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After the meeting between Andrés Manuel López Obrador and a group of U.S. lawmakers to discuss the future of the USMCA trade agreement, the Mexican Foreign Ministry said the negotiations enter a "decisive phase," while the U.S. delegation stated that they still expect to see guarantees that Mexico's labor reform will be effective.
WASHINGTON – Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Carmel Valley, joined other members of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force on Tuesday for a forum on the "Urgent Need for Senate Action" on bills addressing gun violence.
SOLEDAD — Soledad Community Health Care District CEO Gary Staab and Rep. Jimmy Panetta discussed the future of health care in the Soledad community July 31 during the congressman's visit to Soledad Medical Clinic and Eden Valley Care Center.
Panetta spoke with doctors, nurses, staff and patients about the care provided and received an update on the district's proposed expansion, which includes a new women's health clinic.
A MONTH after the House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill to crack down on robocalls, a coalition of the country's largest telecoms announced last week they would do more to prevent illegal calls and offer consumers technology to block them. Rep.
Gilroy, El Paso, Dayton, and the 250 mass shootings this year demonstrate that our nation is afflicted by a gun violence crisis. Thoughts and prayers are with the shooting victims and their families. But, clearly, that is not enough. It is critical that Congress, our country and our communities deliver not only words, but also action on gun safety reform.
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN Jimmy Panetta this week demanded that the U.S. Senate pass federal bills requiring background checks for firearms and a ban on assault weapons after shooters in Gilroy, El Paso and Dayton killed and injured dozens of people. Panetta made numerous comments on social media in the past week in response to the shootings, including calling for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to hold votes on two background checks bills OK'd by the House of Representatives in February. "This inaction must stop," Panetta said on Facebook. "We know background checks save lives.
MONTEREY – In a letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell, Rep. Jimmy Panetta and more than 200 members of the House Democratic Caucus called on the Senate majority leader to cancel recess and take action on gun legislation.
WASHINGTON D.C. - Central Coast Congressman Jimmy Panetta is one of 213 members of the House Democratic Caucus to demand a vote on bipartisan bills to prevent gun violence in the wake of recent mass shootings.
On Wednesday, the members wrote a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell calling on him to immediately bring the Senate back into session to pass H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act and H.R. 1112, the Enhanced Background Checks Act.
More than 40 California Democrats wrote to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today asking the administration to withdraw its proposed rule to crack down on eligibility rules for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
CONGRESSMAN JIMMY Panetta this week announced his support for bipartisan legislation to combat robocalls — those irritating computer-generated phone calls that are often linked to telemarketers, political campaigns and debt collectors.
The three House of Representatives' bills aim to stop the abusive practice of robocalls, offer protections for consumers and create a new federal government "robocall division."