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“Grave questions remain” about the Russian government’s relationship with the Trump administration, Rep. Salud Carbajal said as he announced his co-sponsorship of the Protecting Our Democracy Act. The bill would create an independent commission to investigate Russia’s influence on the 2016 election and its potential influence in President Donald… Read more »

Less than a month after he was sworn in as a United States Congressman, Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) introduced his first piece of legislation. It was a bill to ban future leases for oil and gas drilling operations in federal waters off California’s coast. It’s an issue close to the heart of many of the constituents in Carbajal’s district, which includes… Read more »

California's newest U.S. representatives, four men and one woman, are now part of the largest Congressional delegation in the country after being sworn in to the 115th Congress on Tuesday afternoon. Read more »