Press Releases

Today, New Democrat Coalition Immigration and Border Security Task Force Vice Chair Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Chair Greg Stanton (AZ-04) released the following statement after Senate Republicans again blocked a vote on the bipartisan deal to secure the border and address the broken asylum process: “Over 100 days ago, Congressional Republicans walked away from the… Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal announced more than $7.1 million in new federal housing grants to increase the availability of affordable housing options on the Central Coast across all three counties he represents in Congress. “My top priority in Congress is lowering the cost of living for Central Coast families, and I know that begins with the roof over their heads, and I am proud… Read more »

Last night, President Joe Biden signed into law Congressman Salud Carbajal’s (CA-24) ‘Clean Airport Agenda’, a slate of bipartisan bills aimed at helping curb the threat of forever chemicals near airports. The bills are part of the bicameral aviation policy package crafted over the past year with the help of Rep. Carbajal and his colleagues on the House Aviation Subcommittee. The‘Clean… Read more »

Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) were joined by members of the nation’s top law enforcement groups to mark National Police Week and highlight their introduction of bipartisan legislation aimed at helping local police departments mitigate staffing shortages. The Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act provides an emergency boost to the federal grant program… Read more »

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives approved Congressman Salud Carbajal’s (CA-24) ‘Clean Airport Agenda’, a slate of bipartisan bills aimed at helping curb the threat of forever chemicals near airports. The bills are part of the bicameral aviation policy package now headed to President Joe Biden’s desk for him to sign into law. The ‘Clean Airport Agenda’ includes Rep. Carbajal’s… Read more »

Rep. Carbajal spoke on the House floor earlier today highlighting the important missions undertaken by the Coast Guard and the improvements included in the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2024. Today, the U.S. House of Representatives approved in a bipartisan vote legislation crafted by Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Ranking Member Salud Carbajal (CA-24),… Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) joined U.S. Representatives Young Kim (CA-40), Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06), and Jill Tokuda (HI-02) to introduce the Combat Veterans Pre-Enrollment Act, a bipartisan bill to allow servicemembers to opt in to Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) patient enrollment. Currently, members of the armed forces cannot apply for VA health care after they are… Read more »

Congressman Salud Carbajal, a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, is urging President Biden to enforce U.S. law and policy amid evidence and reports that Israel has restricted the flow of U.S. aid to Gaza – where over one million Palestinians are experiencing catastrophic levels of starvation. In a letter to President Biden, Congressman… Read more »

El congresista Salud Carbajal (CA-24) está elogiando al presidente Joe Biden por implementar reglamentaciones este mes exigidas en el paquete federal sobre seguridad de armas que el Sr. Carbajal ayudó a crear. Las nuevas reglas incluyen verificaciones de antecedentes más exhaustivos y normas más estrictas para la compra de armas de fuego. “Esta es una pequeña, pero importante… Read more »

Rep. Carbajal’s bipartisan ‘Clean Airport Agenda’ includes his Pollution-Free Aviation Sites (PFAS) Act, which creates a new federal grant program for airports needing support to replace firefighting foams containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and the Save Our Airports Reporting Act, which requires routine progress reports from federal agencies on phasing out foams containing the ‘forever chemicals’ shown to pose health risks to nearby communities. Read more »