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Monterey Bay >> Combining ocean stewardship with military veterans, Congressman Jimmy Panetta joined more than two dozen Central Coast veterans for a cruise in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary to celebrate "Vet Into Your Sanctuary."

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators is sponsoring legislation to explicitly prohibit the president of the United States from withdrawing from NATO without Senate approval.

Sens. Tim Kaine, D-Va., and Cory Gardner, R-Colo., with Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., and ranking member Jack Reed, D-R.I., introduced the bill Thursday. President Donald Trump has repeatedly questioned the trans-Atlantic alliance.

IN RESPONSE to President Donald Trump's recent criticism of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the paltry amounts some member countries contribute to the alliance, Democratic Rep. Jimmy Panetta this week introduced a bill that takes a firm stand in support of NATO.

The bill, cosponsored by Republican Rep. Steve Knight of California, would prohibit federal funds from being used to withdraw the United States from NATO — which was established in 1949 by 12 nations to fend off Soviet aggression.

TO GET more bipartisan legislative bills considered on Capitol Hill, Democratic Rep. Jimmy Panetta and other members of the Problem Solvers Caucus are proposing a shake-up of rules in the U.S. House of Representatives.

At the Capitol Wednesday, Panetta was joined by others in the caucus, which includes Democrat and Republican House members who seek to find common ground on a variety of difficult issues. They unveiled a proposal outlining a set of rule changes they say they say would help "break the gridlock" on the Hill.

Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) introduced the No NATO Withdrawal Act, H.R. 6530, to reassert Congressional support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the longest-standing and most successful military alliance in the world. The bill is cosponsored by Republican co-lead, Congressman Steve Knight (R-CA).

Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) introduced the No NATO Withdrawal Act, H.R. 6530, to reassert Congressional support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the longest-standing and most successful military alliance in the world. The bill is cosponsored by Republican co-lead, Congressman Steve Knight (R-CA).

Local Congressman Jimmy Panetta co-introduced a bill to improve technical education and expand teacher grant opportunities, according to his office.

According to a statement from Panetta's office:

Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) co-introduced H.R. 6440, the STEM and Trade in Schools Act to improve technical education and expand teacher grant opportunities. This bipartisan bill was co-introduced by Congressman Steve Knight (R-CA-25) and Congressman Jeff Denham (R-CA-10).

Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., said, “As President Trump threatens billions of dollars in more trade tariffs, the U.S. agriculture industry is caught in the crosshair. Today’s action by the U.S. Department of Agriculture is an admission that domestic farmers and ranchers are being harmed by these broad, unilateral trade enforcement actions. As the representative of the Salad Bowl of the World, from the state that leads the nation in agricultural exports, I urge the administration to work to expand U.S. agricultural exports abroad, not continue to close international markets and damage industries at home.”