Today, Rep. Carbajal (CA-24) released the following statement regarding the Trump administration’s Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), analyzing proposals for hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, to increase oil and gas development on California’s public lands:
“The Central Coast is already facing grave impacts from climate change, including rising sea… Read more »
Tomorrow, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) will hold a press conference announcing the introduction of H.R. 1174, the Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2019, his bipartisan bill to ensure that federal firefighters receive the same access to job-related disability and retirement benefits as state, county, and municipal firefighters.
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Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal released the following statement ahead of the 20th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting, which will be marked tomorrow, on Saturday, April 20th:
“Since 12 people were senselessly murdered at Columbine High School 20 years ago, more than 226,000 American students have experienced gun violence while in school. No student should feel unsafe in their… Read more »
Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) reintroduced H.R. 2199, 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 »
Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) announced the U.S. Chamber of Commerce awarded him with its annual Spirit of Enterprise Award, given to Congressmembers in recognition for their support for pro-growth policies in the second session of the 115th Congress.
“Enhancing our local economy by supporting our small businesses and entrepreneurs on the Central Coast continues to be one of my top… Read more »
Today, to mark the conclusion of Women’s History Month, Rep. Salud Carbajal announced the winners of the 2019 Congressional Women of the Year Award. The six winners of this year’s award are: Jill Anderson (Lompoc), Tania Israel (Santa Barbara), Dr. Leola Dublin Macmillan (Morro Bay), Yessenia Marroquin (Santa Barbara), Anahi Mendoza (Santa Maria), and Sandi Sigurdson (San Luis… Read more »
Saturday, April 6th, Rep. Carbajal will lead a community hike in the Los Padres National Forest to discuss the introduction of the Central Coast Heritage Protection Act, his legislation to expand wilderness protections on the Central Coast.
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Wednesday March 20th, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) will host a tax season informational workshop with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) representatives to discuss 2019 tax planning. Topics covered in the session will include:
Overview of Tax Law Changes
Volunteer Tax Assistance
Refunds and What-to-do-if-you-Owe
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Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Vice Chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee, participated yesterday in an infrastructure panel hosted by Politico and the National League of Cities where they discussed the path forward for an infrastructure investment package in Congress this year.
With broad support from both Congress and the President for a robust… Read more »
Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) delivered remarks on the floor of the House of Representatives this morning to celebrate the 100th birthday of Arroyo Grande resident, Ruth Weakley. Ruth was among the first women to drive a rural postal route beginning in 1943 during World War II.
A link to the video can be found here and his remarks as drafted are below:
Mr. Speaker,
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