From Washington: Sen. Padilla Incident Creates More Capitol Hill Divide

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🗓️ 15 June 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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It may have been in California, but Senator Alex Padilla (R-CA)'s removal from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's press conference sent shockwaves throughout Washington, after the Senator was forced out of the room and handcuffed by ICE agents. Though the Senator was let go after agents heard him identify himself, the incident has deepened divisions on Capitol Hill. FOX News Senior Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram breaks down both parties' perspectives on the situation, and discusses updates on the rescissions package and “one big, beautiful bill”. Later, The Chairman of the Republican National Committee, Michael Whatley, discusses key gubernatorial races coming up in New Jersey and Virginia, and how they could set the stage for the 2026 midterm elections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Sunday, June 15th, 2025.
0:07.0	I'm Ryan Schmels, a U.S. Senator's removal from a Department of Homeland Security press conference
0:13.0	sends shockwaves across Capitol Hill.
0:16.0	Alex Padilla was all the way across the country in Los Angeles when this went down, but it resonated
0:21.8	throughout the halls of Congress. And primary voters made their picks for two gubernatorial primaries,
0:27.8	how the chairman of the RNC plans to keep Virginia red and turn New Jersey. I think that we are
0:33.9	definitely ready for a change in New Jersey, that people want to see a common
0:38.3	sense agenda that's going to be brought to bear there.
0:40.5	This is the Fox News Rundown from Washington.
0:52.9	The Congressional Hispanic Caucus left the House floor in March to Senate Majority Leader John Thune's office, just hours after Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly removed from a Department of Homeland Security press conference.
1:06.6	Sir, hands up, hands up. Senator Alex Padilla, I have questions for the secretary
1:13.6	because the fact of the matter is a half a dozen violent criminals
1:17.6	that you're rotating on your...
1:20.6	Hands off!
1:23.6	If this is how the Department of Homeland Security responds to a senator with a question,
1:29.6	you can only imagine what they're doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day laborers,
1:39.2	out in the Los Angeles community, and throughout California, and throughout the country. House Speaker Mike
1:46.0	Johnson believes a censure would be appropriate for the California Democrat, as Republicans
1:50.6	believe his move interrupting Secretary Christie Noem was political, theatrical, and unprofessional.
1:57.3	It also comes as Republicans took their first step in codifying the cuts from the Department of Government efficiency.
2:02.6	Today's passage of this initial recisions package marks a critical step towards a more responsible and transparent government that puts the interest of the American taxpayers first.
2:13.6	The spending cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting passing narrowly and now heads to the Senate where its fate is uncertain.
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