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Senate Rules Committee Ranking Member Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) speaks during an interfaith voting-rights roundtable commemorating the legacy of former Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) on Capitol Hill on July 16, 2026. Photo courtesy of Sen. Alex Padilla’s office.