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Alex Padilla on Israel Arms Sales and the Iran Conflict
Alex PadillaU.S. Senate, California
Joint statement on resolutions concerning weapons sales to Israel
“We oppose actions that further deepen the United States in an unauthorized conflict in Iran—one with no clear strategy, no legal authority, and no defined end.”
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rec-1792
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- Padilla and Schiff statement on Israel arms sale resolutions
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- U.S. Senator Alex Padilla
- Date
- Apr 15, 2026
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- Joint statement, final paragraph
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- Wayback Machine, captured May 16, 2026
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Alex Padilla on Israel Arms Sales and the Iran Conflict. Congress Receipts, https://congressreceipts.com/statements/padilla-alex-israel-arms-2026/. Original source: U.S. Senator Alex Padilla, Apr 15, 2026, https://www.padilla.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/padilla-schiff-statement-on-vote-of-joint-resolutions-of-disapproval-of-sales-to-israel/.
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