Santa Barbara, CA – Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) announced that Madison Ly from Earnest Righetti High School is the winner of the 2018 Congressional Art Competition. Madison’s winning piece, entitled “The American Dream,” will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for the next year.
Additionally, Carbajal announced that Paso Robles High School’s Sarai Del Valle’s painting… Read more »
Shining a light on corporate spending in our elections
https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/386705-shining-a-light-on-corporate-spending-in-our-elections
By: Rep. Salud Carbajal | 5/8/2018
The Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizen’s United v FEC opened the door for unrestricted campaign spending by corporations, institutionalizing the influence that special interests have on… Read more »
WATCH: Representatives Carbajal and Bacon discuss bipartisan exchange visit to Omaha
The Congressmen visited various locations throughout the Second Congressional District of Nebraska engaging in discussions on transportation, agriculture, and national defense. These visits reflect the Members commitment to civility in Congress when working together on areas of common interest.
"When I… Read more »
San Luis Obispo, CA – Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and co-author Bill Ostrander, Director of Citizen’s Congress, introduced H.R. 5670 the Corporate Political Disclosure Act of 2018. This legislation requires publicly traded corporations to disclose political expenditures through the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to their shareholders and the… Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) commended the passage of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act (DRRA) as part of H.R. 4, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018. The DRRA reforms the Stafford Act by ensuring that a percentage of FEMA assistance funding provided in the wake of disasters is invested in predisaster hazard mitigation to better prepare for future disasters. The bill… Read more »
Santa Barbara, CA – Tomorrow, April 21st, Rep. Carbajal (CA-24) will announce the introduction of the Climate Change is Real Act at the Community Environmental Council’s Earth Day Festival. The bill requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reinstate information about climate change or global warming that was removed from, or redacted on, the agency’s… Read more »
Santa Barbara, CA – On Monday, April 23rd, Rep. Carbajal (CA-24) will announce the introduction of the bipartisan Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability (WIRSA) Act. The bill establishes an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant program for communities to improve the resiliency and adaptability of their water-related infrastructure.
Competitive grants will spur… Read more »
Letters to the Editor: Diffusing trade issue
https://santamariatimes.com/opinion/letters/letters-to-the-editor-diffusing-trade-issue-comey-book-waste/article_e42c842a-580e-5ca3-b336-d9ca6f37f333.html
By: Rep. Salud Carbajal | 4/19/2018
Diffusing trade issue
With recent rhetoric coming out of the White House, our Central Coast agriculture industry is currently feeling the direct… Read more »
Santa Barbara, CA – Today, as Central Coast residents file their 2017 taxes, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) slammed the GOP tax plan’s $2 trillion giveaway to multi-national corporations and the wealthiest one percent of Americans.
Republicans have now signaled their intention to cut Medicare, Medicaid, and Socials Security programs to finance their TAX SCAM. Carbajal recently spoke on the… Read more »
Fighting for a profitable future in Central Coast agriculture
http://www.santamariasun.com/commentary/17346/fighting-for-a-profitable-future-in-central-coast-agriculture/
By: Rep. Salud Carbajal | 4/17/2018
From passing a strong Farm Bill, to addressing the critical labor shortage and drought conditions, Congress must take these opportunities to step up and support our local… Read more »
