Rep. Carbajal Invites Community Members to Attend First Public Discussion on Future of Diablo Canyon

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Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal issued a public invitation for citizens across the Central Coast to attend the first public meeting discussing the future of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant this upcoming Friday evening. The Joint-Agency workshop on California’s energy needs and the future of Diablo Canyon Power Plant, sponsored jointly by the California Energy Commission, California…

Carbajal-Backed Measure to Overhaul Health Care for Toxic-Exposed Veterans Headed to President’s Desk

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Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal applauded the Senate’s passage of the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act, which sends the landmark veterans’ health benefit bill to the desk of President Joe Biden to become law. The comprehensive veterans’ benefits legislation will open up health care benefits to over 3.5 million veterans exposed to toxic substances during…

Congressman Carbajal Touts Recently-Passed Legislative Package to Combat Climate Change, Help California Combat Wildfires and Drought

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Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal highlighted his recent vote to pass a comprehensive legislative package aimed at improving climate resilience, restoration, and mitigation efforts to protect communities in California and across the country from the devastating effects of climate, wildfire, and drought. This past Friday, Carbajal and a majority of the U.S. House of Representatives voted…

House Committee Approves Rep. Carbajal’s Naomi Schwartz Safe Parking Program Act

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Earlier today, the House Committee on Financial Services approved the Naomi Schwartz Safe Parking Program Act, a measure authored by Congressman Salud Carbajal. The bipartisan bill enables local entities to receive grants to establish and expand safe parking programs, the first of which was established in Santa Barbara County in 2004. "I am grateful to the members of the House…

Key Pieces of Carbajal Inflation Action Plan Headed to President Biden’s Desk

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Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal helped send key pieces of his Inflation Action Plan to President Joe Biden’s desk to become law; including provisions to invest in U.S. manufacturing of semiconductors, which will help lower the costs of everyday items from cars and household appliances, and create good-paying technology jobs by ensuring that next-generation technologies are made in…

Carbajal Measure to Prevent Deportation of U.S. Servicemembers’ Parents Approved by House Judiciary Committee

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Today, the House Judiciary Committee approved and advanced the Protect Patriot Parents Act, a measure authored by Rep. Salud Carbajal that would make parents of U.S. military servicemembers eligible to adjust for Lawful Permanent Resident status, preventing potential deportations or separations of military families. "I am pleased that my bill, the Protect Patriot Parents Act, has made…

El Esfuerzo del Congresista Carbajal Sobre Prevenir la Deportación de Padres de Soldados Apoyó por el Comité Judicial de la Cámara

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El Comité Judicial de la Cámara aprobó hoy un proyecto de ley del Congresista Salud Carbajal que evitaría la deportación de padres de soldados y la separación de familias militares. La propuesta, titulada “La Ley de Protección de Padres Patriotas”  (Protect Patriot Parents Act), haría que los padres de miembros militares de EE. UU. sean elegibles para solicitar una tarjeta de…

Carbajal Secures Nearly $9,000,000 for Ventura County Community Projects in House’s Spending Plan for Upcoming Fiscal Year

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Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal announced that he had secured nearly $9,000,000 in direct federal funding for community projects to benefit residents of Ventura County in the federal funding bills drafted and passed yesterday by the U.S. House of Representatives. The funding bills, written to cover federal spending for the upcoming Fiscal Year 2023, provide funds to expand Highway 101…

Carbajal Secures $16,600,000 for Santa Barbara County Community Projects in House’s Spending Plan for Upcoming Fiscal Year

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Congressman Salud Carbajal announced that he had secured $16,621,540 in direct federal funding for community projects to benefit residents of Santa Barbara County in the federal funding bills drafted and passed yesterday by the U.S. House of Representatives. The funding bills, written to cover federal spending for the upcoming Fiscal Year 2023, provide funds to help expand 101 carpool…