Avila Beach, CA – Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will invest $4.9 million to supplement funding Port San Luis breakwater repairs. In April, Carbajal directly requested that the Assistant Secretary of the Army and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget include funding for the breakwater repair in their fiscal year 2018 work plan. Read his full letter here. “The failing breakwater infrastructure at Port San Luis represents a c...
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Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, voted to pass the FY19 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
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On the 4th anniversary of the fatal shooting in Isla Vista, California, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) led lawmakers to demand that House Leadership bring up a vote on a bipartisan package of common-sense gun safety measures, including legislation introduced by Reps. Carbajal, Mike Thompson (CA-05), Don Bacon (NE-02), and Debbie Dingell (MI-12). Carbajal introduced the Gun Violence Restraining Order Act one year ago today, based on a California law SB 719 enacted in 2014 after the Isla Vista...
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Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) announced he signed a bipartisan discharge petition to force a long-overdue vote on the House Floor to protect America’s DACA recipients, including the estimated 7,200 eligible DACA recipients on the Central Coast. “DACA recipients on the Central Coast are living in a perpetual state of uncertainty while court rulings have temporarily allowed DACA renewals to continue,” said Carbajal. “This bipartisan action sends a strong message to Republican House leadership...
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Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) testified before the House Veterans Affairs Committee (HVAC) highlighting significant issues with the phone system for local Veterans Affairs (VA) Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs), that provide the most common outpatient services, including health and wellness visits. He also highlighted the limited transportation provided to Central Coast veterans to attend medical appointments at the VA’s Greater Los Angeles area facilities. “I’ve h...
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Washington, DC – Today, an amendment authored by Representative Salud Carbajal (CA-24) to strengthen water sustainability and operations readiness on American military installations, was adopted unanimously by the House Armed Services Committee (HASC). The amendment directs the Secretary of Defense to report on innovative ways to reduce water use across installations and to identify opportunities to replicate the successful water-saving tactics currently deployed at our installations strengthen ...
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Santa Barbara, CA – Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) announced that Madison Ly from Earnest Righetti High School is the winner of the 2018 Congressional Art Competition. Madison’s winning piece, entitled “The American Dream,” will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for the next year. Additionally, Carbajal announced that Paso Robles High School’s Sarai Del Valle’s painting “Soldier” and Dos Pueblos High School student Alexia Li’s piece “Constantly Risking Absurdity” won second and third p...
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WATCH: Representatives Carbajal and Bacon discuss bipartisan exchange visit to Omaha The Congressmen visited various locations throughout the Second Congressional District of Nebraska engaging in discussions on transportation, agriculture, and national defense. These visits reflect the Members commitment to civility in Congress when working together on areas of common interest. "When I was sworn in to serve the Central Coast, civility and bipartisanship remained my guiding principles to find com...
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San Luis Obispo, CA – Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and co-author Bill Ostrander, Director of Citizen’s Congress, introduced H.R. 5670 the Corporate Political Disclosure Act of 2018. This legislation requires publicly traded corporations to disclose political expenditures through the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to their shareholders and the general public. “The Citizens United decision unfortunately opened the door for large corporations, even foreign-controlled ones, to...
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