United States Senator Alex Padilla (D-California) expressed his disappointment with the Senate’s vote to reject an impeachment trial for Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. During an interview with Inside California Politics co-host Frank Buckley, Senator Padilla emphasized that it was a waste of time and energy that should have been better utilized to address the challenges at the border.
Senator Padilla stressed the importance of comprehensive immigration reform, highlighting the need to take further steps towards this goal. He also discussed his collaboration with other elected officials to establish the Chuckwalla National Monument.