Today, Congressman Carbajal (CA-24) announced his appointment to the influential House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, one of the largest committees in Congress, as well as to the House Agriculture Committee. Carbajal will also continue to serve on the House Armed Services Committee.
“It’s an honor to serve on the Transportation and Agriculture Committees to address the many… Read more »
Today, as thousands of federal workers did not receive paychecks due to the government shutdown, Congressman Carbajal requested the Chief Administrative Officer of the House withhold his pay until the government is fully reopened.
“I’m standing in solidary with federal workers on the Central Coast and across the country who are struggling to pay their bills this month and whose families… Read more »
Today, Representative Salud Carbajal (CA-24) released the following statement ahead of a possible partial government shutdown tonight at midnight:
“Earlier this week, the Senate passed a bipartisan spending bill, following an agreement with President Trump, which funded the government through February. Instead of bringing the Senate’s clean spending bill to a vote,… Read more »
After listening to and meeting with many members of our agricultural community, I know the importance of a strong Farm Bill that supports our Central Coast agriculture and maintains important nutrition programs for our most vulnerable residents. This bipartisan bill is in the best interest of Central Coast farmers and our food insecure neighbors who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition… Read more »
Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) announced that federal employees in San Luis Obispo County have received a locality pay increase, earning salaries comparable to Los Angeles County workers. In 2018, this represented a 13.1% overall pay increase.
In August, Carbajal wrote to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Pon expressing concerns over the pay disparity between federal… Read more »
Santa Barbara – Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal announced the winner of the 2018 Congressional App Challenge for California’s 24th District. The winners were a team of four students from Santa Barbara High School: Gabrielle Englese, Madeline Rogers, Joy Patterson, and Karleigh Dehlsen for their app “Santa Barbara Highlights.”
After witnessing the destruction of recent… Read more »
San Luis Obispo – Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) announced San Luis Obispo County will receive three federal grants totaling $1.79 million from the Department of Justice to support programs that improve outcomes for individuals with mental illnesses and substance abuse issues who come into contact with the criminal justice system.
San Luis Obispo County will receive $400,000 through… Read more »
Santa Barbara – Next Wednesday and Thursday, August 30th and 31st, Congressmen Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Don Bacon (NE-02), both first-term Representatives serving on the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), will participate in a bipartisan congressional exchange program to share unique perspectives and challenges of residents in their respective districts.
The Members will… Read more »
Santa Barbara – Representative Salud Carbajal (CA-24) released the following statement regarding the explosive devices which were sent to several prominent political figures as well as CNN’s office in New York.
“This attempted attack is absolutely unacceptable and amounts to an act of terror on our leaders and our free press. Regardless of how strongly we disagree on the issues, violence… Read more »
San Luis Obispo – Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) will announce $1,065,243 in federal resources to support programs provided by Stand Strong, formerly the Women’s Shelter of San Luis Obispo, which assists domestic violence survivors with housing needs and legal services.
The Department of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women has awarded Stand Strong $465,243 toward the… Read more »
