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Salud Carbajal

US Congressman Salud Carbajal

Hundreds of US leaders hit with retaliatory sanctions

Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara), who represents Paso Robles in the US House of Representatives, was sanctioned by the Russian government on Wednesday for his support of Ukraine.

The Russian Foreign Ministry announced sanctions against 398 members of the US Congress and 87 Canadian senators. The move comes in response to a “wave of anti-Russian sanctions imposed by the administration of Joe Biden,” according to Tass, a Russian news agency.

The sanctions bar the representatives from entering Russia. The list included both Democrats and Republicans.

The United States government had previously sanctioned 328 members of Russia’s federal assembly, the State Duma.

Rep. Carbajal responded to the sanctions on social media:

Rep. Salud Carbajal represents California’s 24th congressional district, encompassing Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and part of Ventura County. He sits on the House Armed Services Committee, Agriculture Committee, and Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, where he serves as the Chair of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

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