Congress Moves to Weaken Gun Safety Measures
https://www.independent.com/news/2017/dec/04/congress-moves-weaken-gun-safety-measures/
By: Rep. Salud Carbajal | 12/4/2017
In the 333 days that I have served the Central Coast in Congress, there have been 403 mass shootings.
More often, we have found that perpetrators of mass shooting have a history of violence and erratic behavior as… Read more »
Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) voted against the harmful, Republican tax bill that narrowly passed the House of Representatives. The bill explodes our national debt by $1.7 trillion, fails to simplify the tax code, and increases taxes on 36 million middle-class families.
Watch Carbajal’s speech from the House Floor earlier today opposing the tax plan here or read his full remarks as… Read more »
San Luis Obispo, CA – Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), member of the House Armed Services Committee, secured $5 million in funding authorization for the Air Force Research Lab Education Partnership Agreement, which helps support Cal Poly’s Aerospace Engineering facilities. Funding for the program passed in the FY18 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
The funding supplements… Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Carbajal, a member of the House Armed Service Committee, announced that the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan FY18 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Carbajal included provisions instructing the Department of Defense (DoD) to respond to the threats that climate change and nuclear proliferation pose to our national security.
“Our… Read more »
Santa Barbara – Today, Representative Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Representative Lloyd Smucker (PA-16) introduced the bipartisan Home for the Brave Act of 2017. H.R. 4322 would exempt disability benefits from counting toward total income when determining eligibility for housing assistance programs through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
“It is wrong to deny veterans… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Marine Corps veteran Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-CA), issued a bipartisan joint statement with fellow veterans Rep. Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), John Conyers (D-MI), Rep. DeFazio (D-OR), Rep. Brown (D-MD), Rep. Rush (D-IL), Rep. Jones (R-NC), Rep. Panetta (D-CA), Rep. Pascrell (D-NJ),… Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Salud Carbajal (CA-24), member of the House Armed Services Committee, announced that the bipartisan Gold Star Family Support and Installation Access Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously. Introduced by Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02), Carbajal worked closely with Bacon as an original cosponsor of the bill to make H.R. 3897 a bipartisan… Read more »
Santa Barbara – Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) introduced the Central Coast Heritage Protection Act, which would designate nearly 250,000 acres of public land in the Los Padres National Forest and Carrizo Plain National Monument as wilderness. The legislation also establishes a 400-mile long Condor National Recreation trail, stretching from Los… Read more »
Santa Barbara – On Saturday, October 14th Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) will host an immigration forum with immigration experts, including representatives from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
“There is an increased sense of uncertainty in our communities, particularly when it comes to our immigration laws,” said Rep. Carbajal. “The immigrant community has… Read more »
Santa Barbara, CA – Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to repeal the Obama-era Clean Power Plan:
“As wildfires and hurricanes wreak havoc across our nation, it is clear that our nation is already experiencing the effects of climate… Read more »
