Press Releases

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

Today, Congressmen Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) urged President Biden to approve California’s request for a major disaster declaration to unlock additional storm relief for Central Coast families and businesses impacted by recent storms and flooding. “We are grateful for the swift support your Administration has afforded to our region in the wake of the severe winter… Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) joined Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02), and 33 California Members of Congress in bipartisan letter to to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Federal Highway Administrator (FHWA) Shailen Bhatt to request expedited support, funding, and… Read more »

Last night, following a request from Congressmen Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), the Biden-Harris Administration approved an amendment to California’s federal disaster declaration to include Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties. “I am grateful to President Biden, FEMA, state officials, and our local leaders and emergency managers for working quickly to ensure… Read more »