Press Releases

In the wake of President Donald Trump’s freeze of Congressionally-approved funding across a wide range of federal programs, Congressman Salud Carbajal issued the following statement: "The Central Coast received more than $1.4 billion in grants and other federal aid last year alone. Halting federal assistance – even temporarily – has the potential to harm every single Central Coast… Read more »

Congressman Salud Carbajal issued the following statement on enforcement activity by ICE on the Central Coast this weekend: “While my team and I are still awaiting more details on ICE’s enforcement activity on the Central Coast this weekend, I have deep concerns given President Trump’s months of extremist rhetoric on mass deportations and its potential impact on our region. “Instilling… Read more »

Congressman Salud Carbajal visited Goleta last week to highlight a new $11,156,330 investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help construct a new underpass to connect residents to Old Town Goleta. The full press conference can be viewed here. The funding comes from the Reconnecting Communities Pilot Grant Program, created by the infrastructure law to help reduce environmental… Read more »

Today, bipartisan legislation to reduce wildfire risks written by Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) was advanced by the U.S. House of Representatives. The vote comes as firefighters are battling wildfires across Southern California, including a new fire less than 50 miles from Rep. Carbajal’s district. Rep. Carbajal’s Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act would reduce procedural steps… Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) issued the following statement on President Donald Trump’s pardon of participants in the insurrection on January 6, 2021, including those responsible for attacking and injuring more than 140 law enforcement officers. “America watched Donald Trump’s mob attack Capitol Police officers on live television. We watched them use bats, poles, pepper… Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) took aim at the vast array of executive orders signed by President Donald Trump on his first day in office, highlighting the orders that range from harmful to the bottom line of American families to fully outside the legal scope of what a President can do without approval by Congress or an amendment to the U.S. Constitution. President Trump… Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) released the following statement ahead of his attendance at the inauguration of the 47th President of the United States. “Democracy is an act. This was a core tenet of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – whom we celebrate today – and a regular quotation by my late friend and colleague John Lewis. “Today, I will hold those words close as I attend – what… Read more »

Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) called out House Republicans for repeatedly suggesting this week their interest in obstructing delivery of vital federal disaster aid to Southern California. The Congressman’s full remarks can be viewed here. “Are these families not Americans?,” Rep. Carbajal said. “What makes these families different from families we have helped after hurricanes,… Read more »

Congressman Salud Carbajal today announced a new $1,426,000 grant from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support plans for a new multi-use path to improve connectivity between communities in the Santa Ynez Valley. The grant, which was awarded to the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, will support planning and community engagement efforts for an 8.7 mile path that would connect the… Read more »

President Joe Biden signed Congressman Salud Carbajal’s (CA-24) bill to rename the U.S. Post Office on E. Battles Road in Santa Maria in honor of Larry Lavagnino, the City’s former Mayor, City Councilmember, and longtime resident. “Every community should be so lucky to have a Larry Lavagnino,” said Rep. Carbajal. “A community champion such as Mayor Lavagnino is well deserving of… Read more »