Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-CA) announced he is joining the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus with fellow Marine, Congressman Mike Gallagher (R-WI). The Caucus, which is kept evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats, serves as a working group dedicated to advancing proposals that will mitigate and reduce climate change while at the same time encouraging economic growth and job creation. “With relentless assaults on our environmental protections from the current Administration...
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Today, after reports circulated that the Administration is considering an Executive Order to review the locations available for offshore oil and gas drilling, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) urged the Administration to keep in place the Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program of 2017-2022, which prohibits drilling off the California Coast. “The Central Coast knows too well the economic and environmental havoc wreaked by oil and gas platforms off our coast,” said Rep. Carbajal. “I...
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Lompoc, CA – Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal held a press conference announcing the Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2017, his most recent bill in Congress to ensure that federal firefighters receive the same access to job-related disability and retirement benefits as state, county and municipal firefighters. Rep. Carbajal will be joined by Vandenberg Professional Firefighters President, Charlie Martinez, at the Allan Hancock College Public Safety Training Complex. “Fires do not discriminate betw...
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Atascadero, CA – Yesterday, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) visited the Santos Arrona Head Start Center to interact and read with the children in the program. Head Start is a comprehensive childhood development program that focuses on increasing the school readiness of young children in low-income families. Carbajal was joined by Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County (CAPSLO) CEO, Biz Steinberg. CAPSLO operates the Atascadero Head Start program. Rep. Carbajal is an advocate for chil...
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Paso Robles, CA – On Tuesday, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) will hold a town hall meeting to hear from constituents about how to best meet the needs of Central Coast veterans. The event is an opportunity for Congressman Carbajal to listen to constituent concerns and engage on veteran’s issues including housing, access to healthcare, and mental health. The Congressman will be joined by: · Lt. Col. Gregory Arenas, Calif. Army National Guard and Camp Roberts Operations Supervisor, who interac...
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Santa Barbara – On Friday, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) will tour three affordable housing developments with Santa Barbara City Housing Authority Executive Director, Rob Fredericks. The tour will focus on federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs that create and support low-income housing. In Congress, Rep. Carbajal has supported local Housing Authority programs by co-sponsoring bipartisan legislation to strengthen the affordable housing tax credit. Rep. Carbajal has also urged his col...
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Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) today recognized Equal Pay Day and cosponsored the Paycheck Fairness Act, legislation that would strengthen the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and guarantee that women can challenge pay discrimination and hold employers accountable. Carbajal joined Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) in cosponsoring the legislation in the House of Representatives. “Over fifty years after the Equal Pay Act was signed into law the wage gap persists, harming not only women, but also the fa...
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Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), House Armed Services Committee member, delivered the following remarks on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, addressing the need for Congress to establish a bipartisan independent commission to investigate Russia’s disgraceful actions. Remarks as prepared for delivery: [[{"fid":"368","view_mode":"full","attributes":{"height":"273","width":"480","class":"media-element file-full","data-delta":"1"},"fields":{"format":"full","field_file_image_alt_tex...
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Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Member of the Armed Services Committee, questioned General Curtis Scaparrotti about how to deter Russia’s activities to disrupt international order and undermine American democracy. Watch Rep. Carbajal’s remarks to Gen. Scaparrotti with his responses below at time 35:56: [[{"fid":"367","view_mode":"full","attributes":{"height":"338","width":"469","class":"media-element file-full","data-delta":"1"},"fields":{"format":"full","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][v...
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Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) honored a group of exceptional women from communities throughout the 24th Congressional District during Women’s History Month. The Congressman honored five women from across the Central Coast including: · Suzanne Curtis, the Volunteer Coordinator at the American Red Cross in San Luis Obispo and sole contributor to a scholarship at Cuesta College for veteran women. · Dawn Addis, honored for being one of the co-founders of the Women’s March San Luis Obisp...
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