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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 »

Congress Cannot Leave DACA in Limbo http://www.newspress.com/Top/Article/article.jsp?Section=OPINIONS-LETTERS&ID=568091506821431330 By: Congressman Salud Carbajal | 4/8/2018 One of the greatest disappoints during my first term in Congress, was watching my colleagues’ stubborn refusal to act to protect the DACA program after the President cruelly rescinded protections for nearly… Read more »

Today, Reps. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Don Beyer (VA-08) announced that 100 bipartisan co-sponsors now officially support passing H.R. 2598, the Gun Violence Restraining Order Act (GVRO). Carbajal’s bill, introduced last May with Beyer as an original co-sponsor, would allow family members or law enforcement officials to petition a judge to temporarily remove firearms from an individual… Read more »

Today, to mark the conclusion of Women’s History Month, Rep. Salud Carbajal announced the winners of the 2018 Congressional Women of the Year Award.   The annual Congressional Women of the Year Award honors exceptional women across the 24th Congressional District who have left a positive impact on their communities. Winners span a variety of backgrounds and professions and… Read more »