Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal voted to cap the out-of-pocket cost of insulin for Americans on Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance at $35 a month.
The legislation advanced by the House today ensures vital and affordable access to life-saving medication for the more than 37 million people in the United States who have diabetes, including one-third of Medicare beneficiaries and the over… Read more »
Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal announced the winners of the fifth annual Congressional Women of the Year Award.
The six winners of this year’s award are: Reverend Doctor Caroline Hall of Los Osos, Dee Lacey of Paso Robles, Barbara Levenson of Pismo Beach, Lawanda Lyons-Pruitt of Santa Maria, Linda Tyler-Ryles of Buellton, and Sigrid Wright of Goleta.
The Congressional Women of the Year… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal, Chairman of the House Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee, joined a bipartisan majority of the U.S. House of Representatives to approve maritime liability reforms that he first proposed in the aftermath of the Conception boat fire in 2019.
The reforms approved today as a part of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization… Read more »
Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal reacted to a new report issued by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on inspections at the Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP).
The report details how NRC staff failed to identify degraded elements of DCPP’s systems, inspect critical areas where leaks had occurred, and meet regulations for inspection… Read more »
Congressman Salud Carbajal highlighted two new grants announced this month for San Luis Obispo area transit improvements, totaling more than $21 million, that were made possible by his work in Congress approving both the American Rescue Plan and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Read more »
U.S. Representatives Salud Carbajal (CA-24)and Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) on Thursday introduced H.R. 7144, Military Housing Transparency and Accountability Act.
This legislation will direct the Secretary of Defense to develop a centralized Military Housing Feedback Tool for members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families to identify, rate, and compare… Read more »
Today, a bipartisan majority of the House Committee on Education and Labor approved the Federal Firefighters Fairness Act, a measure authored by Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24). This bipartisan bill ensures federal firefighters receive the same access to job-related disability and retirement benefits as state, county, and municipal firefighters.
“I’m pleased that to see my measure to give… Read more »
Congressman Salud Carbajal announced that $9,512,340 in direct funding for Santa Barbara County community projects will be signed into law by President Biden after more than a year of advocacy for critical local projects. Read more »
Congressman Salud Carbajal announced that $7,975,000 in direct funding for San Luis Obispo County community projects will be signed into law by President Biden after more than a year of advocacy for critical local projects. Read more »
Representatives Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Norma J. Torres (CA-35), and Grace Napolitano (CA-32) today announced the inclusion of $10 million to support U.S. Air Force Educational Partnership Agreements (EPAs) at Cal Poly Pomona and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the omnibus government funding bill that passed the House last week. Read more »
