Salud Carbajal

Where Carbajal stands

Topic headings are Vote Book’s; quoted words are each candidate’s own, with the source under each one. “As reported” items are a news outlet’s description, not an exact quote.

Jobs, wages & cost of living

Jobs, wages & cost of living

The Santa Barbara Airport serves as a vital gateway to our community, welcoming both visitors and business travelers. Because the airport plays such a significant role in Santa Barbara’s economy, continued investment in its infrastructure is essential.

Farms & rural

Agriculture

As a member of the Agriculture Committee, I play a direct role in crafting policy that supports our farmers and farmworkers, their farms, and the agricultural way of life on the Central Coast. Not only do the growers, fishers, ranchers, and farmworkers provide our communities with nutritious foods, but they generate billions in economic activity for our region.

Agriculture

I am always looking for creative ways to support local growers. To support California’s cut flower industry, which makes up three quarters of all American grown cut flowers, I led bipartisan legislation to require any flowers on display in the White House, Department of Defense, or State Department be grown domestically.

Agriculture

We must ensure that everyone can afford to put nutritious food on their table every night. As a member of the Nutrition subcommittee, I directly oversee programs that help people cover their food costs, like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known as CalFresh in California. I will continue to fiercely support this program and others that help feed thousands of Central Coast residents.

Agriculture

I am working in Congress to help come up with solutions to the challenges California farms are facing, like severe drought and labor shortages.

Agriculture

That is why I’m proud to have secured billions in additional funding to address drought and wildfire in our Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act. And that is why I voted in support of the Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act which makes significant investments in innovative drought-proof water infrastructure, including water recycling and desalination projects.

Agriculture

To help address labor shortages, I helped write the Farm Workforce Modernization Act: bipartisan legislation that both farmers and farmworkers have told Congress needs to signed into law as soon as possible. Our bill provides a pathway for earned legal status for existing farmworkers, makes meaningful reforms to the H-2A agricultural guest worker program and creates a first-of-its-kind, merit-based visa program specifically designed for the nation’s agricultural sector.

Other priorities

Priorities

As SLO County continues to welcome more visitors each year, it’s essential that we invest in our local airport to maintain the highest levels of safety for passengers and crew.