Press Releases

Congressman Salud Carbajal and a group of 40 members of Congress pushed the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) for updated and explicit guidance on illegal machine gun conversion devices, also known as ‘auto sears,’ to reduce gun violence and protect communities. Read more »

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation co-sponsored by Congressman Salud Carbajal that provides urgently-needed relief for small businesses across the Central Coast. Read more »

Congressman Salud Carbajal joined a bipartisan majority of the U.S. House of Representatives to pass legislation that will help hold Russia accountable for war crimes committed by its forces in Ukraine. Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal praised in the inclusion of Vandenberg Space Force Base (SFB) on the list of bases under consideration for the permanent location for the U.S. Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM). The candidate location list was announced by the Department of the Air Force yesterday evening. “As I’ve made repeatedly clear to the Pentagon, the Central Coast is… Read more »

Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-Calif.) led a group of a thirteen House lawmakers in a letter urging House and Senate leadership to reach a final bipartisan agreement on additional COVID-19 relief. Read more »

This week, Congressman Carbajal joined a letter signed by more than 100 Congressional Democrats to President Joseph R. Biden urging the administration to act now to extend the pause on federally-held student loan payments until at least the end of the year and to provide meaningful student debt cancellation. “Given the fast-approaching deadline for borrowers to resume payments, your… Read more »

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 »