LOMPOC, CA – Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) hosted a forum of officials from Vandenberg Space Force Base, local economic development organizations, real estate developers, and Central Coast elected officials to discuss the need for additional housing availability in the region to meet the expected demand coming with a growing commercial space industry.
The assembled… Read more »
After pushing to secure its creation in the bipartisan gun safety package passed last summer, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) today lauded the first awards by the new federal fund aimed at supporting implementation of red-flag laws and other gun violence reductions programs.
The $750 million fund created by the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the gun safety package passed by… Read more »
Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) toured the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County’s new warehouse in Goleta to see where the $1,500,000 he delivered in last year’s federal funding package will help expand capacity to serve Central Coast families in need.
“Last spring, nearly a year ago, I got a request from the Foodbank to help them get federal funding to help get Sharehouse up… Read more »
Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) announced that he will continue to serve on three House committees in his new term: Agriculture; Armed Services; and Transportation and Infrastructure.
Carbajal will continue as the top-ranking Democrat on the Transportation and Infrastructure’s Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, and will serve as that Subcommittee’s Ranking… Read more »
Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) announced $23,577,941 in funding authorized through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), which he helped craft in 2021, for transit improvements on the Central Coast.
“As a kid growing up in Oxnard, I learned firsthand the importance of reliable public transportation for my family and so many others on the Central Coast,” said Rep. Carbajal.… Read more »
Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) issued the following statement after the conclusion of President Biden’s second State of the Union address:
“One year ago, President Biden came before Congress to address the wide range of issues facing our nation–high inflation and supply chain disruptions, climate change and gun violence, and Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, which had… Read more »
Last night, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) led a bipartisan group of 27 members of the House of Representatives in a letter urging the White House to prioritize investments in agricultural research in the upcoming 2024 budget set to be released in the next month.
The lawmakers emphasized the impact additional research in automation and mechanization would have in supporting… Read more »
Last night, President Joe Biden approved an amendment to his major disaster declaration to include Ventura County, a change pushed by Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) over the past few weeks in the aftermath of heavy storms and flooding across the Central Coast.
President Biden’s approval of individual assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) allows Ventura… Read more »
Congressman Salud Carbajal and Senator Dianne Feinstein (both D-Calif.) today introduced the Extreme Risk Protection Order Expansion Act, a bill to help states enact laws that allow family members and law enforcement to acquire temporary court orders to have guns removed from dangerous individuals.
The bill would create a new federal grant program to help enact extreme risk protection… Read more »
Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) denounced a measure put up for a vote by the new Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives that would hamstring the Executive Branch’s ability to release oil from the United States’ strategic reserves, despite evidence that previous releases have helped offset gas price spikes over the past year.
“Members of both parties agree that… Read more »
