Rep. Carbajal Presses Veterans Affairs Secretary on Changes Needed to Help Central Coast Veterans after Closure of Local Treatment Facility

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Salud Carbajal and Denis McDonough

Congressman Salud Carbajal, U.S. Representative for the Central Coast and veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, expressed concerns directly to the head of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) about the closure this week of a veterans substance abuse treatment facility in San Luis Obispo and its potential impact on Central Coast veterans.

Congressman Carbajal Urges Veterans to File for PACT Act Benefits before August 9 Deadline

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With two deadlines approaching, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) is urging all eligible veterans to enroll with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care and file their claim as soon as possible for benefits established through last year’s passage of the Honoring Our PACT Act (PACT Act). “While over half a million individuals have filed claims since the passage of the…

Carbajal: Final Bipartisan Defense Policy Bill Includes Key Support for Central Coast Military Families, Vandenberg SFB

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Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal shared that the final version of the Fiscal Year 2023 defense policy bill, which passed the House of Representatives earlier this month and was signed into law by President Biden today, includes important support for the Central Coast’s military families and numerous provisions that he pushed to include in the new law. The National Defense Authorization…

House Approves Carbajal Measure to Prevent Deportation of U.S. Servicemembers’ Parents

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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Protect Patriot Parents Act, a measure authored by Rep. Salud Carbajal that would make parents of U.S. military servicemembers eligible to adjust for Lawful Permanent Resident status, preventing potential deportations or separations of military families. "The families of our servicemembers deserve our respect for their sacrifice, not…

Inspired by Central Coast Veteran, Reps. Carbajal and Bacon Introduce New Bipartisan Bill to Support Veteran Survivors of Sexual Assault

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Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) and Congressman Don Bacon (R-NE-02) introduced bipartisan legislation to support U.S. veterans who experienced sexual trauma during their service by updating how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) calculates benefits related to those injuries. The Veteran Restitution and Justice Act would change the effective date of a veteran’s claim to…

U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough Joins Rep. Carbajal for Tours of Central Coast Veterans Center, VA Clinic

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Today, U.S. Secretary for Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough joined U.S. Congressman Salud Carbajal for tours of the Santa Barbara Veterans Affairs (VA) clinic and the San Luis Obispo Veterans Center as well as meetings with Central Coast veterans. Secretary McDonough and Congressman Carbajal met with local veterans and veterans advocacy groups to share more information on the Honoring our…

Carbajal Joins Biden for Signing of New Law Overhauling Health Care for Toxic-Exposed Veterans

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Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal joined President Joe Biden at the White House for the signing of the landmark veterans’ health benefit bill, the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act, which Carbajal co-sponsored in the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this year. The new law will open health care benefits to over 3.5 million veterans exposed to toxic…

Carbajal-Backed Measure to Overhaul Health Care for Toxic-Exposed Veterans Headed to President’s Desk

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Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal applauded the Senate’s passage of the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act, which sends the landmark veterans’ health benefit bill to the desk of President Joe Biden to become law. The comprehensive veterans’ benefits legislation will open up health care benefits to over 3.5 million veterans exposed to toxic substances during…

Carbajal Helps Advance Defense Policy Bill with Key Support for Central Coast Military Families, Vandenberg SFB, Research Partnerships with Local Universities

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Earlier this morning, Rep. Salud Carbajal joined a bipartisan majority of the House Armed Services Committee to send its comprehensive defense policy bill for the upcoming fiscal year to the House Floor. Included within the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23 NDAA) are multiple provisions championed by Congressman Carbajal that will support operations at…

Carbajal, Bipartisan House Approve Maritime Liability Reforms Inspired by Conception Boat Fire

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal, Chairman of the House Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee, joined a bipartisan majority of the U.S. House of Representatives to approve maritime liability reforms that he first proposed in the aftermath of the Conception boat fire in 2019. The reforms approved today as a part of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization…

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