Inflation

U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) co-sponsored U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin’s (D-MD-08) Truth in Tariffs Act, which would require large retailers to clearly display the portion of an item’s price attributable to tariffs. At a time of increasing economic chaos generated solely by President Trump, this bill will give Americans full transparency on the hidden costs of… Read more »

As local communities evaluate the impacts of the Trump Administration’s recent flurry of executive orders and memorandum pausing the delivery of all federal financial assistance, U.S. Representatives  Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), and Julia Brownley (CA-26) are calling on the Administration to clarify its actions and disclose a full list of… 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 »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) is celebrating the launch of the first phase of California’s first federal Home Energy Rebates program to help lower utility bills and home energy costs for Central Coast residents. The rebate program launching today will make it cheaper for California residents to install energy cost-saving measures such as heat pumps, electrical panels, and… Read more »

Representative Carbajal voted today to finalize $13,446,901 in funding he secured for Central Coast community projects in the 2024 government spending deal advanced by the U.S. House of Representatives. The funding, which Rep. Carbajal championed over the course of the past year’s federal budget negotiations, will go towards 14 projects ranging from affordable housing construction and… Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) joined an overwhelming majority of the U.S. House of Representatives to advance a bipartisan tax package which will lower costs for Central Coast families through an expanded Child Tax Credit and housing affordability tax credits, as well as provide additional support for small businesses and families affected by recent natural disasters. The… Read more »