Salud and the Senate
Santa Barbara’s Man in Washington Vents About World’s Greatest Deliberative Body
Rep. Salud Carbajal stated the extra federal stimulus money was needed by unemployed workers. One constituent who was laid off as a result of COVID-19, Carbajal said, had a health condition and couldn't simply find a new job. "The extra $600 per week has made a world of difference to individuals like him.” | Credit: Paul Wellman File
On most days, Rep. Salud Carbajal is the most mild-spoken of politicians — cautious, good-natured, and (his hands-down favorite word) bipartisan to a fault.
Last week, however, as majority Republicans yawned and fidget spun through the start of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, Carbajal uncharacteristically let his rhetorical freak flag fly.
“It seems more like a cover-up than the trial we expect for the Senate to conduct,” said Santa Barbara’s 55-year-old congressmember in an interview.
