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Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) is urging House Republican leadership to immediately bring the Senate-passed bipartisan national security supplemental aid bill to the floor for a vote, emphasizing its potential to meet the nation’s security challenges and help save lives in the short and long term. Yesterday, Rep. Carbajal – a Marine veteran and senior member of the House Armed… Read more »

For years, the immigration conversation in Washington has centered around border security. A strong and secure border is essential, there's no disagreement. But if Congress doesn't act to fix our broken immigration system, we're putting the American economy at a disadvantage for decades to come. Read more »

Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) announced that Dos Pueblos High School student Eamon Gordon is the winner of the 2023 Congressional App Challenge for California’s 24th Congressional District. The finance literacy app developed by Gordon, Financedu, provides free financial education for youth of all ages. With a user-friendly interface and comprehensive content, it aims to increase… Read more »

California Representatives Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Mike Levin (CA-49) introduced legislation last week to raise the design standards on waste canisters for spent nuclear fuel. The 100 Year Canister Act would require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to change the minimum design lifespan for canisters from the current regulation of 40 years to 100 years. This bill would ensure spent… Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), a Co-Chair of the New Democrat Coalition’s Immigration and Border Security Task Force, announced he will vote against two different political gimmicks deployed by House Republicans to create chaos and do nothing to responsibly tackle the national security challenges facing the United States. Later today, Congressman Carbajal will reject the… Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) joined an overwhelming majority of the U.S. House of Representatives to advance a bipartisan tax package which will lower costs for Central Coast families through an expanded Child Tax Credit and housing affordability tax credits, as well as provide additional support for small businesses and families affected by recent natural disasters. The… Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) introduced bipartisan legislation to unlock federal dollars for safe parking programs with California Representatives Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-01), David Valadao (R-CA-22), and Juan Vargas (D-CA-52). The bill is inspired by the 20th anniversary of the launch of the nation’s first safe parking program in Santa Barbara, California. Rep. Carbajal helped… Read more »

On Friday, January 26, Congressman Salud Carbajal and Congresswoman Julia Brownley presented a $12 million federal award from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to expand access to public electric vehicle charging in Ventura County, advancing the County’s goals of equitable mobility and energy resiliency. The federal funds are projected to support the construction of 190 new EV chargers… Read more »

Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), a Vice Chair of both the New Democrat Coalition and the Coalition’s Immigration and Border Security Task Force, led a call by nearly 60 of the Coalition’s members urging Republican congressional leadership to work across the aisle in good faith on bipartisan legislation that would help reform the United States’ broken immigration system. “House… Read more »

Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) marked 20 years since the launch of Santa Barbara’s first-in-the-nation safe parking program by announcing the introduction of his bipartisan legislation to unlock federal dollars for similar programs aimed at offering a critical lifeline to people experiencing homelessness. The Naomi Schwartz and Susan Rose Safe Parking Act, named in honor of the two… Read more »