“The bipartisan Honoring our PACT Act will ensure we keep our promise to veterans who were exposed to burn pits during their service by giving them access to the care and benefits they’ve earned. We owe it to toxic-exposed veterans to provide the care and benefits they've earned. As a veteran myself, I am proud to support the Honoring our PACT Act which is the comprehensive legislation we need to finally recognize military toxic exposure as a cost of war.” Read more »
Congressman Salud Carbajal, Chairman of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee, joined a bipartisan majority of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to advance the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022. This bill includes key reforms that Carbajal has worked towards over the past year, including reforms to maritime liability rules in response to the 2019 Conception boat fire that killed 34 people and additional protections to eliminate sexual violence in the maritime industry. Read more »
We will continue our work for California families by lowering prices, investing in more affordable housing and health care, and ensuring we make more critical goods here in America. We will continue our fight for lasting and meaningful improvements to our immigration system, our gun laws, and the safeguards that protect our voting rights. And we will continue to respond to the threats facing our nation, from the naked aggression of authoritarian governments like Russia to the undeniable impacts of the climate crisis. Read more »
Santa Barbara, CA – Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Representative Ted Lieu (CA-43) announced a new bicameral affordable housing bill, the Housing for All Act, that will invest in new affordable housing options and help Californians experiencing homelessness.
One measure included in the new comprehensive legislative package is Rep. Carbajal’s… Read more »
I join President Biden, our NATO partners, and the entire free world in condemning this blatant act of aggression and clear violation of international law. Read more »
Yesterday, President Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the 2022 Fiscal Year into law. The bill was negotiated with the Senate and passed the House on a bipartisan basis on December 7, 2021. The sweeping measure includes several of Rep. Carbajal’s proposals to address Central Coast priorities and meet our national security needs, including an… Read more »
Santa Barbara, CA – Today, Rep. Carbajal announced that the first installments of federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law are on their way to the Central Coast. Federal Aviation Administration allocations will deliver $7,381,647 to local airports and California will receive $4,862,447,187 in Federal Highway… Read more »
This afternoon, Congressman Salud Carbajal testified before the House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Workforce Protection in support of his bill, the Federal Firefighters Fairness Act. This bipartisan bill ensures federal firefighters receive the same access to job-related disability and retirement benefits as state, county, and municipal firefighters.
In order to receive disability… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Salud Carbajal issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court hearing arguments in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, challenging Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban. Rep. Carbajal, a member of the Pro-Choice Caucus, joined his colleagues and public advocates in front of the U.S. Supreme Court this morning.
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Washington, D.C. – This evening, Rep. Carbajal voted to pass H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, which will cut down on the cost of living for working families on the Central Coast and across the country while also making long overdue investments to address climate change.
“The Build Back Better Act is a huge win for Central Coast families burdened by the high cost of health care,… Read more »
