Rep. Carbajal Re-Appointed to Agriculture, Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure Committees for 118th Congress

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Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) announced that he will continue to serve on three House committees in his new term: Agriculture; Armed Services; and Transportation and Infrastructure. Carbajal will continue as the top-ranking Democrat on the Transportation and Infrastructure’s Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, and will serve as that Subcommittee’s Ranking…

Rep. Carbajal Announces Over $23 Million from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for Central Coast Transit

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Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) announced $23,577,941 in funding authorized through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), which he helped craft in 2021, for transit improvements on the Central Coast. “As a kid growing up in Oxnard, I learned firsthand the importance of reliable public transportation for my family and so many others on the Central Coast,” said Rep. Carbajal.…

Rep. Carbajal Statement on Biden State of the Union Address

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Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) issued the following statement after the conclusion of President Biden’s second State of the Union address: “One year ago, President Biden came before Congress to address the wide range of issues facing our nation–high inflation and supply chain disruptions, climate change and gun violence, and Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, which had…

Rep. Carbajal Leads Bipartisan Call for Agricultural Research Investments in 2024 White House Budget

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Last night, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) led a bipartisan group of 27 members of the House of Representatives in a letter urging the White House to prioritize investments in agricultural research in the upcoming 2024 budget set to be released in the next month. The lawmakers emphasized the impact additional research in automation and mechanization would have in supporting…

President Biden Approves Rep. Carbajal Request to Add Ventura County to Disaster Aid Declaration

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Last night, President Joe Biden approved an amendment to his major disaster declaration to include Ventura County, a change pushed by Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) over the past few weeks in the aftermath of heavy storms and flooding across the Central Coast. President Biden’s approval of individual assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) allows Ventura…

Carbajal, Feinstein Introduce Bill to Strengthen Red-Flag Laws, Keep Guns from Dangerous Individuals

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Congressman Salud Carbajal and Senator Dianne Feinstein (both D-Calif.) today introduced the Extreme Risk Protection Order Expansion Act, a bill to help states enact laws that allow family members and law enforcement to acquire temporary court orders to have guns removed from dangerous individuals. The bill would create a new federal grant program to help enact extreme risk protection…

Rep. Carbajal Blasts House GOP Bill Designed to Hamstring Tools that Lower Central Coast Energy Costs

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Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) denounced a measure put up for a vote by the new Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives that would hamstring the Executive Branch’s ability to release oil from the United States’ strategic reserves, despite evidence that previous releases have helped offset gas price spikes over the past year. “Members of both parties agree that…

Congressman Carbajal Launches Resource Page for Storm-Impacted Families in Santa Barbara and SLO Counties, Encourages Applications for FEMA Aid

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This week, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) launched a new resource page on his website to provide information on federal aid available to families and businesses in his district who were impacted by this month’s severe storms and flooding. After securing a major disaster declaration from President Biden for Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, Congressman Carbajal is using this…

Reps. Carbajal, Panetta Deliver $10 Million to Support Monarch Conservation Efforts

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This week, U.S. Representatives Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) highlighted the $10 million investment in critical monarch butterfly and pollinator conservation they secured in the federal funding package passed at the end of last year. The $10 million in federal funds, a $6 million increase over what was approved for the prior fiscal year, includes $3 million made…

President Biden Approves Congressman Carbajal Request to Add Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo to Major Disaster Declaration

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Tonight, President Joe Biden approved an amendment to his major disaster declaration to include San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties, a change pushed by Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) over the past week in the aftermath of heavy storms and flooding across the Central Coast. President Biden’s approval of individual and public assistance through the Federal Emergency Management…

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