Salud Ortiz Carbajal: “The U.S. merchant marine is shrinking, and availability of American merchant mariners is dwindling.”

The Sable pipeline restart is a classic example of the Trump administration abusing power to benefit political allies at the expense of local communities.

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.

Yesterday in Carpinteria, I witnessed ICE agents using unnecessarily aggressive and militarized tactics against local farm workers and peaceful protesters. It was appalling. This is not how we keep our communities safe. As a Member of…

But the current federal transit funding framework isn’t adequate for these communities, leaving too many of them without the support they need.