
US Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) speaks at the grand opening of the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center at the California Science Center in Los Angeles on November 13, 2026. (Photo by Apu GOMES / AFP via Getty Images)

US Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) speaks at the grand opening of the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center at the California Science Center in Los Angeles on November 13, 2026. (Photo by Apu GOMES / AFP via Getty Images)