Santa Barbara, CA – Tomorrow, April 21st, Rep. Carbajal (CA-24) will announce the introduction of the Climate Change is Real Act at the Community Environmental Council’s Earth Day Festival. The bill requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reinstate information about climate change or global warming that was removed from, or redacted on, the agency’s… Read more »
Santa Barbara, CA – On Monday, April 23rd, Rep. Carbajal (CA-24) will announce the introduction of the bipartisan Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability (WIRSA) Act. The bill establishes an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant program for communities to improve the resiliency and adaptability of their water-related infrastructure.
Competitive grants will spur… Read more »
Santa Barbara, CA – Today, as Central Coast residents file their 2017 taxes, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) slammed the GOP tax plan’s $2 trillion giveaway to multi-national corporations and the wealthiest one percent of Americans.
Republicans have now signaled their intention to cut Medicare, Medicaid, and Socials Security programs to finance their TAX SCAM. Carbajal recently spoke on the… Read more »
Today, Reps. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Don Beyer (VA-08) announced that 100 bipartisan co-sponsors now officially support passing H.R. 2598, the Gun Violence Restraining Order Act (GVRO). Carbajal’s bill, introduced last May with Beyer as an original co-sponsor, would allow family members or law enforcement officials to petition a judge to temporarily remove firearms from an individual… Read more »
Today, to mark the conclusion of Women’s History Month, Rep. Salud Carbajal announced the winners of the 2018 Congressional Women of the Year Award.
The annual Congressional Women of the Year Award honors exceptional women across the 24th Congressional District who have left a positive impact on their communities. Winners span a variety of backgrounds and professions and… Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Carbajal (CA-24) commended the inclusion of a fix to the disruptive wildfire budgeting practice in the FY18 Omnibus Appropriations bill. The bill, which was signed into law today, addresses the rising cost of fire suppression and provides parity with other natural disasters like hurricanes, floods, and tornadoes.
Unlike the response to other natural… Read more »
Washington, DC – After the most destructive California wildfire season on record, Central Coast Reps. Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Julia Brownley (CA-26), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) requested that Congress include a fix to the disruptive wildfire budgeting practice in their must-pass FY 2018 Omnibus Appropriations Bill. The letter addresses the long-term problem of consistently underfunding… Read more »
This Women’s History Month, Rep. Carbajal (CA-24) is seeking nominations for the ‘Congressional 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… Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) asked President Trump for his support to pass their bipartisan GVRO (Gun Violence Restraining Order) Act, H.R. 2598. Last week, the President and Vice President supported the implementation of GVROs nationwide, laws that are currently law in the Vice President’s home state of Indiana as well as… Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, supported implementation of gun violence restraining orders (GVRO)s, that are currently law in the Vice President’s home state of Indiana and in California. Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) introduced the bipartisan Gun Violence Restraining Order (GVRO) Act, H.R. 2598, which encourages more states to adopt… Read more »
