Congressman Salud Carbajal Visits Border Detention Facility

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Congressman Salud Carbajal visits border detention facility  http://www.keyt.com/news/politics/congressman-salud-carbajal-visits-border-detention-facility/758719593 By: Claire Flores | 6/25/2018 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - Local congressman Salud Carbajal traveled to the US-Mexico border to see first-hand what is happening there. Carbajal walked across the bridge dividing El…

Carbajal Takes Legislative Action to End DHS Family Separation Policy

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Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and 190 House Democrats introduced the Keep Families Together Act, H.R. 6135, to stop the Trump Administration from separating immigrant children from their families at the border as a result of their ‘zero tolerance’ policy. This is the House companion to the legislation introduced by Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) earlier this…

Un-American

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Un-American https://www.independent.com/news/2018/jun/15/un-american/ By: Rep. Salud Carbajal | 6/15/2018 In recent weeks, the Trump Administration has disturbingly begun a systematic separation of children, including infants and toddlers as young as 18 months, from their parents when they cross our border. In recent testimony before Congress, the Department of Homeland Security…

Army Corps to Invest $4.9 Million in Port San Luis

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Avila Beach, CA – Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will invest $4.9 million to supplement funding Port San Luis breakwater repairs. In April, Carbajal directly requested that the Assistant Secretary of the Army and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget include funding for the breakwater repair in their fiscal year 2018…

Carbajal Condemns House Republicans’ Refusal to Allow Votes on Bipartisan Gun Safety Laws Four Years After IV Shooting

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On the 4th anniversary of the fatal shooting in Isla Vista, California, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) led lawmakers to demand that House Leadership bring up a vote on a bipartisan package of common-sense gun safety measures, including legislation introduced by Reps. Carbajal, Mike Thompson (CA-05), Don Bacon (NE-02), and Debbie Dingell (MI-12). Carbajal introduced the Gun Violence…

Carbajal Signs Bipartisan Discharge Petition to Force a Vote to Protect DACA Recipients

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Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) announced he signed a bipartisan discharge petition to force a long-overdue vote on the House Floor to protect America’s DACA recipients, including the estimated 7,200 eligible DACA recipients on the Central Coast. “DACA recipients on the Central Coast are living in a perpetual state of uncertainty while court rulings have temporarily allowed DACA…

Carbajal and Feinstein Press PHMSA on Pipeline Safety Rulemaking Delay

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Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) requested that the Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) provide an explanation as to why the agency has failed to enact several long overdue gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety improvements. The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Inspector General found that as of October…

Carbajal Advocates for Improved VA Access on Behalf of Central Coast Veterans

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Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) testified before the House Veterans Affairs Committee (HVAC) highlighting significant issues with the phone system for local Veterans Affairs (VA) Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs), that provide the most common outpatient services, including health and wellness visits.  He also highlighted the limited transportation…