Press Releases

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 »

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 »