Carbajal Issues Statement On Positive COVID-19 Test

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Washington, DC - Congressman Carbajal issued the following statement after learning he tested positive for COVID-19: “After discovering I was exposed to an individual who tested positive for COVID-19, I took an initial COVID-19 test which came back negative. Following the negative result, I was instructed to quarantine for 14 days and self-monitor for symptoms. “After I began to…

Carbajal Issues Statement After Exposure to Individual with COVID-19

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Washington, DC - Congressman Carbajal issued the following statement after becoming exposed to an individual who tested positive for COVID-19: "No one is immune to contracting coronavirus and Congress is certainly no exception. Despite taking every precaution -- including wearing a mask, social distancing, and hand-washing -- I have learned I was exposed to an individual who tested…

Carbajal Votes to Pass Updated Stimulus Package Proposal

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Washington, DC — Last night, the House passed an updated version of the Heroes Act by a 214 to 207 vote. The amended legislation refines House Democrats’ negotiating position to address the needs that have developed since The Heroes Act passed in May. “I am proud to have voted for four COVID-19 stimulus packages which were signed into law, but it is clear that those bills alone are not…

Carbajal Reconvenes Offshore Wind Working Group, Secures Commitment from Navy

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Washington, DC – The public comment period on proposed offshore wind development off the Central Coast has now closed and, with a new commitment from the Navy in hand, Congressman Carbajal has called on the Offshore Wind Working Group to reconvene and move forward with negotiations on a leasing area for the development.   “Now that the public comment period is over and the Navy…

Representatives Carbajal and Panetta Lead Colleagues in Calling on Leadership to Protect California Public Lands from Fracking

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal and Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) led a group of 12 members of the California delegation in urging the House Appropriations Committee leadership to include a provision to protect public lands in California from new oil and gas development, including fracking, in any final Fiscal Year 2021 spending deal. The lawmakers…

Carbajal Opposes Appointment of Climate Denier David Legates to NOAA Leadership

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Salud Carbajal joined an effort led by Reps. Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) and Kathy Castor (FL-14) to urge the U.S. Department of Commerce to reconsider and withdraw the appointment of climate denier David Legates to a leadership role at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Legates has repeatedly rejected the…

Carbajal Issues Statement on the Passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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Santa Barbara, CA – Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal issued a statement on the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. “Tonight our nation lost an icon, a trailblazer, and a pillar of justice. I am devastated to hear of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing, and my heart goes out to her family and to our country as we grieve this incredible loss. She leaves behind a lasting…

Carbajal, Feinstein, Harris Urge Congressional Leadership to Include Prison Funding in COVID-19 Package

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Santa Barbara, CA – Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal, Senator Dianne Feinstein, and Senator Kamala Harris wrote to House and Senate leadership urging them to quickly finalize a COVID-19 emergency response package and include critical assistance for the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) in order to respond to the pandemic’s outbreaks in California prisons. The letter emphasizes the…

Carbajal, Harris, Feinstein Advocate for Vandenberg Air Force Base as U.S. Space Command Headquarters

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For Immediate Release August 4, 2020 Contacts: Rep. Carbajal: Isabelle Bock | 202-774-6685 Sen. Feinstein: Anthony Rivera-Rodriguez | 202-224-6442 Sen. Harris: Meaghan Lynch | 202-280-8542 Santa Barbara, CA – Yesterday, Rep. Carbajal, along with U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris, wrote to the Secretary of the Air Force to express strong support for selection of…

Carbajal Votes to Pass Support for Child Care Sector

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal joined a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers in voting to pass H.R. 7027, the Child Care is Essential Act and H.R. 7327, the Child Care for Economic Recovery Act. COVID-19 has devastated the child care sector, forcing providers to close and exacerbating the existing shortage of affordable child care options for families. Without adequate…