Press Releases

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 »

A bill led by Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) to promote mechanization research and development in U.S. agriculture is being recommended for passage by the New Democrat Coalition’s (NDC) Farm Bill Task Force. The NDC Farm Bill Task Force recently endorsed 44 pieces of legislation for inclusion in the 2023 Farm Bill; including Carbajal’s Advancing Automation Research and Development in… Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) issued the following statement on the failure by House Republicans in the United States Congress to elect a new Speaker of the House, continuing gridlock that prevents action on any legislation in the chamber: “From continuing challenges at home to crises around the globe, the American people and the international community are looking to… Read more »

Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) is highlighting that UC Santa Barbara will be one of the beneficiaries of the first major award from the CHIPS and Science Act, the landmark manufacturing and research law that he helped pass in July 2022. A $27 million award funded by the 2022 law was announced by the U.S. Department of Defense for the California Defense Ready Electronics and… Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal issued the following statement following voting in favor on the motion to vacate the Speaker of the House: “There are real challenges facing our nation, our state, and the Central Coast families that I represent. But since the beginning of this Congress, the U.S. House of Representatives under the leadership of Kevin McCarthy has moved farther and… Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) voted to extend government funding and services, provide additional disaster assistance to communities impacted by natural disasters, and avert a government shutdown at midnight tonight. As the U.S. Senate takes up the measure approved by Carbajal and an overwhelming bipartisan majority in the U.S. House earlier today, Rep. Carbajal shared the… Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) issued the following statement on the passing of Dianne Feinstein, senior U.S. Senator for California, former mayor of San Francisco and President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, and author of the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons ban. “Today we lost a titan of California politics.  “From her time in local government to the halls of… Read more »

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 »