Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) joined by Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) and Rep. Raul Ruiz (CA-36), introduced the bipartisan Veterans’ Record Reconstruction Act of 2017, a bill that eases process for veterans to prove their eligibility for certain benefits or decorations. The Veterans’ Record Reconstruction Act requires the Department of Defense to develop guidelines for the use of unofficial sources of information in determining benefits and decoration eligibility wh...
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Washington, DC — Representative Salud Carbajal (CA-24) led 26 Members of Congress in a letter to President Trump demanding he publicly release his formal report asking President Trump to reduce protections on a number of 27 national monuments under review as part of Executive Order 13795, including the Carrizo Plain National Monument on the Central Coast. In a report sent to Trump on August 24th, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke reportedly asked the President to shrink ‘a handful’ of nationa...
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Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) announced the passage of his amendment to the FY18 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill, requiring updated automatic shutoff valves and leak detection standards for oil and gas pipelines. The Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011 includes instruction that the Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), issue updated regulations to requi...
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) released the following statement today as the Trump Administration announced the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program with a six-month delay: “DACA has given nearly 800,000 young people a shot at the American Dream, allowing them to come forward, live, work, and learn in the United States legally and without fear of deportation. This includes the over 9,000 students, entrepreneurs, and military members eligible for...
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Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) wrote to Ed Halpin, the Senior Vice President, Generation and Chief Nuclear Officer for Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), to express his support for a community advisory panel during the decommissioning of two nuclear reactors at the Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP) in San Luis Obispo. In accordance with Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) guidelines, once a power plant is set to be closed, the plant owners must initiate a decommissionin...
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After Review Halted for Five National Monuments, Carbajal Requests Exemption on Central Coast Santa Margarita, CA – Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) wrote to Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, urging the Trump Administration to end review of the Carrizo Plain National Monument amid broad support for the Monument and public opposition to modification of its designation. Secretary Zinke recently announced that of the 27 national monuments originally under designation review, Craters of the Mo...
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After Nuclear Threats from Regime, Over 60 U.S. Congressmen Criticize President’s “Irresponsible and Dangerous” Rhetoric Santa Barbara, CA – Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) joined over 60 Members of Congress in sending a letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson rebuking President Trump’s inflammatory and improvised statements regarding U.S. policy towards North Korea, notifying him that military strikes without Congressional approval would violate the Constitution, and urging the Administra...
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Santa Barbara, CA – Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) made the following statement after the announcement that Anthem Blue Cross will discontinue many health insurance plans through Covered California, including in Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Counties: “Anthem Blue Cross of California regrettably announced this week that they plan to end coverage for people on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) individual health insurance plan in most of Southern California, including on the Central ...
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Today, Representative Salud Carbajal (CA-24) led a group of 19 colleagues in sending a letter to Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, urging him to maintain the boundaries and designations of California’s four National Marine Sanctuaries: the Channel Islands, Monterey Bay, Cordell Band, and the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuaries. The letter expressed the Members’ strong support for the California marine sanctuaries under review as part of Executive Order 13795, “Implementin...
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Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) announced today that his request to fully fund the Operation Stonegarden program was included in the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Bill. $110 million in funding, from FY 2018-2022, will help to offset the costs incurred by Central Coast law enforcement as they combat panga smuggling off our coastline. In a letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcomittee on Homeland Security, Carbajal requested $55 million in funding ...
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