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Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal joined a majority of the U.S. House of Representatives to pass a measure aimed at lowering inflated gas prices by targeting oil companies making record profits on the backs of everyday Central Coast families. “At a time when Central Coast residents and people across the country are feeling the pinch at the gas pump, I’m working in Congress to bring down… Read more »

El día de hoy, el congresista Salud Carbajal se unió a la mayoría de la Cámara de Representantes para aprobar una medida a reducir los precios inflados de la gasolina al apuntar a las compañías petroleras que obtienen ganancias a costa de las familias normales de la Costa Central. "En un momento en que los residentes de la Costa Central y las personas de todo el país están sufriendo por… Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal voted with a bipartisan majority of the U.S. House of Representatives to pass two measures aimed at alleviating shortages of infant formula for Central Coast families. The first, the Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, is a $28 million emergency funding bill that would give the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) funds to purchase… Read more »

El día de hoy, el congresista Salud Carbajal votó por dos proyectos de ley que arreglarán la escasez de fórmula infantil para las familias en la Costa Central. El primer proyecto de ley proveería con  $28 millones en financiamiento de emergencia que le daría a la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA por sus siglas en inglés) fondos para comprar fórmula adicional y… Read more »

This weekend, Congressman Salud Carbajal was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor by the Ellis Island Honors Society (EIHS) for his service and contributions to the United States of America as a naturalized citizen. Read more »

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 288-131 to approve and advance the Federal Firefighters Fairness Act, a bipartisan measure authored by Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA) that ensures federal firefighters receive the same access to job-related disability and retirement benefits as state, county, and municipal firefighters. Carbajal’s measure would create the presumption that… Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal, a member of the Pro-Choice Caucus, responded to multiple reports that the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to strike down nearly 50 years of legal precedent on Constitutional reproductive rights by overturning Roe v Wade: “If these reports are true, which I wholeheartedly hope they are not, this is a devastating day for America’s rule of law. “A decision… Read more »

Carbajal: “Decisions about the future of DCPP should not be made solely in Sacramento any more than they should be made solely in Washington… too many Central Coast jobs and livelihoods are at stake to make this decision without community input.” Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal highlighted another $20,649,415 in federal funds available to bring down heating and cooling costs for California’s working families and encouraged Central Coast residents to utilize the funds if they are in need. The new funding, administered last week through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Low Income Home Energy Assistance… Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal touted the $2 million he recently secured for the Anderson Hotel in a visit to the housing complex as part of his ‘Central Coast Community Project Victory Tour.’ The Anderson Hotel has provided affording housing to seniors and the disabled for more than four decades. The funds delivered by Carbajal’s advocacy will help the Housing Authority of San Luis… Read more »