WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Alex Padilla issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules Committee and former California Secretary of State, along with Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), and Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), led a group of 20 Senate Democrats in pushing back on President Trump's Executive Order (https://www.padilla.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/padilla-statement-on-trumps-illegal-election-takeover-executive-order/) attacking vote-by-mail.
In a letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, the Senators encouraged the DOJ to refocus on protecting voters and access to ballot box, as well as requested production of any opinions, correspon...