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Congressman Salud Carbajal and Congresswoman Julia Brownley visited the Ventura County Family Justice Center (VCFJC) with Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko to highlight new federal funding secured to support and expand the services it provides for survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence, and other violent crimes. President Biden recently signed into law a $1.67 million… Read more »

Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) issued a statement following the conviction of former President of the United States Donald Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records: “Today is reminder and proof that in the United States of America, no one is above the law. “Over the past few weeks, our nation’s independent judiciary – a bedrock of our democracy – has been under… Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and the Biden-Harris Administration announced new funding for two Central Coast school districts to support their purchase of 35 clean school buses for local students. Ventura Unified School District and Santa Barbara Unified School District are receiving a total of $7 million in rebates through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA)… Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) issued the following statement following the conclusion of the House Agriculture Committee’s markup of the 2024 Farm Bill early this morning: “The Farm Bill is critical for the Central Coast – and because this legislation only happens twice every decade, I know that it is not just important to get this bill done. It is important that we get this… Read more »

NBC News: ROTC cadets don't receive military death benefits. Families who lost loved ones are trying to change that By Ali Vitali, May 24, 2024 Jessica Swan’s daughter Mackenzie was her “miracle baby.” She was kind, smart, and always wanted to be a scientist — even correcting her mom on the pronunciations of various dinosaurs in grade school. She grew up to be an artist and an… Read more »

On the tenth anniversary of the mass shooting in Isla Vista, California, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) today released a video statement remembering the lives lost and recommitting to curbing gun violence in their memory. The full video statement can be found here. “I still remember that day. The phone calls I got, the anguish we all felt both for Isla Vista and my alma mater… Read more »

Today, New Democrat Coalition Immigration and Border Security Task Force Vice Chair Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Chair Greg Stanton (AZ-04) released the following statement after Senate Republicans again blocked a vote on the bipartisan deal to secure the border and address the broken asylum process: “Over 100 days ago, Congressional Republicans walked away from the… Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal announced more than $7.1 million in new federal housing grants to increase the availability of affordable housing options on the Central Coast across all three counties he represents in Congress. “My top priority in Congress is lowering the cost of living for Central Coast families, and I know that begins with the roof over their heads, and I am proud… Read more »

Last night, President Joe Biden signed into law Congressman Salud Carbajal’s (CA-24) ‘Clean Airport Agenda’, a slate of bipartisan bills aimed at helping curb the threat of forever chemicals near airports. The bills are part of the bicameral aviation policy package crafted over the past year with the help of Rep. Carbajal and his colleagues on the House Aviation Subcommittee. The‘Clean… Read more »

Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) were joined by members of the nation’s top law enforcement groups to mark National Police Week and highlight their introduction of bipartisan legislation aimed at helping local police departments mitigate staffing shortages. The Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act provides an emergency boost to the federal grant program… Read more »