Press Releases

U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) released the statement below following the House passage of President Trump’s request to cancel $9 billion in congressionally appropriated funding. The canceled funding includes $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) — which oversees public media networks like NPR, PBS, and their member stations — and about $7 billion in… Read more »

U.S. Representatives Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) and Gil Cisneros (D-CA-31) reintroduced the Fight for the American Dream Act, legislation that allows participants of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program to serve in the United States military and provides them a pathway toward U.S. citizenship after their service. “I’m a proud immigrant and a proud U.S. Marine. Serving… Read more »

U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) issued the response below following ICE’s inaccurate and misleading claims about the Carpinteria, CA, raid that took place on July 10, 2025. “This is a blatant attempt to distort what occurred in Carpinteria,” said Rep. Carbajal. “DHS and ICE conducted their raid using a disturbing and disproportionate level of force, both on the farm workers… Read more »

U.S. Representatives Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) and Daniel Webster (R-FL-11), senior leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, reintroduced the bipartisan National Infrastructure Investment Corporation (NIIC) Act, which would authorize the creation of a national infrastructure bank. The bank created by the NIIC Act would be authorized to provide loans and loan… Read more »

U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) issued the statement below following the ICE raid on Casitas Pass Road in Carpinteria, CA.  “Today, I was at Casitas Pass Road in Carpinteria where ICE was conducting a raid using disproportionate displays of force against local farm workers and our agricultural community,” said Congressman Salud Carbajal. “As a member of Congress and… Read more »

U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) released the statement below following the final passage of the Republican reconciliation bill. Carbajal voted against the bill because it contains extreme and unprecedented cuts to essential programs like Medicaid and food assistance. The bill now heads to the President’s desk. “Republicans in Congress passed Donald Trump’s disastrous… Read more »

U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) introduced the Extreme Risk Protection Order Expansion Act, legislation to prevent people who are in crisis from accessing deadly weapons. The bill would establish grants to support the implementation of extreme risk protection (ERPO) laws, also known as “red flag” laws, at the state and local levels. In addition, the bill would extend federal… Read more »

U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) released the statement below following the U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision to limit lower court judges’ ability to block President Trump’s birthright citizenship order nationwide.  “Today, the Supreme Court disrupted a foundational American principle: that everyone born in our country is rightfully an American citizen. The mixed… Read more »

U.S. Representatives Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24), a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) reintroduced their bipartisan Railroad Yardmaster Protection Act. The legislation would strengthen workplace protections for railroad yardmasters by giving them the same protections as other railroad yard workers. Yardmasters are the traffic… Read more »

U.S. Representatives Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) and Don Bacon (R-NE-02) introduced a pair of bipartisan bills, the H.R. 4024, Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act and H.R. 4022, Increasing Behavioral Health Treatment Act, to improve public safety nationwide. This package aims to address the staffing shortages at local law enforcement departments and removes the limitations on the provision… Read more »