Press Releases

Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) announced today that his request to fully fund the Operation Stonegarden program was included in the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Bill. $110 million in funding, from FY 2018-2022, will help to offset the costs incurred by Central Coast law enforcement as they combat panga smuggling off our coastline. In a letter to the Chairman and… Read more »

Today, U.S. Congressman Salud Carbajal and U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), led 19 colleagues in a bicameral letter urging U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross to extend the public comment period to at least ninety days on an executive order that could lead to the rollback or elimination of 11 marine sanctuaries and monuments created or expanded over the past decade and open these… Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) announced his co-sponsorship of the Marketplace Certainty Act H.R. 3258, legislation to permanently fund and expand access to Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) subsidies. Senate Republicans’ latest ACA repeal effort was halted last night and reports indicate that they now plan to repeal this legislation without any replacement… Read more »

Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), member of the House Armed Services Committee, successfully included multiple amendments to the FY18 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which passed in the U.S. House of Representatives today. “As a Marine Corps veteran, I am honored to serve on the House Armed Services Committee and support our service members protecting our national… Read more »

Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) announced that UC Santa Barbara’s (UCSB) Earth Research Institute has been awarded a $1.5 million National Science Foundation (NSF) program grant to evaluate urban wildfire patterns and resilience strategies. Yesterday, Rep. Carbajal addressed a full chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives to urge them to provide badly needed resources for… Read more »

Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) introduced bipartisan legislation to designate July as American Grown Flower Month, to celebrate the economic and cultural impact of America’s cut flower and greens farmers and demonstrate Congress’ commitment to support our local farmers and growers. Additionally, Rep. Carbajal spoke from the House Floor introducing the legislation in… Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) released the following statement on the Senate health care bill: “For weeks, Senate Republicans shut the public out of writing their healthcare repeal legislation, and if passed, American families will be shut out of affordable health care, too. The Senate finally released their backroom deal today, which leaves millions without access to… Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) honored Megan Pollon of San Luis Obispo and Kai Fisher of Santa Barbara for earning the Congressional Award Gold Medal. Megan and Kai received this award for their 400 hours of community service on the Central Coast, and for setting challenging goals for their own development and personal growth.  To earn the Congressional Award Gold Medal,… Read more »

Santa Barbara – Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) announced that the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) will receive $4.4 million in funding from the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Project Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program, which provides funding to breakthrough technologies that have the potential to develop into new industries. The funds will be… Read more »

Congressman Salud Carbajal today announced that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) fully funded his first grant request, totaling $975,000 to Santa Barbara County. The funds will support the Veterans Treatment Court (VTC), which specializes in the treatment of military veterans in the criminal justice system. Read Carbajal’s full grant request… Read more »