Members of Congress have been quick to react to news from across the country that one of their own, California Senator Alex Padilla, was forcibly removed from Homeland Security Secretary Christy Noem's press conference this afternoon.

Democrats pointed the blame at the Trump administration, while Republicans called out the senator.

And it all came as the House voted to cancel nearly $10 billion

of foreign aid and public media funding. Our Lisa Desjardin has been following it all from Capitol Hill,

and she joins me now. So Lisa, let's start with Senator Padilla. Tell us about the reaction among

lawmakers you've been talking to after that incident and his handling by federal officials there.

As I speak to you now, these events didn't happen that long ago. The reaction on Capitol Hill

was swift, especially from Democrats. They were outraged and concerned that what they saw and what

happened to Senator Padilla is something that they think could grow.

They saw a danger here. And they took their concerns across the Capitol outside of the

steps of the Capitol themselves. Now, on the steps of the Capitol in this impromptu news conference

that gathered more and more lawmakers as time went on, Democratic members said they wanted an investigation of what happened here.

Then later on, another impromptu event, the Congressional Hispanic caucus you see marched across

the Capitol to the office of Senate Republican leader and the leader of the Senate, John Thune.

There they were inside meeting with Thune staff. I was there for that

meeting where one by one they expressed concerns, in fact, saying later on that they believe

Senator Padilla was assaulted. Anyone that's reasonable and since the see the video will understand

that Senator Padilla was not aggressive. He held his hands up,

and he identified himself, and all he wanted to do was make a statement or ask a question,

and he got thrown into the ground and cut. Democrats say this behavior is something that they think

could expand, that it shows that the Department of Homeland Security, in their opinion, is out of line with the law.

When I asked who they think should be charged with an assault, if they see an assault here, they didn't answer that directly, but they think that Nome herself and the agency are responsible here.

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