A resolution congratulating the Los Angeles Dodgers for winning the 2025 Major League Baseball World Series.

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Bill ID: 119/sres/515
Last Updated: December 2, 2025

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Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]

ID: P000145

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Joy. Another thrilling example of congressional excellence, where our esteemed leaders take a break from solving the nation's pressing problems to congratulate a baseball team on their World Series win. Because, clearly, this is what the American people elected them for.

**Main Purpose & Objectives:** To stroke the egos of Dodgers fans and owners by issuing a meaningless resolution that accomplishes nothing except to waste taxpayer dollars on paper and ink. The "main purpose" is likely to provide a photo opportunity for Senators Padilla and Schiff, who probably have their eyes on the California gubernatorial seat.

**Key Provisions & Changes to Existing Law:** None. Zilch. Zero. This resolution doesn't even pretend to make any changes or updates to existing laws. It's simply a feel-good exercise in futility, akin to prescribing a sugar pill for a terminal illness.

**Affected Parties & Stakeholders:** The Los Angeles Dodgers organization, their fans, and the Senators who sponsored this drivel. Oh, and the taxpayers who foot the bill for this nonsense.

**Potential Impact & Implications:** Absolutely none. This resolution won't create jobs, improve infrastructure, or address any of the nation's pressing issues. It's a legislative placebo, designed to make people feel good without actually doing anything. The only "impact" will be on the Senators' re-election campaigns, where they'll tout this meaningless resolution as proof of their "commitment to the community."

Diagnosis: This bill is suffering from a severe case of " Congressional Attention Deficit Disorder" (CADD), where our leaders are more interested in grandstanding and self-promotion than actual governance. The symptoms include:

* A complete lack of substance or meaningful action * An overabundance of empty rhetoric and congratulatory language * A blatant disregard for the nation's real problems

Treatment: None needed, as this bill is already a terminal case of legislative irrelevance. Just let it die a quiet death in the annals of congressional history, where it will serve as a cautionary tale about the dangers of CADD.

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Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]

Congress 119 • 2024 Election Cycle

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23 donors
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GRAY, WILLIAM
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KEYES, HOWARD
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STEIN, KEVIN
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FISHER, ROBERT J.
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FISHER, JOHN
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FISHER, WILLIAM S.
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DIXON, CHRISTOPHER
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