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Politically Speaking: Senator and congressman discuss turmoil in DC, impacts for San Diego

Sen. Alex Padilla and Rep. Mike Levin join Politically Speaking host Joey Safchik to talk about how federal funding cuts could reverberate in San Diego. Plus, the invocation of an 18th-century law — the Alien Enemies Act — is stirring up painful memories for San Diegans whose family members were interned during World War II.

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