On Wednesday, Representatives Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Elizabeth Esty (CT-05), and Don Beyer (VA-08) will hold a press conference to announce The Gun Violence Restraining Order Act, a bill that encourages all states to empower families and law enforcement agencies with the tools they need to prevent future tragedies due to gun violence. U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) has introduced this legislation in the Senate. The Representatives will be joined by gun violence prevention advocates from ...
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On the 3rd Anniversary of the tragic shooting in Isla Vista, California, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (CT-05), and Congressman Don Beyer (VA-08) introduced The Gun Violence Restraining Order Act, a bill that encourages all states to empower families and law enforcement agencies with the tools they need to prevent future tragedies due to gun violence. U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein will introduce The Gun Violence Restraining Order Act in the Senate. The bill wo...
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Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) introduced H.R. 2586 the Reporting on Influence and Subversion by the Kremlin Act (RISK Act), which requires the Department of State to produce a comprehensive report on recent subversive measures by the Russian government. “Russian attempts to subvert our elections and spread disinformation is nothing new,” said Rep. Carbajal. “It is imperative that Congress is fully briefed on updated methods the Kremlin is employing to destabilize democratic institutions bo...
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After reports emerged that former FBI Director James Comey said President Trump had asked him to shut down an FBI investigation into ousted National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, KQED collected statements made by California’s members of Congress reacting to the news. We gathered comments made via social media, as well as from press releases sent out by each member’s office. We included links to their Twitter and Facebook pages where you can see some of their statements, plus additional comment...
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Valle Verde Retirement Community in Santa Barbara was the site recently of an interactive town hall with Rep. Salud Carbajal, who provided an overview of the current state of affairs in Washington. His talk was followed by questions from some 90 residents and Valle Verde team members. “I am pleased to join with the residents at Valle Verde to discuss the issues most important to them,” Carbajal said. “Strengthening Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid programs for our seniors is a priority for...
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Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) released the following statement regarding his vote against passage of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) in the U.S. House of Representatives: “In order to get their harmful legislation passed, the House Majority took a bill that leaves 24 million Americans without health insurance – and made it even worse. The AHCA leaves Central Coast families with fewer protections, allowing insurers to make coverage prohibitively expensive for people with pre-exist...
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Students concerned with the costs of higher education are encouraged to join Congressman Salud Carbajal at Cal Poly on Wednesday for a roundtable discussion on college affordability. The free discussion will be held in conference room 212A from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. and is open to the public. The event comes after Carbajal co-authored the Middle-Class CHANCE Act, which would increase the individual maximum Pell Grant award to $9,650, which Carbajal’s office says would bring the grants in line with t...
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After the House voted Thursday to narrowly approve a Republican-drafted bill that would eliminate many of the provisions of the Affordable Care Act, KQED collected statements made by California’s members of Congress explaining why they voted the way they did. We gathered comments made via social media and on the floor of the House, as well as from press releases sent out by each member’s office. We included links to their Twitter and Facebook pages where you can see some of their statements, plu...
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All of the representatives for local residents in Congress are members of the Democratic party. All have vowed to resist the GOP effort to repeal and replace Obamacare. Their reactions: Rep. Salud Carbajal (D): “In order to get their harmful legislation passed, the House Majority took a bill that leaves 24 million Americans without health insurance – and made it even worse. The AHCA leaves Central Coast families with fewer protections, allowing insurers to make coverage prohibitively expensive f...
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House passage of the GOP's American Health Care Act on Thursday drew criticism locally from major health care providers, though most said the best plan is to stay calm and see what happens. Bob Freeman, CEO of CenCal Health, a nonprofit community-based health care organization that contracts with the state to administer Medi-Cal benefits through local care providers in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, said it's too early to tell what the bill means for the future of health care. He li...
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