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A BIPARTISAN group of lawmakers this week introduced legislation that would require the president to submit to Congress any proposal to adjust the country's tariffs on goods and services.
Under the bill proposed by U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta and five other legislators, members of Congress would have 60 days to review any tariff proposal submitted by the president.
The bill would "amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require congressional approval before the president adjusts imports that are determined to threaten [or] impair national security," according to the bill.
Congressman Jimmy Panetta released a statement on the passing of Bishop Richard Garcia from the Diocese of Monterey.
Garcia died Wednesday due to complications from Alzeimer's Disease and led the local diocese for the past 11 years. According to the National Catholic Reporter, Garcia was diagnosed with Alzeimer's in April and his health declines rapidly.
Panetta released the following statement on his passing:
The Central Coast's congressman, Jimmy Panetta, was one of four California representatives to visit a facility housing immigrant children separated from their parents, his office announced Wednesday afternoon.
Panetta (CA-20) joined Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-05), Doris Matsui (CA-06) and Brad Sherman (CA-30) on a trip to a private, nonprofit facility about an hour from Washington, D.C., Thompson said in a Youtube video.
A spokesperson for Panetta's office didn't immediately return a call for comment.
Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) joined five other members of Congress today to introduce the Keep Families Together Act, H.R. 6135, to protect children from being needlessly separated from their parents at the border. This bill is the House companion to the Keep Families Together Act, which was introduced in the Senate by Senator Dianne Feinstein.
Monterey >> In a companion bill to the Keep Families Together Act introduced in the Senate by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Congressman Jimmy Panetta, D-Carmel Valley, and five other members of the House of Representatives will be introducing legislation to protect children from being needlessly separated from their parents.
Congressman Panetta addressed the claim made by President Trump that separation is part of the existing law.
May 8, 2018 - Washington, D.C. – In his ongoing efforts to fight for California agriculture, on Monday Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) led other California members of the U.S. House of Representatives in calling on the Administration to replace its tariffs with a "strategic," allied approach for addressing unfair or unbalanced trade practices.
The regional representative introduced legislation based on a 2001 California state law that established the Armed Prohibited Persons System.
U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Carmel Valley, visited the Korean Peninsula over Memorial Day weekend as part of a bipartisan congressional delegation that coincided with a surprise May 26 summit between North Korean and South Korean leaders.
A statement from Panetta's office says the trip's purpose was "to see firsthand what the situation is on the Peninsula and at the demilitarized zone.
"[Panetta] wanted to obtain a sense for the chance of a summit between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un and, ultimately, peace on the Korean Peninsula."
In celebration of the city of Monterey's 248th birthday, the Monterey History & Art Association is sponsoring its 87th premier annual event, La Merienda, Saturday from 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. The long-held tradition of a festive picnic in the historic Memory Garden reenacts the original midday meal Father Junipero Serra, father of the California missions (now Saint Serra) and Captain Gaspar de Portola, a Spanish military leader, celebrated overlooking Monterey Bay at the founding of Monterey on June 3, 1770.
Startup Sandbox will cut the ribbon Thursday afternoon for a state-of-the-art wet lab at 250 Natural Bridges Drive.
Speakers at the invitation-only event will be Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Carmel Valley, Marlene Tromp, UC Santa Cruz provost and executive vice chancellor. Scott Brandt, UCSC vice chancellor of research and Santa Cruz County Supervisor Ryan Coonerty.