The Issue Is: Sen. Alex Padilla, Commerce Sec. Gina Raimondo, Michael Knowles Published LOS ANGELES - Another busy week in politics, especially in California, where the gubernatorial recall effort officially qualified for the ballot, new census data led to the loss of a Congressional House seat, and coronavirus case rates continued to plummet. To discuss these topics, and so much more, Elex Michaelson is joined on The Issue Is by California’s junior Senator Alex Padilla, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, and Conservative host Michael Knowles. ————— THE ISSUE: PRESIDENT BIDEN'S $6T SPENDING PLANS BACKGROUND: This week, President Joe Biden delivered his first joint address to Congress. On the heels of the $1.9T "American Rescue Plan," the President proposed two more massive spending plans, the $2.3T "American Jobs Plan" and the $1.8T "American Families Plan." With a potential $6T in spending on those three packages alone, what does Padilla say to more fiscally Conservative voters who worry how the proposals will be paid for?