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Today, the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force announced a new effort to force a vote on legislation led by Congresswoman Lucy McBath (GA-06) and Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) to expand Americans’ access to ‘red flag laws’, which allow the removal of a gun from someone who is deemed by a court to pose a threat to themselves or others. “Red flag laws should not be controversial.… Read more »

Today, the Congressional Offshore Wind Caucus announced its new bipartisan leadership slate ahead of its first meeting led by the new co-chairs with industry and policy stakeholders later this week. The Offshore Wind Caucus is now led by Co-Chairs: ·       Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) ·       Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-NY-04) ·       Rep.… Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) applauded new executive actions by President Joe Biden designed to keep American families together by protecting noncitizen spouses and children of U.S. citizens from separation or deportation and streamlining visa processes for Dreamers. “Despite years and decades of contributions to our country and economy, thousands of American families still… Read more »

Ahead of tomorrow’s 12th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) released the following statement highlighting the program’s support of Dreamers and urging Congress to pass the bipartisan American Dream and Promise Act. "12 years ago tomorrow, the Obama-Biden administration announced the DACA program to protect young people… Read more »

Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), a member of the Pro-Choice Caucus, issued the following statement on the unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision today which denied the attempt to restrict reproductive health care for Californians and families across the United States by limiting access to mifepristone. “This unanimous ruling is a win for women who could have seen their reproductive… Read more »

Today, California Congressmen Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Jared Huffman (CA-02) announced they are introducing legislation to create a new federal program encouraging commercial shipping companies operating off the Pacific coast to reduce speeds of their vessels in order to protect marine life and cut air pollution. The bill models the new federal program off the regional Protecting Blue… Read more »

Congressman Salud Carbajal visited the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office to highlight new funding he secured in this year’s federal budget to support replacing the radio dispatch system used by the Sheriff’s office. The $2,000,000 in federal funds will help upgrade the hardware and software of the radio dispatch system, which handles the 100,000 annual calls and is the county’s… Read more »

Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), a member of the House Aviation Subcommittee, is highlighting new federal attention to airport noise and investments in noise mitigation projects coming through the aviation policy legislation he helped write and get signed into law a few weeks ago. “The Central Coast’s airports are hubs for our local economy, commerce, tourism, and our gateways to the… Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), a Vice Chair of the New Democrat Coalition and its Immigration and Border Security Task Force, issued a statement with Task Force Chair Greg Stanton (AZ-04) and other members of the Coalition’s leadership team following the release of President Biden’s executive order that would bar migrants who cross the southern border unlawfully from receiving… Read more »

Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) traveled to Santa Maria Public Airport to celebrate the passage of his ‘Clean Airport Agenda’ aimed at helping curb the threat of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals in communities near regional airports. The ‘Clean Airport Agenda’ includes Rep. Carbajal’s Pollution-Free Aviation Sites (PFAS) Act, which establishes a grant program to… Read more »