Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Member of the House Budget Committee, offered motions at today’s markup of the House Majority’s health care bill, opposing the American Health Care Act (AHCA)’s negative impact on mental health services and on older Americans. Rep. Carbajal voted against advancing the AHCA out of Committee. Watch Rep. Carbajal’s remarks on the… Read more »
Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24), member of the House Armed Services Committee, introduced the Strengthening Preventive Health Care for Service Members Act. Legislation that would allow the Department of Defense (DoD), through TRICARE, to immediately expand preventive health care services for military service members and families. The bill would address the gap between our civilian and… Read more »
Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) released the following statement in honor of International Women’s Day:
“On International Women’s Day, we celebrate the innumerable contributions of women and girls around the world. As we honor the achievements of women today, this year we have been moved to greater collective action as we strive for equality. I am proud to wear red… Read more »
Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement on the Republican plan to repeal health care for the American people. Per reconciliation procedures, if Republicans pass the bills out of the Energy & Commerce and Ways & Means committees, the bills would return to the Budget committee to be combined.
“The… Read more »
This Women’s History Month, Rep. Carbajal announced his first ‘Women of the Year Award,’ recognizing women throughout the 24th District who have made a positive impact in our communities. Rep. Carbajal invites nominations from anyone residing in the District, which includes San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County and the northern portion of Ventura County.
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Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) announced that he has invited Izeah Garcia – a University of California, Santa Barbara student and first-generation Mexican-American – to President Trump’s first address to a Joint Session of Congress on Tuesday.
Izeah is the son of Mexican immigrants and the first person in his family to attend college. He belongs to a… Read more »
Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal announced two public meetings to be held for constituents during the Congressional recess.
Both events are opportunities for Rep. Carbajal to meet with constituents, hear their concerns about current issues, and share ways in which the Congressional office can be of assistance with federal agencies.
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Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) released the following statement after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals voted unanimously against reinstating President Trump's Executive Order indiscriminately banning immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries:
"Today's ruling by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, denying the reinstatement of the President's unconstitutional ban, is… Read more »
Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) announced he has joined the bipartisan Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus in the 115th Congress.
The Caucus is Co-Chaired by the six openly LGBT members of the House of Representatives: Jared Polis (CO-02), David N. Cicilline (RI-01), Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18), Mark Pocan (WI-02), Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-09), and Mark Takano (CA-41).
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Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-CA) co-sponsored the “Statute of Liberty Values Act” (SOLVe) introduced by Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-CA).
The SOLVe Act nullifies and blocks the use of any federal funds to implement or enforce President Trump’s Executive Order to ban immigration from seven predominantly Muslim nations and to halt the U.S. Refugee Admissions… Read more »
