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‘I Have No Words’: Andy Kim Decries ‘Shamefulness’ Of Padilla’s Removal From Noem’s DHS Briefing
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6/13/2025
During remarks on the Senate floor Thursday, Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) spoke about the removal of Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) from a DHS briefing.
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I have no words to describe just the absurdity of this moment and the dangers to our country
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and our union. For us to be able to stand here on the floor of the Senate in this chamber that
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many such important decisions have been made in a place of deliberation is not only in this room
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that we as senators should be able to voice the concerns that we have about the direction of our
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country and the problems that our nation faces, that we get to be sworn in as United States senators,
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that we try to do our best, that we are U.S. senators, that United States senators, that we
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represent this entire nation as a body. And the idea that just as I just saw the video,
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one of my colleagues here thrown to the floor, handcuffed, humiliated, it is not a humiliation
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of that individual senator, it is a humiliation of this body. The shamefulness by which that was
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perpetrated, that secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, shame upon those that instigated
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this, that followed through on this. It is something that all of us collectively need to stand against.
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This isn't about partisanship. It's about what does this institution, what does this body mean,
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and whether or not our words and our actions, as dictated by our oath that we swear to the Constitution
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of Article I as well, that instead lays out what our job is, that that is very much under threat right now.
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And I feel for my colleague. I don't know what is happening right now. I hope that we are able to
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get greater clarity about that. But what we see and what we saw in that video transpire. I hope that
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is something that every American in this country sees. That they see the actions that have taken place.
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And as someone who has worked in other nations, I worked in diplomacy and national security.
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I worked in nations with authoritarian leadership. I never thought I would see anything like this
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here at home. Transpire here in the way that we saw it unfold.
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Again, the humiliation befalls our body as a whole. Now the question is, what will the Senate do to
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stand up for ourselves? And that is something that I hope every single senator is thinking about right
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now. This is not a time to put your finger up in the air and figure out which way the wind is blowing.
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Try to think through what type of reaction might come from the White House if we speak out against
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this. This is a time for us to stand up together and stand up for each other and for this institution.
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And not just right now, it's about what credibility do we have as a body going forward.
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And I know, I get it, I'm new here.
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I'm one of the newer members here.
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I came here, I wanted to serve in this body because of what it stood for.
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I wanted to serve in this institution because
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I believe that this is an institution of incredible honor, integrity, and even at this
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challenging moment in this country's history, we need this body to be able to come together.
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So I call on all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to condemn this action,
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to stand united with one voice, standing up for ourselves. Otherwise, we will just cast ourselves
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to the margins of irrelevance in this nation right now. What point is it for us to stand up and show up
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to work every day if this is the kind of treatment that can befall any of us in this day right now in
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this country? I am outraged, and I hope others are too. This is not a time to be silent.
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This is a time for us to be united and show the rest of the country what this institution means.
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Otherwise, we might as well go home. I, for one, want to fight for my colleague, fight for each other,
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fight for the Senate, and fight for our democracy. With that, I'll yield back.
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Mr. President.
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