removed from the

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<v Speaker 1>news conference.

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<v Speaker 5>Behind my back.

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<v Speaker 1>He is brought to the floor aggressively, and he is

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<v Speaker 1>handcuffed behind his back. A few days after the incident,

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<v Speaker 1>Badia gives an emotional speech on the Senate.

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<v Speaker 7>Floor and it's those handcuffed.

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<v Speaker 6>And marched down a hallway, repeatedly asking why am I

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<v Speaker 6>being detained?

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<v Speaker 5>Not once did they tell me why?

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<v Speaker 1>And he asks a question on a lot of people's minds.

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<v Speaker 6>If that is what the administration is willing to do

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<v Speaker 6>to a United States senator for having the authority to

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<v Speaker 6>simply ask a question, imagine what they'll do to any

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<v Speaker 6>American who dares to speak up.

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<v Speaker 1>Back in twenty fifteen, when Trump was a Republican presidential nominee,

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<v Speaker 1>another Latino man was removed from a news conference that

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<v Speaker 1>is renowned journalist for heramos, excuse me, sit down.

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<v Speaker 8>You weren't called sit down, sit down?

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<v Speaker 5>Sit down?

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<v Speaker 7>Go ahead, No you don't, you haven't been called.

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<v Speaker 8>Go back to Univision.

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<v Speaker 1>So the removal of Padilla shows an escalation by the

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<v Speaker 1>Trump administration and his closest allies. We've seen this administration

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<v Speaker 1>go after journalists, go after activists, students, universities, and now

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<v Speaker 1>elected officials, including members of Congress. It's yet another example

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<v Speaker 1>of the increasing clampdown by Trump on free speech and

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<v Speaker 1>on those who oppose and question him and his government.

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<v Speaker 1>From Futuro Media and PRX, it's Latino USA. I'm Maria Josa.

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<v Speaker 1>Today I speak with California Senator Alex Badilla on what

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<v Speaker 1>happened to him and what the incident reveals about the

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<v Speaker 1>state of civil rights in the United State. Senator Alex Badiya,

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<v Speaker 1>welcome back to Latino, USA, and thank you for joining

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<v Speaker 1>us from Washington, DC. You are in the news right now,

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<v Speaker 1>and so I just want to know how you're doing

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<v Speaker 1>because you're a father, you're a husband, Yes, you're a senator,

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<v Speaker 1>but you're all of those other things. And I'm just

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<v Speaker 1>kind of doing an emotional temperature check before we start

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<v Speaker 1>the interview.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, I think I'm doing okay, but you're absolutely right.

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<v Speaker 7>There's so many layers, so many dimensions to this. I mean,

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<v Speaker 7>it's not lost on me. I think the significance of

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<v Speaker 7>what happened, but because of the times that we're living in.

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<v Speaker 7>I think it has been important for me to continue

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<v Speaker 7>to speak out, to continue to encourage people who are

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<v Speaker 7>responding to what happened to channel that I pray that's

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<v Speaker 7>something good comes out of all this. On the personal side,

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<v Speaker 7>just making sure I'm processing top of mind or Angela

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<v Speaker 7>and the boys, because for them, as disturbing as the

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<v Speaker 7>visuals are for most people, My kids saw Dad, that

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<v Speaker 7>happened to Dad, and already just come into the office today.

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<v Speaker 7>My youngest says, who's going to protect you?

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<v Speaker 1>All of this starts because Latinos and Latinas take to

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<v Speaker 1>the streets to protest ice in their communities. That is

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<v Speaker 1>the context in which you go to see Department of

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<v Speaker 1>Homeland Security head Christine nome.

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<v Speaker 7>Right and the people of Los Angeles. We've been through

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<v Speaker 7>this before, if we go back to the mid nineties

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<v Speaker 7>in Proposition one eighty seven. So yes, Los Angeles and

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<v Speaker 7>California knows how to stand up for our rights. This

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<v Speaker 7>is our history. We know what to do when there's

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<v Speaker 7>an administration that is exceeding their authorities and undermining our

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<v Speaker 7>fundamental rights. That's what led me to attend the press

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<v Speaker 7>conference because for months and months, as I as a Senator,

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<v Speaker 7>along with my colleagues, have been trying to get more

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<v Speaker 7>information from the administration and they've been largely non responsive.

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<v Speaker 7>So as things were getting tense, we had secured a

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<v Speaker 7>briefing not from the Secretary, but from representatives of Northern Command,

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<v Speaker 7>the Department of Defense officials overseeing this operation. So that's

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<v Speaker 7>what led me to the Federal building that Thursday morning.

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<v Speaker 1>Senator is going to meet with military officials from the

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<v Speaker 1>Northern Command regarding overwhelmingly nonviolent protests led overwhelmingly by Latinos

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<v Speaker 1>and latinas correct.

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<v Speaker 7>Correct, but also the role of the Marines, as this

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<v Speaker 7>administration has tried to do an immigration enforcement. This is

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<v Speaker 7>not why people enlist. They prepare and train to fight

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<v Speaker 7>wars abroad. They don't sign up for immigration enforcement domestically.

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<v Speaker 7>And so I make my way to the Federal Building

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<v Speaker 7>in West Los Angeles. I get to the entrance that

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<v Speaker 7>I met with by now guardsman and an FBI agent

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<v Speaker 7>to escort me. I go through security screening, and that's

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<v Speaker 7>not a common even for a United States Senator. I'm

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<v Speaker 7>escorted up to a conference room upstairs and I'm awaiting

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<v Speaker 7>this briefing with representatives in Northern Command when I learned

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<v Speaker 7>that Secretary Gnome is having a press conference a couple

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<v Speaker 7>of doors down, and I share this detail because obviously

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<v Speaker 7>the administration is viewing lies and tries to paint the

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<v Speaker 7>story differently. These are the facts I hear about the

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<v Speaker 7>press conference, and I ask my escorts if it's possible

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<v Speaker 7>to go over and listen, because maybe, just maybe there

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<v Speaker 7>will be some information shared at this press conference that

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<v Speaker 7>can be informer, that could be helpful in understanding what's

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<v Speaker 7>going on. I didn't just get up and walk, I ask.

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<v Speaker 7>They escorted me over, They opened the door for me,

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<v Speaker 7>They led me and stood near me as I was

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<v Speaker 7>listening for I don't know what seemed at least five

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<v Speaker 7>maybe ten minutes. Not shocked that there wasn't new information

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<v Speaker 7>and being shared. It was a lot of just political rhetoric.

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<v Speaker 1>Once again, what follows is the shocking scene most of

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<v Speaker 1>us have seen by now. So what does this incident

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<v Speaker 1>tell us about everyone else's right to free speech? Senator

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<v Speaker 1>by the Yea and I talk about that when we

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<v Speaker 1>come back, stay with us. Yes, hey, we are back,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're going to continue. My conversation now with Senator

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<v Speaker 1>Alex Badilla. We now have seen multiple political officials. Newark

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<v Speaker 1>mayor from New Jersey, Rosbaraka, detained.

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<v Speaker 2>The mayor of Newark, New Jersey, was arrested at an

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<v Speaker 2>immigration and Customs enforcement facility Friday during visit with members

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<v Speaker 2>of New Jersey's congressional delegation. Mayor ros Barako, who's also

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<v Speaker 2>running for governor of New Jersey, was detained while visiting

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<v Speaker 2>the facility, which started housing detained migrants this month.

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<v Speaker 1>New York City Controller Brad Lander also detained in a courtroom.

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<v Speaker 4>Break news New York City Controller and Democratic mayoral candidate

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<v Speaker 4>Brad Lander has been taken into custody by ice during

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<v Speaker 4>an immigration hearing in Lawer, Manhattan. Now we're told that

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<v Speaker 4>Lando was detained for obstructing the hearing at Federal Plaza.

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<v Speaker 1>There is a specificity, and I know it's not lost

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<v Speaker 1>on you, Senator, when a Latino politician from California is

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<v Speaker 1>detained violently by federal officials. I just want you to

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<v Speaker 1>tell us what this is communicating to you and to

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<v Speaker 1>the country about the Trump administration being prepared to go

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<v Speaker 1>after people, including elected officials, who question him oppose him. Frankly, again,

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<v Speaker 1>just simply have questions.

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<v Speaker 7>I've been saying since the incident time and again. If

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<v Speaker 7>this is how this administration will respond to a center

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<v Speaker 7>with a question, then you can just imagine what they

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<v Speaker 7>will do or what they are doing to so many

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<v Speaker 7>other people around the country when the cameras are not

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<v Speaker 7>on for their audacity to ask a question about their

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<v Speaker 7>rights or to dissent when they disagree with the administration. Look,

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<v Speaker 7>I probably represent California, but also so many people from

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<v Speaker 7>around the country. What I symbolize seems to scare Donald

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<v Speaker 7>Trump and this administration. The fact that you have to

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<v Speaker 7>ask me this question says more about them, right, because

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<v Speaker 7>the rhetoric we can say, Oh, it goes back to

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<v Speaker 7>the tone that Donald Trump said the first time he

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<v Speaker 7>came down the escalator of Trump Tower to announce his

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<v Speaker 7>first campaign for a president. It's because he understands our power,

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<v Speaker 7>he understands our grits, our resilience, our work ethic, our

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<v Speaker 7>patriotism to the United States of America, because of our

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<v Speaker 7>belief in the American dream. And for whatever twisted reason,

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<v Speaker 7>it scares him in some way.

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<v Speaker 1>Senati, there was a whole conversation that Latinos and Latinas

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<v Speaker 1>voted for Donald Trump, and therefore we're responsible for Donald

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<v Speaker 1>Trump winning the election. But it seems to me that

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<v Speaker 1>you're saying Latinos and Latinas in Los Angeles actually should

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<v Speaker 1>now be credited with attempting to save American democracy by

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<v Speaker 1>challenging I Do you believe ultimately that what's happening now

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<v Speaker 1>is the attempt to silence, to create fears so people

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<v Speaker 1>do not want to practice their freedom of speech. Do

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<v Speaker 1>you believe that that's part of the ultimate goal here?

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, no doubt. Donald Trump would love nothing more than

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<v Speaker 7>for us to stay silent, for us to cower and

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<v Speaker 7>to go into hiding. But again, Los Angeles and California

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<v Speaker 7>has been through this before. I was inspired to turn

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<v Speaker 7>to government and politics in the nineties with prop Position

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<v Speaker 7>ten eighty seven being on the ballot and seeing a

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<v Speaker 7>whole movement created then for our community to stand up.

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<v Speaker 7>And when I say our community, I'm not just talking Latinos,

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<v Speaker 7>because there's a lot of immigrants from Asia, from Africa,

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<v Speaker 7>from Europe that share this being scapegoaded and share the

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<v Speaker 7>need to speak up. Proposition twe eighty seven, as it

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<v Speaker 7>recalls and many ways a precursor to the vehetoric that

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<v Speaker 7>we're hearing at the national level now. But that's what

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<v Speaker 7>inspired me to leave a young engineering career behind, to

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<v Speaker 7>march in the streets with family and friends, and to

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<v Speaker 7>realize that if we want our community to not be

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<v Speaker 7>the target of attacks, then we need.

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<v Speaker 1>To engage Senator Badiya. So after the incident at Secretary

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<v Speaker 1>Nomes news conference, you actually have been back in the

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<v Speaker 1>news again, and that's because Vice President jd Vance, knowing

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<v Speaker 1>full well that you are Senator Alex Bavilla, actually referred

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<v Speaker 1>to you as Jose Badiya. Now that is RACI we

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<v Speaker 1>can actually call it that. But also it's important is

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<v Speaker 1>an American citizen who in the mid two thousands was

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<v Speaker 1>So it's not it's a pretty strange mistake here. What

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<v Speaker 1>was your response to the Vice President?

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<v Speaker 7>I know it was intentional. That's how this administration operates,

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<v Speaker 7>And to me, it's not just yet another example of

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<v Speaker 7>how petty they are, but how un serious this administration

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<v Speaker 7>is about the situation in Los Angeles or so many

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<v Speaker 7>other issues. Look, if you're the Vice President of the

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<v Speaker 7>would imagine that a vice president who takes the job

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<v Speaker 7>seriously could be at Los Angeles to get a briefing

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<v Speaker 7>on the ground. And part of getting an assessment of

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<v Speaker 7>what's on the ground is to talk to families that

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<v Speaker 7>are being impacted by the militarization that this administration has

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<v Speaker 7>chosen to create, or if not, the families, because clearly

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<v Speaker 7>this administration does not have empathy for so many migrant

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<v Speaker 7>families that are seeing family members and friends and other

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<v Speaker 7>loved ones being detained so aggressively and cruelly, maybe they

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<v Speaker 7>would take a moment to listen to employers who I

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<v Speaker 7>know are speaking up on behalf of their workers. And

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<v Speaker 7>if they couldn't and wouldn't do that, then how about

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<v Speaker 7>maybe just maybe taking some time to visit with Sheriff

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<v Speaker 7>Luna of Los Angeles County or Police Chief McDonald of

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<v Speaker 7>Los Angeles City so they could hear directly from them

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<v Speaker 7>what I've been hearing from them, which is frustration upon

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<v Speaker 7>frustration now for weeks, for the lack of communication, the

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<v Speaker 7>lack of coordination that the federal agencies have had with

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<v Speaker 7>local law enforcement. The unprecedented federalization of National Guard troops

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<v Speaker 7>only served to make the environment in Los Angeles more intense.

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<v Speaker 7>They escalated when it was unnecessary and counterproductive to do.

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<v Speaker 1>So it seems to me that what you're saying is

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<v Speaker 1>the protests that have been taking place in a city

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<v Speaker 1>like Los Angeles will actually transform young people, and many

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<v Speaker 1>young Latinos and Latinas are going to make some pretty

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<v Speaker 1>decisive changes in their lives because of the politics.

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<v Speaker 7>I think that the California story is a good one

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<v Speaker 7>to replicate. Right, instead of cowering, instead of going into hiding,

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<v Speaker 7>the community by and large chose to engage. And you

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<v Speaker 7>had a couple of very important dynamics. Yet, people like

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<v Speaker 7>my parents, who had been in the United States for

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<v Speaker 7>decades with no interests or urgency in becoming citizens, finally

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<v Speaker 7>taking those steps not just to protect themselves, but to

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<v Speaker 7>be able to register the vote and participate in elections.

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<v Speaker 7>And so the California electorate in California political representation is

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<v Speaker 7>very different today, largely as a results of that. Second,

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<v Speaker 7>you had a young generation motivated and inspired to say,

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<v Speaker 7>you know what, that's enough. They're targeting not just us

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<v Speaker 7>individual but our community, and we're not going to stand

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<v Speaker 7>for it, and so we engaged. So now that's sort

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<v Speaker 7>of a playbook for other regions of the country to

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<v Speaker 7>potentially emulate. We don't go into hiding, we don't cower

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<v Speaker 7>or stay silent. But it doesn't happen on its own.

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<v Speaker 7>You have to choose to engage, you have to choose

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<v Speaker 7>to organize, you have to choose to advocate.

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<v Speaker 1>Which leads me to this question. The administration, again continuing

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<v Speaker 1>to push the limits of what may or may not

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<v Speaker 1>be constitutional. Whent and bombed Iran.

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<v Speaker 8>A short time ago, the US military carried out massive

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<v Speaker 8>precision strikes on the three key nuclear facilities in the

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<v Speaker 8>Iranian regime. Tonight, I can report to the world that

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<v Speaker 8>the strikes were a spectacular military success.

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<v Speaker 1>Congresswoman Alexandria or Cacio Cortez from New York said that

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<v Speaker 1>she believes that President Trump may have violated the Constitution

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<v Speaker 1>and Congressional Powers Act, that therefore this is grounds for impeachment.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm wondering where you stand on this right now.

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<v Speaker 7>I don't think we're at that conversation yet. Because of

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<v Speaker 7>the volatility of the situation. Let me say this, he

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<v Speaker 7>should have come to Congress for authority number one.

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<v Speaker 5>Number two.

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<v Speaker 7>We need to learn the decisions he made were based

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<v Speaker 7>on what intelligence because there's either tangible information to justify

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<v Speaker 7>an action like this, or there isn't. We don't know

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<v Speaker 7>yet because he did not consult or seek the authorization

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<v Speaker 7>from Congress. Still a lot of unanswered.

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<v Speaker 1>Questions, Senator. As you know a lot of people across

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<v Speaker 1>the country, I feel that there's nothing that can be done.

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<v Speaker 1>What is the message that you want to leave the

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<v Speaker 1>listener with in the sense of their personal responsibility about

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<v Speaker 1>what one does in this moment, especially after what you've

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<v Speaker 7>So there's a couple of things I want to say.

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<v Speaker 7>Number One, it is absolutely natural and understandable to feel overwhelmed.

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<v Speaker 7>That's what Donald Trump wants. Who wants to overwhelm us

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<v Speaker 7>to the point of paralysis. So let's be mindful of

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<v Speaker 7>that and not give him what he wants. Let's channel

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<v Speaker 7>that anxiety, that fear, that nervousness, whatever it is, into

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<v Speaker 7>some sort of action. For some people, that's maybe calling

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<v Speaker 7>your member of Congress for the first time ever. Maybe

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<v Speaker 7>it is attending a march or a value and demonstration,

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<v Speaker 7>because I hope they continue, I hope they stay peaceful.

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<v Speaker 7>For others, it may be organizing a voter registration drive.

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<v Speaker 7>For others, it may be supporting an advocacy or organization.

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<v Speaker 7>Everybody can do something. And as I said in my

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<v Speaker 7>floor speech last week, if this administration is this fearful,

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<v Speaker 7>this threatened by one senator with a question, imagine what

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<v Speaker 7>they feel when they see millions of people across the

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, how are you managing your state of mind in

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<v Speaker 1>this particular moment?

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<v Speaker 7>Praying a lot number one, trying to find the good

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<v Speaker 7>that will come of this experience. If the outpouring of

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<v Speaker 7>support I've gotten since that incident is any indicator. But again,

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<v Speaker 7>like anything, it's not just going to happen on its own.

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<v Speaker 7>So am I doing my part to shed light on

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<v Speaker 7>not just what happened to me, but the bigger picture here.

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<v Speaker 7>The foundation that this administration has set for being able

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<v Speaker 7>to try to call the sense on any issue anywhere

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<v Speaker 7>in the country that is a real threat to our

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<v Speaker 7>democracy and not just the general public needs to be

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<v Speaker 7>aware of that. But my colleagues on both sides of

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<v Speaker 7>the Aisle need to be taking this with the utmost seriousness.

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<v Speaker 7>This administration has been unchecked for far too long, and

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<v Speaker 7>particularly the Republican majority in the House and the Senate,

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<v Speaker 7>they need to be more loyal to the Constitution and

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<v Speaker 7>to their constituents than they are to a wannabe king

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<v Speaker 7>President of the United States.

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<v Speaker 1>Senator Alex Badilla from California, thank you so much for

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<v Speaker 1>joining me on Latino USA.

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<v Speaker 5>Thank you, Madia.

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