Carbajal highlights childcare tax credits, down-payment help and "Degrees Not Debt" at Ojai town hall

During the Q&A, Congressman Carbajal outlined several domestic policy proposals he said he is sponsoring or cosponsoring. On childcare he said his bill would modernize the tax code so both businesses collaborating to provide childcare could claim tax incentives and would raise a cap (he cited changing a $1.50 cap to $500,000 in the transcript). He also described an "American Dream" first-time homebuyer concept to help with down payments.

On higher education, Carbajal cited the "Degrees Not Debt Act," which he said would double Pell grants and index them to inflation to reduce student borrowing. He said these measures, combined with other bills, aim to address affordability for families on the Central Coast.