Today, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a bipartisan bill co-sponsored by Congressman Salud Carbajal to enshrine the marriage equality for same sex and interracial couples, repeal the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), and provide additional legal protections for marriage equality.
In a vote of 267 to 157, the House today approved the Respect for Marriage Act to… Read more »
Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal voted to approve two bills in the U.S. House to affirm the Constitutional right to keep reproductive health care choices between a patient and a doctor: one to codify a nationwide right to abortion, and another to protect a patient’s right to travel nationally for reproductive health care without interference or fear of prosecution.
“In the weeks since… Read more »
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives approved in a bipartisan vote its comprehensive defense policy bill for the upcoming fiscal year, a measure crafted in part by Congressman Salud Carbajal and amended in recent days to include multiple measures authored by Carbajal.
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23 NDAA) includes multiple provisions championed by… Read more »
Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal issued the following statement on the future of Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP):
“There is too much at stake for us to move backward in the fight to make California fully powered by clean energy in the face of climate change, rising fossil fuel prices, and record heat waves and drought.
“But this isn’t just a matter of keeping the keys in the ignition… Read more »
Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal highlighted the new Inflation Action Plan crafted through his work with the New Democrat Coalition (NDC) in the U.S. House, emphasizing its policy solutions that will cut costs for Central Coast families, while also unveiling his new Central Coast Inflation Resource Guide.
The multi-pronged action plan was created through collaboration of Rep. Carbajal… Read more »
Today, Congressman Carbajal applauded the Biden-Harris Administration’s announcement that it does not intend to sell new leases for offshore drilling on the California coast for the next five years, a priority he has pursued since his first days in Congress.
“The Central Coast knows the devastation that oil spills can bring to our community, our wildlife, and our local economies. That’s… Read more »
Today, the five bipartisan Co-Chairs of the Cut Flower Caucus unveiled a revised version of the American Grown Act named in honor of the late Representative Don Young of Alaska that they will introduce later this week.
On Friday, Representatives Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Jaime Lynn Herrera Beutler (R-WA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), and Chellie Pingree (D-ME) will officially… Read more »
Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal announced a $444,787 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce to improve high-speed internet connectivity in Santa Ynez and other parts of northern Santa Barbara County.
The grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan, the landmark COVID-19 relief bill that Rep. Carbajal helped get signed into law in March 2021.
“Whether it’s a small business needing… Read more »
Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal, a member of the Pro-Choice Caucus, issued the following statement in reaction to the Supreme Court’s ruling today in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, where they struck a half century of legal precedent on Constitutional reproductive rights by overturning Roe v. Wade:
“This decision, which overturns a half century of legal precedent, is a… Read more »
Today, a bipartisan majority of the U.S. House of Representatives sent to the President’s desk a proposal championed by Congressman Salud Carbajal which will expand the use of ‘red flag’ laws, a portion of a commonsense gun safety package crafted over the past month.
The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act includes multiple provisions to reduce gun deaths and keep American communities safe,… Read more »
