Reps. Carbajal and Huffman Unveil Bill to Expand ‘Protecting Blue Whale and Blue Skies’ Program to Entire Pacific Coast

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The Alan S. Lowenthal Blue Whales, Blue Skies Act

Today, California Congressmen Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Jared Huffman (CA-02) announced they are introducing legislation to create a new federal program encouraging commercial shipping companies operating off the Pacific coast to reduce speeds of their vessels in order to protect marine life and cut air pollution. The bill models the new federal program off the regional Protecting Blue…

Rep. Carbajal Highlights $2 Million Secured to Replace the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Radio Dispatch System

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SLO County Sheriff CPF June 2024

Congressman Salud Carbajal visited the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office to highlight new funding he secured in this year’s federal budget to support replacing the radio dispatch system used by the Sheriff’s office. The $2,000,000 in federal funds will help upgrade the hardware and software of the radio dispatch system, which handles the 100,000 annual calls and is the county’s…

Rep. Carbajal Highlights New Federal Attention and Investments for Airport Noise Mitigation Signed into Law in Aviation Bill

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Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), a member of the House Aviation Subcommittee, is highlighting new federal attention to airport noise and investments in noise mitigation projects coming through the aviation policy legislation he helped write and get signed into law a few weeks ago. “The Central Coast’s airports are hubs for our local economy, commerce, tourism, and our gateways to the…

Rep. Carbajal, New Democrat Coalition Leaders Encouraged by President Biden’s Executive Order to Restore Order at Border, Call for Republicans to Come to the Table

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Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), a Vice Chair of the New Democrat Coalition and its Immigration and Border Security Task Force, issued a statement with Task Force Chair Greg Stanton (AZ-04) and other members of the Coalition’s leadership team following the release of President Biden’s executive order that would bar migrants who cross the southern border unlawfully from receiving…

At Santa Maria Airport, Rep. Carbajal Celebrates Passage of His ‘Clean Airport Agenda’ with New Laws Combating PFAS Contamination at Airports

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Carbajal Santa Maria Airport

Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) traveled to Santa Maria Public Airport to celebrate the passage of his ‘Clean Airport Agenda’ aimed at helping curb the threat of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals in communities near regional airports. The ‘Clean Airport Agenda’ includes Rep. Carbajal’s Pollution-Free Aviation Sites (PFAS) Act, which establishes a grant program to…

Reps. Carbajal and Brownley Highlight $1.6 Million in Federal Funding to Expand Services Offered at Ventura County Family Justice Center with District Attorney Nasarenko

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Congressman Salud Carbajal and Congresswoman Julia Brownley visited the Ventura County Family Justice Center (VCFJC) with Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko to highlight new federal funding secured to support and expand the services it provides for survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence, and other violent crimes. President Biden recently signed into law a $1.67 million…

Rep. Carbajal Statement on Conviction of Donald Trump

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Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) issued a statement following the conviction of former President of the United States Donald Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records: “Today is reminder and proof that in the United States of America, no one is above the law. “Over the past few weeks, our nation’s independent judiciary – a bedrock of our democracy – has been under…

Rep. Carbajal Announces Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Awards Supporting 35 New Clean School Bus Purchases in Santa Barbara and Ventura Unified School Districts

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Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and the Biden-Harris Administration announced new funding for two Central Coast school districts to support their purchase of 35 clean school buses for local students. Ventura Unified School District and Santa Barbara Unified School District are receiving a total of $7 million in rebates through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA)…

Rep. Carbajal Statement on 2024 Farm Bill

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Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) issued the following statement following the conclusion of the House Agriculture Committee’s markup of the 2024 Farm Bill early this morning: “The Farm Bill is critical for the Central Coast – and because this legislation only happens twice every decade, I know that it is not just important to get this bill done. It is important that we get this…

Rep. Carbajal Statement on 10th Anniversary of Isla Vista Mass Shooting

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On the tenth anniversary of the mass shooting in Isla Vista, California, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) today released a video statement remembering the lives lost and recommitting to curbing gun violence in their memory. The full video statement can be found here. “I still remember that day. The phone calls I got, the anguish we all felt both for Isla Vista and my alma mater…

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