Press Releases

With two deadlines approaching, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) is urging all eligible veterans to enroll with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care and file their claim as soon as possible for benefits established through last year’s passage of the Honoring Our PACT Act (PACT Act). “While over half a million individuals have filed claims since the passage of the… Read more »

This week, Congressman Salud Carbajal, Vice Chair for Outreach of the New Democrat Coalition, is highlighting this week the recent release of the Coalition’s new Economic Opportunity Agenda to continue lowering costs, fighting inflation, and growing the middle class. This new plan builds on the New Democrat Coalition’s Action Plan to Fight Inflation, which Rep. Carbajal helped develop… Read more »

Today, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA), and Vice Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Hillary Scholten (D-MI) requested the Government Accountability Office (GAO) review the effectiveness… Read more »

La histórica ley de infraestructura fue elaborada y aprobada por Carbajal a través de su papel en el Comité de Transporte e Infraestructura de la Cámara de Representantes Read more »

Congressman Salud Carbajal joined members of the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments and other state and local officials to highlight more than $70 million in federal funding that his work in Congress helped deliver for improvements to the U.S. Highway 101 in Santa Barbara County, boosting the more than 17-year effort to improve safety and reduce congestion. Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, joined a bipartisan majority of the U.S. House of Representatives in voting to advance reauthorization of federal aviation programs with key improvements for aviation safety and consumer protections for America’s air travelers. Many of the measures included in the… Read more »

Landmark infrastructure law was crafted and passed by Carbajal through his role on House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Read more »

 Juana Flores and granddaughter Andrea spoke at Congressional Hispanic Caucus event today highlighting Rep. Carbajal’s Protect Patriot Parents Act. Back row (right to left): Rep. Darren Soto, inspiration for Soto’s Protect Patriot Spouses Act Alejandra Juarez, Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, Alejandra’s daughter Estela Juarez, and Reps. Lou… Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) and Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR-05) unveiled new bipartisan child care affordability legislation aimed at lowering the cost of child care for middle class families and creating new pathways to creating child care providers for small businesses. The bill would improve a tax credit aimed at helping employers provide child care options… Read more »

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a measure sponsored by Congressmen Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) to improve military families’ ability to compare housing options and identify subpar living conditions.   The Military Housing Transparency and Accountability Act, which was introduced by the lawmakers in May, passed as part of the National… Read more »