Carbajal Announces Paycheck Protection Program Helped CA-24 Retain over 158,114 Jobs

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Santa Barbara, CA — Following the release of new data from the Small Business Administration (SBA) on Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) disbursements, Congressman Salud Carbajal announced that PPP assistance to CA-24 totaled over $1.16 billion and helped retain over 158,114 jobs on the Central Coast. “I have pressed the SBA several times about the need to make PPP data public…

Carbajal Announces 2020 Women of the Year Award Winners

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Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal announced the winners of the third annual Congressional Women of the Year Award. The six winners of this year’s award are: Kathleen Baushke from Santa Barbara, Tracy Beard from Solvang, Noha Kolkailah from Arroyo Grande, Pandora Nash-Karner from Los Osos, Dr. Anne Rodriguez from Santa Barbara, and Biz Steinberg from San Luis Obispo. The Congressional Women of…

Carbajal Secures Central Coast Priorities in FY21 NDAA

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Washington, DC – Late last night, the House Armed Services Committee, which Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) sits on, unanimously passed (56-0) the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the 2021 fiscal year. The sweeping, bipartisan measure contains several of Rep. Carbajal’s proposals to advance Central Coast priorities and spur national security innovation.  “I’m…

Carbajal Applauds House Passage of Moving Forward Act

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Washington, DC – This afternoon, Congressman Carbajal voted with a bipartisan majority to pass the Moving Forward Act, a forward-thinking infrastructure package that confronts the realities of climate change and makes strategic investments in local infrastructure projects to create jobs and stimulate the economy.  “The Moving Forward Act makes sure the Central Coast can repair our…

Carbajal Legislation Included in Climate Crisis Action Plan

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Washington, DC – On Tuesday, the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis unveiled a comprehensive congressional climate action framework, which includes two of Congressman Carbajal’s bills: H.R. 2470, the Clean Water Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Act and H.R. 2199, the Central Coast Heritage Protection Act. The Select Committee’s climate action framework outlines…

Carbajal Votes to Pass George Floyd Justice in Policing Act

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 Santa Barbara, CA – Today, Congressman Carbajal joined a bipartisan group of members in voting to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, the first-ever comprehensive approach to reform police practices and hold problem police officers accountable. “Americans in every corner of the country are demanding change to the systematic racism Black Americans and people of color face…

Carbajal Secures Central Coast Priorities in Infrastructure Package

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Santa Barbara, Calif. – Yesterday, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) secured key priorities for Central Coast workers and families in H.R. 2, the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America (INVEST in America) Act, a key component of the Moving Forward Framework that House Democrats released earlier this year. The bill has passed through Committee…

Carbajal Applauds Supreme Court Decision Protecting Dreamers

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For Immediate Release June 18, 2020 Contact:  Mannal Haddad | 202-281-7612 Santa Barbara, Calif. – Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) responded to the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling against President Trump’s decision to end the DACA program: “DACA gave nearly 800,000 young immigrants a shot at the American dream. Dreamers represent the best of our…

Carbajal Applauds Supreme Court Decision Affirming LGBTQ Equality in the Workplace

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For Immediate Release June 15, 2020 Contact: Mannal Haddad | 202-281-7612 Santa Barbara, Calif. – Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) responded to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision affirming that workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity is illegal under the Civil Rights Act of 1964: “No one should be fired from their job because…

Carbajal Cosponsors Justice in Policing Act

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Santa Barbara, CA – Today, Congressman Carbajal became an original cosponsor of the Justice in Policing Act, introduced by Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA), Chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus. The bicameral measure marks the first-ever comprehensive approach to hold problem police officers accountable and rebuild trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve.  “Since…