Press Releases

In direct response to the so-called Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) invasion of Americans’ privacy, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) joined House Democrats to introduce the Taxpayer Data Protection Act. The new legislation will stop people with conflicts of interest or without a security clearance from accessing the highly sensitive Treasury Department payment system –… Read more »

Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), a Vice Chair of the New Democrat Coalition, joined his New Dem colleagues on the House Floor this week, highlighting inaction as Congress prepares to adjourn for the week without passing legislation to protect data privacy, lower costs of living, or reaffirm Congress’ power of the purse by negating the President’s ongoing seizure and freeze of critical… Read more »

At the first hearing of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee, Ranking Member Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) called out a bizarre new Department of Transportation (DOT) memo instructing departmental employees to “give preference to communities with marriage and birth rates higher than the national average.” “I'm having trouble understanding how birth and marriage… Read more »

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 »