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March 27, 2018 In The News

Tariffs and trade are hot topics in Washington these days, and two Congressmen have come together to propose a way to eliminate unnecessary trade barriers. Panama City Republican Neal Dunn and California Democrat Jimmy Panetta are tackling the trade barriers that are hurting American exports and hindering innovation and advancement in agricultural technologies.

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March 26, 2018 In The News

U.S. Rep. Neal Dunn, R-Fla., and U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., are once again pairing up on a proposal, this time to lower trade barriers on American agriculture. 

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March 24, 2018 In The News
The news also prompted concern on Capitol Hill. Rep. Jimmy Panetta, a Democrat from California and member of the House Armed Services Committee, said in a statement that “the ban, which implements the same policy that was blocked by several courts, runs counter to the American values that our troops are fighting to protect.”
March 22, 2018 In The News

Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Carmel Valley

 

District office, 100 W. Alisal St., Salinas (831) 424-2229, panetta.house.gov

March 22, 2018 In The News

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressmen Neal Dunn (FL-02) and Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) teamed up to eliminate unnecessary trade barriers that are hurting American exports and hindering innovation and advances in agricultural production technologies, including biotechnology.

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March 19, 2018 In The News

House Democrats sent a letter to Perdue and OMB Director Mick Mulvaney warning against cuts to federal nutrition programs in the Trump administration's fiscal year 2019 budget proposal, as well as calling for more funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

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March 14, 2018 In The News
On Capitol Hill, Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Carmel, told the House of Representatives on Wednesday that its gun control efforts did not go far enough and called for patching the background check system and banning bump stocks. “We all appreciate the emotion and passion by the high school students across our country but we realize, as they do, that thoughts and prayers only go so far,” Panetta. “So now it is up to congress to govern, not just by crisis but actually by leadership, to make our schools, our communities and our countries safer.”
March 14, 2018 In The News

SALINAS — Some Salinas students debated the issue of gun control, some shouted "enough is enough" in the rain while marching to city hall and others stood in the formation of a peace sign Wednesday as students across the na

March 14, 2018 In The News

SALINAS, Calif. - Students at Alisal High School in Salinas joined the national movement and held a rally centered around remembering those who were killed in the Parkland, Florida school shooting and calling for change.

March 14, 2018 In The News

A fight over how tough to make work requirements in the food stamp program is already threatening to derail the House farm bill, which some see as one of the only shots for bipartisan legislation this year.

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