Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) announced he is reintroducing bipartisan legislation aimed at improving housing access and affordability for U.S. veterans with Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11).
The lawmakers’ Home for the Brave Act would exempt veterans' disability benefits from counting toward total income when determining their eligibility for housing assistance programs through… Read more »
The White House has joined California Representatives Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Julia Brownley (CA-26), Jim Costa (CA-21), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) in asking Congress to approve disaster relief funds for California farmers and growers and others impacted by recent natural disasters.
The White House requested $2.8 billion in disaster aid for farmers and ranchers… Read more »
Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) called on the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a nonpartisan government agency, to complete an independent assessment of the successes and potential improvements available for the nation’s 211 public information system and the services it provides to families across the United States.
“In recent years, 211 systems have played an increasingly… Read more »
Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), California Senator John Laird (SD-17) and Assemblymember Dawn Addis (AD-30) released the agenda for the public information session they are hosting next week with the County of San Luis Obispo on the development, implementation, and impacts of offshore wind development off the Central Coast.
The information… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) issued the following statement on the election of a new Speaker of the House:
“Make no mistake: restoring our basic ability to govern is long overdue, but is no great accomplishment for my colleagues across the aisle, especially as House Democrats and I have stood united for the past 22 days offering a bipartisan path… Read more »
Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) and Congressman Don Bacon (R-NE-02) are reintroducing bipartisan legislation today to expand benefits for veterans who experienced sexual trauma during their service.
The Veteran Restitution and Justice Act would change the effective date of a veteran’s claim to allow veterans who experience sexual trauma during their service to receive retroactive… Read more »
Today, California Representatives Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Julia Brownley (CA-26), Jim Costa (CA-21), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) are calling on the White House to include disaster relief funds for California farmers and growers in their forthcoming supplemental request for domestic priorities.
The lawmakers represent a region of California that was battered by storms… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR-05), Jim Costa (D-CA-21), and David Valadao (R-CA-22) introduced bipartisan legislation today in the U.S. House of Representatives to reduce the risk of wildfires across the west coast and throughout the United States.
“The causes of wildfires are not a mystery to us. We know that downed trees and dead… Read more »
Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal joined a majority of the House Democratic Caucus to express support for President Joe Biden’s leadership and diplomacy in the Middle East, which has committed to providing both support for Israel’s right to respond to terrorist attacks and the taking of hostages as well as meeting the humanitarian needs of innocent civilians in Gaza.
“Thank you for your… Read more »
Congressman Salud Carbajal, U.S. Representative for the Central Coast and veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, expressed concerns directly to the head of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) about the closure this week of a veterans substance abuse treatment facility in San Luis Obispo and its potential impact on Central Coast veterans. Read more »
