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Salud Ortiz Carbajal is an American politician serving as a member of the United States House of Representatives from California's 24th congressional district since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Carbajal has focused on issues such as immigration reform, environmental protection, and veterans' affairs during his tenure in Congress. He has been vocal about the impact of immigration policies on local communities, advocating for humane treatment and support for immigrant families.
I would just appeal to my colleagues that ``thank you for your service'' is just not enough anymore for our veterans. We need to step up. We need to make sure that they know we are here and we have their back when they need the services at…
My amendment seeks to provide additional funding for the Veterans Transportation Program, which would provide additional resources for the Highly Rural Transportation Grants, Beneficiary Travel, and Veterans Transportation Service. A major…
I would like to thank Chairman Thornberry and Ranking Member Smith for their bipartisan leadership, and the Armed Services Committee and the Rules Committee for bringing my amendment to the floor. My amendment is simple. It not only urges…
This week marks 3 years since the Refugio/ Plains pipeline failure spilled more than 100,000 gallons of crude oil along the Gaviota coast in my district. Black oil slick coated our beaches and marine life, costing over $96 million to clean…
This week, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released its latest budget projections predicting that the Republican tax plan will add a stunning $1.8 trillion to the deficit. It turns out major tax cuts for the wealthiest…
I want to remind my colleagues that a 2013 comprehensive immigration reform proposal would have reduced Federal deficits by $850 billion over 20 years, and increased GDP by 5.4 percent over 20 years.
Transgender individuals are already serving in the military. And not once during any hearing did I hear military leaders citing transgender service members as a threat to our military readiness.
It is frustrating to me that we have not learned our lessons from the past, and we are here again, discussing the same unwarranted concerns and implementing discriminatory policies in the military.
I believe that cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid to pay for tax benefits that mostly go to multi-national corporations and the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans is not the right priority for our country.
If we fail to address these kinds of issues, we will be missing an opportunity here.
Unfortunately, I do not think our President has taken this mitigation seriously.
I urge my colleagues to support the bipartisan Gun Violence Restraining Order Act. After the Parkland, Florida shooting tragically took the lives of 17 students and educators, students across the country have stood up and said: Enough is…
The MQ-9s are essential to the State of California's National Guard as it utilizes aircraft during natural disasters.
This is a partisan hearing to try to discredit the CBO because recent scores about the Affordable Care Act did not yield the type of result that the majority party wanted.
Last December, the Thomas fire raged through Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties, eventually becoming the largest wildfire in California's history. Our heroic firefighters left their families behind during the holiday season to fight…
I thank Chairman Shimkus for yielding. Mr. Speaker, 2 years ago, Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced its decision not to relicense the two nuclear reactors at the Diablo Canyon Power Plant in San Luis Obispo County. The plant has…
I rise with a heavy heart, imagining the pain felt in Parkland, Florida. No parent should have to send their children to school each day wondering if they will return home. While details of the shooting in Florida are still emerging, it is…
We owe it to the taxpayers to provide oversight and accountability over their tax dollars.
I think this is one of the most significant issues facing the American people and having trust in our being able to adequately fund our military and our Department of Defense.
As the Member of Congress representing the ``Camp 4'' property addressed in H.R. 1491, which would reaffirm the action of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians, I would…
The tax bill put forth today by congressional Republicans is a gift to the wealthiest 1 percent and multinational corporations at the expense of our students, homeowners, and seniors. It eliminates critical deductions that help central…
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