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California Congressman Salud Carbajal and Senator Alex Padilla wrote to the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and U.S. Department of Commerce to express their strong support for swiftly designating the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary while facilitating the development of offshore wind energy. If designated, the Sanctuary would be the first Tribally-nominated sanctuary i... Read More »

Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) was part of a unanimous vote of the U.S. House of Representatives last night establishing a bipartisan task force to investigate the attempted assassination of former President of the United States Donald Trump on July 13. “The attempt on Donald Trump's life earlier this month was an act of unacceptable political violence, and the American people deserve answers ... Read More »

Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, issued the following statement today following an address to Congress by Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: “While I wholeheartedly support Israel’s right to defend itself in the wake of the horrific October 7 attack and rescue hostages still be held by Hamas, Prime Min... Read More »

Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) is highlighting how an expansion of veterans benefits he helped get signed into law in 2022 is helping Central Coast veterans, and reminding veterans of a key deadline for those who are eligible for new health benefits under the law. “Two years ago, we came together with President Joe Biden to pass the largest and most significant expansion of veterans benefits ... Read More »

Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) is one of nearly 100 House Democrats co-sponsoring new legislation that would repeal an antiquated federal law that has been raised by conservative voices as the potential foundation for enacting a federal ban on abortion nationwide. The legislation introduced by Rep. Carbajal and his colleagues in recent weeks would preempt any attempt to use the 1873 Comstock A... Read More »

Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) joined Representatives John Curtis (R-UT) and Scott Peters (D-CA) to introduce legislation designed to support American businesses and ensure fair competition on the global stage. The Providing Reliable, Objective, Verifiable Emissions Intensity and Transparency (PROVE IT) Act would provide high-quality, verifiable data about emissions of U.S.-made products in co... Read More »

Today, the New Democrat Coalition announced it was endorsing 15 public safety bills for passage, including legislation written by Coalition Vice Chair Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) to help local police departments mitigate staffing shortages. The Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act, introduced in May with Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), provides an emergency boost to the federal grant program that pro... Read More »

Today, bipartisan legislation to reduce wildfire risks written by Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) will receive its first-ever hearing in the U.S. House of Representatives. The first formal hearing comes as Carbajal and his team are monitoring the 26,000 acre Lake Fire in his congressional district that has already destroyed several structures and triggered evacuation warnings in Los Padres Na... Read More »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal announced $5,467,019 in new federal funding that will help the Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transportation District (MTD) and San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority (RTA) purchase battery-electric buses and chargers. Santa Barbara MTD is receiving $2,894,131 and San Luis Obispo RTA is receiving $2,572,888 in Federal Transit Administration funding made possible b... Read More »

Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) is encouraging Central Coast families to take advantage of the expanded suite of federal nutrition programs available this summer for kids across California, including a new direct benefit he helped create through legislation passed in 2022. The new suite of programs launched by the U.S. Department of Agriculture give families more choices and convenient ways to ... Read More »

Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), a member of the Pro-Choice Caucus, issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court announcement today sending a decision on Americans’ access to emergency medical care back to lower courts. “Everyone experiencing a health emergency should be able to get the care they need – including a potentially life saving abortion – without delay or political infere... Read More »

Today, the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force announced a new effort to force a vote on legislation led by Congresswoman Lucy McBath (GA-06) and Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) to expand Americans’ access to ‘red flag laws’, which allow the removal of a gun from someone who is deemed by a court to pose a threat to themselves or others. “Red flag laws should not be controversial. Studies h... Read More »

Today, the Congressional Offshore Wind Caucus announced its new bipartisan leadership slate ahead of its first meeting led by the new co-chairs with industry and policy stakeholders later this week. The Offshore Wind Caucus is now led by Co-Chairs: · Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) · Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-NY-04) · Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY-01) · Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19) · Rep. Deborah Ross (D-... Read More »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) applauded new executive actions by President Joe Biden designed to keep American families together by protecting noncitizen spouses and children of U.S. citizens from separation or deportation and streamlining visa processes for Dreamers. “Despite years and decades of contributions to our country and economy, thousands of American families still live under... Read More »

Ahead of tomorrow’s 12th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) released the following statement highlighting the program’s support of Dreamers and urging Congress to pass the bipartisan American Dream and Promise Act. "12 years ago tomorrow, the Obama-Biden administration announced the DACA program to protect young people from being d... Read More »