Press Releases

Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) today denounced the Republican leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives for pushing extreme legislation the final week before a government shutdown rather than taking necessary steps to avoid the furloughing of millions of workers and the shuttering of critical services.  “Why are we – with hours to go before a government shutdown – wasting… Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) introduced legislation that will combat climate change while investing directly in American communities: the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act. “We do not have the luxury of time when it comes to getting to carbon neutral. We need to give big corporations a real, unequivocal incentive to shrink their carbon footprint. We need to put a fee… Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), California Senator John Laird (SD-17) and Assemblymember Dawn Addis (AD-30) joined the County of San Luis Obispo to announce that they will be hosting a public information session on the development, implementation, and impacts of offshore wind development off the coast of San Luis Obispo County. The public information session, which will be… Read more »

The Child Care Investment Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) and Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR-05) earlier this year to increase access to affordable child care, is winning new support in Washington and in Congress. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce formally endorsed the legislation to improve three existing child care tax incentives to… Read more »

This week, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Vice Chair for Outreach of the New Democrat Coalition, joined 97 Members of the Coalition urging House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to advance bipartisan government funding bills similar to those advanced by the Senate and consistent with the bipartisan debt ceiling agreement that Congress and the administration negotiated this May. “I’m doing… Read more »

Central Coast Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Congressman Raúl Grijalva (AZ-03), the top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, traveled to Santa Cruz Island in the Channel Islands National Park (CINP) to highlight funding for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law improvement projects in the park and furthering environmental protections in the region. “Channel Islands… Read more »

Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) joined a bicameral group of Democratic lawmakers to introduce the Child Care Stabilization Act to extend vital federal child care stabilization funding—which is set to expire at the end of this month—and ensure that child care providers can keep their doors open and continue serving children and families in every part of the country. “This funding for… Read more »

Central Coast Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) today laid out the potential devastating impacts that a government shutdown could have on Central Coast families. “The extreme right in the House is once again trying to govern by hostage taking, seeking to force harsh cuts to programs that our families count on, like child care, education, food assistance programs for older Americans and… Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) introduced two bipartisan bills aimed at helping the Central Coast curb the threat of forever chemicals in communities near regional airports. Rep. Carbajal’s ‘Clean Airport Agenda’, which he officially unveiled at San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport earlier this week, includes two new pieces of legislation co-led with Reps. Mike Lawler… Read more »

Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) spoke at Pioneer Park with Lompoc Mayor Jenelle Osborne to highlight delivering $1,267,5000 in federal funding to support renovations at the park, including the construction of a new playground and baseball fields. “Parks and green spaces are essential to the quality of life in every community, and I’m proud to be able to fight for this funding… Read more »