Rep. Carbajal to Host UCSB Student, First-Generation Mexican-American for Presidents Address to Congress

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Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) announced that he has invited Izeah Garcia – a University of California, Santa Barbara student and first-generation Mexican-American – to President Trump’s first address to a Joint Session of Congress on Tuesday. Izeah is the son of Mexican immigrants and the first person in his family to attend college. He belongs to a…

Rep. Carbajal Invites Constituents to Public Meetings in Carpinteria and Arroyo Grande

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Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal announced two public meetings to be held for constituents during the Congressional recess. Both events are opportunities for Rep. Carbajal to meet with constituents, hear their concerns about current issues, and share ways in which the Congressional office can be of assistance with federal agencies. Sidewalk Office Hours in Carpinteria WHO:…

Salud Carbajal co-sponsors bill to investigate Russias influence on 2016 election

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“Grave questions remain” about the Russian government’s relationship with the Trump administration, Rep. Salud Carbajal said as he announced his co-sponsorship of the Protecting Our Democracy Act. The bill would create an independent commission to investigate Russia’s influence on the 2016 election and its potential influence in President Donald…

Rep. Carbajal Statement on Court Decision Denying Reinstatement of Executive Order

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Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) released the following statement after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals voted unanimously against reinstating President Trump's Executive Order indiscriminately banning immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries: "Today's ruling by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, denying the reinstatement of the President's unconstitutional ban, is…

The optimist: Freshman Congressman Salud Carbajal confronts the ahistorical weirdness of Trump's Washington

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Less than a month after he was sworn in as a United States Congressman, Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) introduced his first piece of legislation. It was a bill to ban future leases for oil and gas drilling operations in federal waters off California’s coast. It’s an issue close to the heart of many of the constituents in Carbajal’s district, which includes…

Rep. Carbajal Joins Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus in 115th Congress

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Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) announced he has joined the bipartisan Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus in the 115th Congress.  The Caucus is Co-Chaired by the six openly LGBT members of the House of Representatives:  Jared Polis (CO-02), David N. Cicilline (RI-01), Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18), Mark Pocan (WI-02), Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-09), and Mark Takano (CA-41). …

Congressman Carbajal Co-Sponsors Statute of Liberty Values (SOLVe) Act

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Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-CA) co-sponsored the “Statute of Liberty Values Act” (SOLVe) introduced by Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-CA). The SOLVe Act nullifies and blocks the use of any federal funds to implement or enforce President Trump’s Executive Order to ban immigration from seven predominantly Muslim nations and to halt the U.S. Refugee Admissions…

Congressman Salud Carbajal Introduces the California Clean Coast Act

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Santa Barbara – Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-CA) held a press conference announcing the introduction of his first piece of legislation in the United States Congress. The California Clean Coast Act permanently bans future offshore oil and gas leasing in areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California. The announcement coincides with the anniversary of the…

Rep. Carbajal Statement on Trumps Border Wall Executive Action

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Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal released the following statement on Donald Trump’s latest Executive Orders on immigration: "President Trump’s proposed southern border wall is nothing more than a multi-billion dollar symbol of xenophobia and hate. This is not a strategic investment in our national security and the American taxpayers will be stuck holding the bill. "As a…

Congressman Carbajal Statement on the Inauguration

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Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-CA) released the following statement on his decision to attend the Presidential Inauguration: From the moment he takes office, I want the President-elect to know there are Members in Congress fighting for communities who will be greatly harmed by his misguided policy proposals and we will not be ignored. I want him to see the face of a Mexican…