WATCH: Rep. Carbajal raises concerns about Russias actions to undermine our democratic process during Armed Services Committee Hearing

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Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Member of the Armed Services Committee, questioned General Curtis Scaparrotti about how to deter Russia’s activities to disrupt international order and undermine American democracy. Watch Rep. Carbajal’s remarks to Gen. Scaparrotti with his responses below at time 35:56:…

Congressman Carbajal Honors 2017 Women of the Year

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Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) honored a group of exceptional women from communities throughout the 24th Congressional District during Women’s History Month. The Congressman honored five women from across the Central Coast including: · Suzanne Curtis, the Volunteer Coordinator at the American Red Cross in San Luis Obispo and sole contributor to a…

Repeal and Replace Vote Put on Ice

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Santa Barbara Congressmember Salud Carbajal made yet another statement from the House floor on Friday, denouncing the Republicans’ health-care bill, but he never got a chance to vote against it. That’s because President Donald Trump and House Republican leader Paul Ryan pulled the American Health Care Act before Congress could act on it, knowing it lacked the votes needed…

Rep. Carbajal Statement on Decision to Pull ACA Repeal Bill

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Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) issued the following statement on the decision by Republican leadership to pull its Affordable Care Act (ACA) repeal bill from consideration in the House of Representatives: “The failure by the House Majority to pass their healthcare repeal bill is good news to the millions of families whose lives have been improved by gaining access to…

Rep. Carbajal and Senator Duckworth Warn that GOP Healthcare Bill Could Hurt Millions of Veterans

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Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) joined Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) to shed light on the devastating costs the American Health Care Act (AHCA) would impose on millions of our nation’s Veterans. Last night, Republicans introduced an amendment to the AHCA that would prohibit veterans who are “eligible” to receive VA care from receiving any tax credits to help pay…

Three SLO County women honored on countys Womens Wall of Fame

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Shirley Summers of Atascadero, Eloisa Medina of San Luis Obispo and Jill Bolster-White of San Luis Obispo were immortalized on the Women’s Wall of Fame in the San Luis Obispo County Government Building. The women were recognized as three of 2017’s most impressive county leaders, named at the Fourth Annual Women’s Wall of Fame Luncheon at Madonna Inn earlier this…

Carbajal Votes No

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The Republicans’ much embattled Affordable Care Act repeal legislation — the American Health Care Act — was passed by the House Budget Committee, on which Santa Barbara Congressmember Salud Carbajal sits, by a 19-17 vote. Carbajal, a first-term Democrat now entering his eighth week in office, voted against the bill, explaining it “shafted the middle class.”…

If you think the Carrizo Plain National Monument is worth protecting, tell Trump

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The Central Coast is renowned for its scenic landscapes and vibrant environment. The Carrizo Plain National Monument east of San Luis Obispo is a key contributor to this well-deserved reputation. After years of terrible drought in California, much-needed rain brought the hills of the Carrizo Plain brilliantly alive, blanketed by purple and gold wildflowers. Thousands of…

Watch: Rep. Carbajal Supports Older Americans and Funding for Mental Health Services at Budget Markup of GOP Health Care Bill

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Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Member of the House Budget Committee, offered motions at today’s markup of the House Majority’s health care bill, opposing the American Health Care Act (AHCA)’s negative impact on mental health services and on older Americans. Rep. Carbajal voted against advancing the AHCA out of Committee. Watch Rep. Carbajal’s remarks on the…

S.B. Health-Care Experts Deliver Grim Trumpcare News

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The timing couldn’t have been much better. Or worse. The very day Santa Barbara’s Congressmember Salud Carbajal had scheduled a mic-dropping town hall forum to denounce the Republican bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued its intensely anticipated report on the same subject. The findings were extremely damning. In 10…