Congressman Carbajal Announces Massive New $60,000,000 Investment in Ventura Water Project from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

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Rep. Carbajal and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) announced a new $60,400,000 grant from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support the City of Ventura’s large scale water recycling program VenturaWaterPure. The grant is the largest in a $125 million round of investments rolled out this week by the Biden-Harris Administration to support large-scale water recycling projects. “The Bipartisan…

Rep. Carbajal Issues Statement on Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary as Biden-Harris Administration Takes Last Federal Step in Creating Long-Sought Central Coast Sanctuary

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Aerial view of Government Point, located within Point Conception State Marine Reserve and Chumash Heritage National Mari

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) celebrated the final federal step in creating the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary taken today by the Biden-Harris Administration. “The Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary has been a twinkle in the eye of the Central Coast for more than a generation. Today, that long-held idea of creating a marine sanctuary off the Central Coast…

Rep. Carbajal Celebrates Launch of Federal Home Energy Rebate Program, Encourages Central Coast Families to Utilize New Cost-Savings to Lower Utility Bills and Energy Costs

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Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) is celebrating the launch of the first phase of California’s first federal Home Energy Rebates program to help lower utility bills and home energy costs for Central Coast residents. The rebate program launching today will make it cheaper for California residents to install energy cost-saving measures such as heat pumps, electrical panels, and…

Rep. Carbajal, New Dem Coalition Unveil Jobs Action Plan to Address the Labor Shortage, Reward Hard Work, and Strengthen the Economy

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Today, New Democrat Coalition Vice Chair Salud Carbajal (CA-24) joined his Coalition colleagues in unveiling the New Dems’ Jobs Action Plan. The Action Plan examines current barriers to labor growth in America and lays out a roadmap to strengthen our national workforce and our economy. “The Central Coast deserves a workforce system that works for them, a system that affords everyone the…

Rep. Carbajal Urges Congress to Avoid Fiscal Cliff for Wildland Firefighter Pay

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Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), a member of the bipartisan Wildfire Caucus, is calling on his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives to act on legislation to avert a pay cut for federal wildland firefighters on September 30. “As Californians have been baking this week in an extreme heat wave, our brave federal firefighters choose to put on heavy gear and head into the heat.…

Carbajal Announces $1.7 Million from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Protect Central Coast Pedestrians, Prevent Roadway and Cyclist Deaths

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Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) announced today another $1,719,611 in federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to prevent roadway deaths and protect pedestrians and cyclists on the Central Coast. Grants from the Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Program, which was created by Rep. Carbajal through his work on the 2021 infrastructure law, is delivering: $791,611…

Carbajal, Brownley, Padilla, Panetta Celebrate Imminent Final Designation of Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary

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Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), Congresswoman Julia Brownley (CA-26), and Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) hailed the release of the Biden-Harris Administration's environmental impact study for the proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary, the final step that puts the decades-long push for this federal designation on track to be…

Congressman Carbajal Highlights $959,752 Federal Investment Improving Santa Maria Storm Drainage

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Congressman Salud Carbajal joined Santa Maria Mayor Alice Patino to highlight the impact of the $959,752 in federal funds he secured earlier this year for storm drainage system upgrades in Santa Maria. The upgrades, which will include new stormwater piping installations across the City, are critical to addressing flooding and protecting homes, businesses, and neighborhoods as heavy…

Rep. Carbajal Marks $1 Billion from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for Central Coast, Highlights Widespread Impacts of Landmark Investments

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Rep. Carbajal at Santa Barbara MTD

Over the past two weeks, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) has toured projects, agencies, and Central Coast businesses that have benefited from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to mark a milestone $1 billion invested in projects across the three counties that he represents in Congress. Rep. Carbajal helped write and pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law with the Biden-Harris…

Rep. Carbajal Highlights ‘Life-Changing’ Breakthrough in Federal Benefits Case for Recent Allan Hancock Graduate Alexander Espinoza

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Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) sitting down with Alexander Espinoza, a Santa Maria resident

Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) sat down with Alexander Espinoza, a Santa Maria resident and recent graduate of Allan Hancock College, to discuss the recent breakthrough his team had in unlocking a “life-changing amount” of federal benefits previously withheld by a federal agency. Mr. Espinoza incorrectly saw his benefits reduced from Social Security. Congressman Carbajal’s team…

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