Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) released the following statement in response to the Senate’s health care bill, the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.), released the following statement after several people were shot this morning in Alexandria, VA at a baseball practice for this week’s charity Congressional baseball game:
WASHINGTON – Today, the House Democratic Caucus announced the launch of the Democratic Caucus National Security Task Force to advance smart, strategic, and strong national security policies focused on protecting the United States, the American people, and our interests abroad.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.), announced that three airports on the central coast of California have received federal grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration. Mesa Del Rey received $334,606, Salinas Municipal received $82,581, and Watsonville Municipal received $295,200.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20) and Congressman Rodney Davis (R-IL-13) have joined together to establish the bipartisan Congressional Agriculture Research Caucus.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.), released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.), announced that three colleges and universities on the central coast of California have received federal grants from the U.S. Department of Education’s Upward Bound Program. Hartnell College received two federal grants, totaling $515,000.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.), announced that Salud Para La Gente and Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas will receive federal grants from the Health Resources and Service Administration. Salud Para La Gente will receive an award totaling $2,277,358 and Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas will receive an award totaling $3,772,671.
Companion to Sen. Feinstein’s “Blue Card” bill would provide an opportunity for agricultural workers to apply for legal status
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and 26 of his House Democratic colleagues introduced a bill to legalize the immigration status of farm workers working in American agriculture.