What Salud O. Carbajal said, and what was done

“Mr. Speaker, each year, I have the honor of recognizing women on the Central Coast whose leadership, service, and dedication have made a lasting impact on our community through the Women of the Year Award.”

“Mr. Chairman, I rise today to encourage every Member of this Chamber to support my dairy business innovation initiative amendment. The dairy business innovation initiatives support dairy businesses in the development, production, marketing, and distribution of dairy products.”

“Mr. Chair, greyhound racing is cruel and inhumane, resulting in hundreds of injuries and deaths of otherwise healthy dogs. It is already prohibited in 44 States and exists in only one, West Virginia.”

“I have been the lead sponsor of this bipartisan legislation for the past 4 years, alongside my colleagues Randy Fine, Zach Nunn, and Don Davis. During these 6 years, the Greyhound Protection Act has earned dozens of Democratic and Republican cosponsors.”

“Mr. Chair, I support unions, but this is about cruelty to animals, and we are trying to justify one good over a lot of evil. It is important that we not use this issue and call it just jobs for a very small amount of individuals, in one State in our Nation, when it comes to really protecting humane approaches to how we deal with greyhounds and animals.”

“Mr. Chair, in this country, we have done a lot of inhumane things, whether it is to animals or people. We oftentimes try to justify it in one way or another, but it is hard to justify jobs over being humane.”

“National Marine Sanctuary will lose big. Waiving the future fees on cables from industry would cost between $2.7 million and $7 million per every 20 miles each year.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to address ICE's horrific killing of Renee Nicole Good. Like so many Americans, I am outraged by Renee's murder, and I am disgusted by the disinformation campaign the Trump administration has waged to cover up their actions.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the remarkable life and legacy of James Kunkle, a decorated World War II fighter pilot, aviation leader, and American hero whose service and courage spanned more than a century.”

“Mr. Speaker, each year, I have the privilege of honoring women on the Central Coast who have made a meaningful impact in our community through the Women of the Year Award.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to encourage every Member of this Chamber to support this legislation honoring one of Santa Barbara County's own, Brigadier General Frederick R. Lopez.”

“Mr. Speaker, I represent California's Central Coast where close to half of our residents are Latino and where farmworkers are essential pillars of our community. Since Trump's return to the White House, our community has experienced an unprecedented level of chaos, fear from ICE raids, and family separations.”

“Mr. Chair, I thank Representative Scott for yielding. Mr. Chair, in the spirit of bipartisanship, I rise to speak in support of my colleague from Georgia's amendment to authorize the Baltic Security Initiative.”

“Mr. Speaker, each year, through the Women of the Year Award, my office extends special recognition to women on the Central Coast who have made a difference in our community.”

“Mr Speaker, each year, I have the privilege of honoring women on the Central Coast who have made a meaningful impact in our community through the Women of the Year Award.”

“Mr. Speaker, with his retirement as President of the Board of Directors of the Santa Barbara Mission Archive-Library on January 17th, 2025, John Gherini, Esq. concluded over thirty-seven years of distinguished service to the Archive-Library.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to an extraordinary American and beloved member of the Santa Barbara community, Paul David Lopez, as he celebrates his 100th birthday on June 22, 2025.”

“I am proud to have voted in support of the bipartisan infrastructure law, which provided $2.5 billion of investment in port infrastructure. We all now understand the importance of a strong resilient supply chain, and this bill is a step in the right direction.”

“Mr. Speaker, I extend my thanks to Chairman Westerman and Ranking Member Huffman for their support in advancing my bipartisan legislation, Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act, which I introduced with Representatives Valadao, Costa, and Fitzpatrick.”

“Care Act again, and it is projected to raise annual health premiums by roughly $1,200 for 20 million people. It would force 7 million Americans to lose their health insurance.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. Espaillat for his remarks. Before I yield to our next speaker, I wanted to reiterate: Make no mistake, under this plan we can expect even higher prices for food and goods, and it further worsens our workforce shortages.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from Washington (Ms. Randall) for her words. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Espaillat), chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and my good friend.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. I am proud to stand here as vice chair of the New Democrat Coalition to make it clear that we are here, 5 weeks into this new Congress, fighting to end the chaos of this new administration and get us back to what the American people elected us to do: lowering costs, promoting safer communities, and actually governing.”

“Mr. Chairman, I think my amendment provides a glimmer of hope in this bill that certainly could use some improvements. I am happy that my amendment is being considered.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to say: Los Angeles, we are with you. Our hearts are with every single family who has lost a loved one, a livelihood, or some part of their community.”

“Have we ever said that those families should be punished for their State's political choices? Absolutely not. I am appalled and, frankly, sickened at the calls for conditioning aid for these families, these American families.”