Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Panetta announced that the State of California’s Office of Emergency Services and Rescue Division (CalOES) received a federal grant totaling $1,380,867.70 from the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA).
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.), announced that two local airports received federal grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration. Mesa Del Rey Airport received funds totaling $138,000 to be used for runway improvements and rehabilitation.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) issued the following statement about last night’s shooting in Las Vegas that claimed 58 lives and injured more than 500 people, the worst mass shooting in our nation's history:
Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Flood Resiliency Act critical to protect federal infrastructure projects from flooding
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressmen Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20) and Carlos Curbelo (R-FL-26) introduced a bipartisan bill to ensure federal agencies complete implementation of a Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS) for government-funded infrastructure projects to reduce exposure to flooding.
Signs Discharge Petition to Force Consideration of Bipartisan Bill
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) signed a discharge petition to force consideration of H.R. 3440, the DREAM Act of 2017. H.R. 3440 is a bipartisan bill that would permanently protect DREAMers and allow them to remain and work legally in the United States.
SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) announced that El Pajaro Community Development Corporation, a development company in Watsonville, will receive a federal grant totaling $50,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) announced that California FarmLink, located in Aptos, will receive grant support totaling $599,074 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Says Congress must work to pass a long-term solution to give Dreamers the opportunity to continue to give back to their communities and country.
SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) held a roundtable at Hartnell College with thirty Dreamers, who are currently enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The young people, brought to the United States as children, enrolled in DACA to be protected from deportation and to earn their citizenship.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) issued the following statement in response to Dole Berry Company’s announcement that they are closing their Watsonville, California facility, eliminating over 400 jobs: