Press Releases

Over the past two weeks, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) has toured projects, agencies, and Central Coast businesses that have benefited from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to mark a milestone $1 billion invested in projects across the three counties that he represents in Congress. Rep. Carbajal helped write and pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law with the Biden-Harris… Read more »

Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) sat down with Alexander Espinoza, a Santa Maria resident and recent graduate of Allan Hancock College, to discuss the recent breakthrough his team had in unlocking a “life-changing amount” of federal benefits previously withheld by a federal agency. Mr. Espinoza incorrectly saw his benefits reduced from Social Security. Congressman Carbajal’s team… Read more »

On Monday, August 12, 2024, Congressman Salud Carbajal joined Leah Stokes from Rewiring America, Rincon Plumbing, Community Environmental Council (CEC), and Tri-County Regional Energy Network (3C-REN) to celebrate the clean electric upgrades at the home of Santa Barbara artist Tal Avitzur and his wife Lisa made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).  The event celebrated the… Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) applauded the Biden-Harris Administration for announcing a change in housing policy to benefit veterans that he had proposed in his bipartisan Home for the Brave Act. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will now no longer count veteran’s disability benefits towards total income when determining their eligibility for HUD programs,… Read more »

On Monday, August 5, Congressman Salud Carbajal hosted his ninth town of his current congressional term in Lompoc, California. The Congressman answered questions and concerns from constituents and provided updates on recent legislative action in Washington. Topics included housing, immigration, adoption policy, the Federal Aviation Administration and launches out of Vandenberg Space… Read more »

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… 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… 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,… 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… 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… Read more »