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Panetta Cosponsors BRIDGE Act to Protect Undocumented Youth from Deportation

March 15, 2017 In The News
Cedar Street Times
Panetta Cosponsors BRIDGE Act to Protect Undocumented Youth from Deportation

WASHINGTON -- Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) announced that he is a cosponsor of the BRIDGE (Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy) Act. This bipartisan legislation would protect undocumented young people brought to the United States as children, should the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program be discontinued. 

Rep. Panetta Issues Statement on CBO’s Report on Republican Health Care Bill

March 13, 2017 In The News
Insurance News Net
Rep. Panetta Issues Statement on CBO’s Report on Republican Health Care Bill

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., issued the following statement in response to the Congressional Budget Office's report on the Republican health care bill:

Panetta opposes plan to replace Obamacare

March 10, 2017 In The News
Carmel Pine Cone (17A)
Panetta opposes plan to replace Obamacare

CARMEL -- A Republican plan to repeal and replace Obamacare does not appeal to Democratic Congressman Jimmy Panetta, who this week said the alternative healthcare bill would cost more and “leave millions of Americans uninsured.”

Agricultural panel talks specialty crops, farm labor problems

March 9, 2017 In The News
Bartholomew D Sullivan, USA Today
Agricultural panel talks specialty crops, farm labor problems
Panetta, hailing from what he called “the salad bowl” along California’s Central Coast, said that, even during the five-year drought, the No. 1 issue for his farmer constituents was the labor force. “I believe more people need to realize that specialty crops and immigration and labor go hand in hand,” he said.

Congressman Panetta Tours Storm Damage

March 8, 2017 In The News
Capitola Soquel Times
Congressman Panetta Tours Storm Damage

U.S. Congressman Jimmy Panetta and Supervisor Zach Friend on Saturday, February 18 toured storm-damaged areas of Santa Cruz County, focusing on the Aptos area and the issues facing Valencia Elementary School in particular.

Panetta shares thoughts on Obamacare replacement plan

March 8, 2017 In The News
BenitoLink Staff
Panetta shares thoughts on Obamacare replacement plan
Panetta says the "any plan to alter health care "should not be made in haste.""

Lawmakers likely to fight proposed budget cuts

March 6, 2017 In The News
Emily Yehle, E&E News
Lawmakers likely to fight proposed budget cuts
At a "Members' Day" hearing, Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) urged Culberson and the rest of the subcommittee to fully fund NOAA, emphasizing the economic importance to coastal communities. "I strongly urge this subcommittee to invest in our nation's largest natural resource: our ocean," he said. "It is important that we not only protect our oceans for recreational purposes but for our $282 billion 'blue economy.' ... These programs help educate our youth, protect our seafood that reaches our tables, preserves the marine environment and employs thousands of Americans along our coasts."

Panetta rips Trump’s speech to Congress, calls words ‘dangerous’

March 3, 2017 In The News
Kelly Nix, Carmel Pine Cone (1A, 19A)
Panetta rips Trump’s speech to Congress, calls words ‘dangerous’
“The president’s idea for a Victims of Immigrant Crime Engagement department instills fear in and encourages discrimination against immigrant communities,” Panetta said. “Serious and violent criminals must be held accountable for their actions, but targeting peaceful, hardworking members of our communities is wrong.”

Big Sur Resupply a big success

March 3, 2017 In The News
Caitlin Conrad, KSBW
Big Sur Resupply a big success
Panetta was on the ground Friday to see the resupply happen along with fellow politician Monterey County Supervisor Mary Adams.

Stranded Big Sur residents get help during resupply mission

March 3, 2017 In The News
Mariana Hicks, KION
Stranded Big Sur residents get help during resupply mission

BIG SUR, Calif. - People stranded in Big Sur are getting some much-needed help on Friday. A helicopter brought over pounds of food, fuel and other supplies.

Conditions were perfect flying Friday morning, allowing deliveries of much needed food, fuel and other supplies to people in remote areas of Big Sur, to those who have been isolated for weeks.

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