Press Releases

Today, U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) announced new federal funding for projects across San Luis Obispo County. The funding was recently approved by Congress and signed into law through the Fiscal Year 2026 government funding bill. The bill includes investments in the San Luis Obispo County Jail Security System Project and will help fund an important dredging project in the… Read more »

Today, U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) joined other Democratic members of the House Agriculture Committee in introducing a bill to assist struggling family farmers and safeguard key food benefits for low-income Americans. The Farm and Family Relief Act is a response to President Trump’s crushing tariffs and massive unfunded mandate to the states through a cost-shift in the… Read more »

Today, U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24), Top Democrat on the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, issued the statement below in support of Articles of Impeachment filed against U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem. The Articles of Impeachment were introduced by U.S. Representative Robin Kelly (D-IL-02). “Impeachment is… Read more »

Today, during the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee hearing titled “Drugs, Thugs, and Fish: Examining Coast Guard Law Enforcement Efforts,” Ranking Member Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) underscored the urgent need for strengthened maritime law enforcement, improved international cooperation, and greater accountability in U.S. Coast Guard operations. The hearing featured… Read more »

This week, U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) urged the Department of the Air Force and U.S. Space Force to fully evaluate the community, environmental, and operational impacts of the proposed super-heavy rocket launch facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base.  In a letter sent to Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink and Chief of Space Operations General Chance Saltzman,… Read more »

U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) co-led the introduction of Representative Gil Cisneros’s (D-CA-31) PROTECT Military Families Act, a bicameral bill that aims to protect military families from deportation and forced separation. The U.S. Senate version of the bill is led by Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and co-sponsored by Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs Ranking Member… Read more »

Today, U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) issued the statement below following the Trump administration’s military actions in Venezuela. “The Trump administration’s decision to attack Venezuela was a reckless and deeply destabilizing action. Launching unilateral military strikes and seizing Maduro without a clear plan for what comes next risks creating a dangerous power… Read more »

Bipartisan legislation cosponsored by U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) to expand federal death and disability benefits for firefighters was signed into law. The Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act will expand the Public Safety Officer’s Benefits Program (PSOB) to cover specific cancers linked to firefighting and emergency response, and make the expansion retroactive, so that… Read more »

Legislation authored by U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24), the Central Coast Heritage Protection Act, was included in U.S. Senator Alex Padilla’s (D-CA) Protecting Unique and Beautiful Landscapes by Investing in California (PUBLIC) Lands Act. The PUBLIC Lands Act would support the conservation of over 1.7 million acres of California’s public lands throughout northwest… Read more »

This week, the House of Representatives passed U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal’s (D-CA-24) legislation to rename a post office in Goleta for Frederick Lopez, a retired Brigadier General in the U.S. Marine Corps with a 30-year career of distinguished service. The bill now goes to the U.S. Senate for consideration. “General Lopez represents the best of the Central Coast and of our… Read more »