Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) voted against the harmful, Republican tax bill that narrowly passed the House of Representatives. The bill explodes our national debt by $1.5 trillion, repeals the individual healthcare insurance mandate, triggers a 4% reduction in Medicare payments, and increases taxes on 86 million middle-class families by 2027, providing 83% of the… Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24), member of the House Armed Services Committee, announced that the California Army National Guard has procured twenty UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to be added to their fleet in 2018.
As the Thomas Fire continues to threaten homes and communities on the Central Coast, hundreds of California National Guard troops have mobilized to… Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Carbajal (CA-24) and California Representatives from districts with ongoing wildfires, met with Vice President Mike Pence and FEMA officials at the White House. Federal assistance for the Thomas Fire, which has burned over 234,200 acres in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties, was the focus of the conversation.
Once a full impact assessment of the Thomas Fire… Read more »
Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) voted against the harmful, Republican tax bill that narrowly passed the House of Representatives. The bill explodes our national debt by $1.7 trillion, fails to simplify the tax code, and increases taxes on 36 million middle-class families.
Watch Carbajal’s speech from the House Floor earlier today opposing the tax plan here or read his full remarks as… Read more »
San Luis Obispo, CA – Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), member of the House Armed Services Committee, secured $5 million in funding authorization for the Air Force Research Lab Education Partnership Agreement, which helps support Cal Poly’s Aerospace Engineering facilities. Funding for the program passed in the FY18 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
The funding supplements… Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Carbajal, a member of the House Armed Service Committee, announced that the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan FY18 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Carbajal included provisions instructing the Department of Defense (DoD) to respond to the threats that climate change and nuclear proliferation pose to our national security.
“Our… Read more »
Santa Barbara – Today, Representative Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Representative Lloyd Smucker (PA-16) introduced the bipartisan Home for the Brave Act of 2017. H.R. 4322 would exempt disability benefits from counting toward total income when determining eligibility for housing assistance programs through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
“It is wrong to deny veterans… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Marine Corps veteran Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-CA), issued a bipartisan joint statement with fellow veterans Rep. Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), John Conyers (D-MI), Rep. DeFazio (D-OR), Rep. Brown (D-MD), Rep. Rush (D-IL), Rep. Jones (R-NC), Rep. Panetta (D-CA), Rep. Pascrell (D-NJ),… Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Salud Carbajal (CA-24), member of the House Armed Services Committee, announced that the bipartisan Gold Star Family Support and Installation Access Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously. Introduced by Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02), Carbajal worked closely with Bacon as an original cosponsor of the bill to make H.R. 3897 a bipartisan… Read more »
Santa Barbara – Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) introduced the Central Coast Heritage Protection Act, which would designate nearly 250,000 acres of public land in the Los Padres National Forest and Carrizo Plain National Monument as wilderness. The legislation also establishes a 400-mile long Condor National Recreation trail, stretching from Los… Read more »
