Press Releases

U.S. Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) demanded a full accounting from the Treasury Department of Elon Musk and his allies’ access to the federal government’s payments system. Carbajal, Congressman Sean Casten of Illinois, and more than 150 other House Democrats demanded answers to a wide array of questions in the next two weeks, raising the alarm on access to sensitive personal data of… Read more »

After the U.S. Department of the Treasury confirmed to Congressional Democrats yesterday that individuals associated with the so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) have access to sensitive data and government payment systems, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) issued the following statement: “Unelected billionaires and unvetted right-wing activists should not have… Read more »

After it was confirmed that President Donald Trump will delay his new 25% tariffs on all imported goods from Canada and Mexico, Congressman Salud Carbajal issued the following statement: “For nearly a decade, President Donald Trump has campaigned on the idea that his reckless tariff agenda will be paid for by other nations. But the response today across business groups, financial… Read more »

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 »