Press Releases
Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) announced that Santa Cruz County and Monterey County in addition to community health centers across the Central Coast will receive $25.46 million in federal funding through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The funding will help counties and community health centers prevent, mitigate, and respond to COVID-19 and enhance healthcare services
Congressman Panetta, Senators Feinstein and Padilla Lead Call for Year-Round Wildland Fire Workforce
Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) along with Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla and Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-52) and Scott Peters (CA-52) are leading their California colleagues in a letter urging the Biden Administration to transition to a year-round federal firefighting workforce.
Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) and Congressman Dan Newhouse (R-4-WA) are leading 15 bipartisan members of Congress in sending a letter to the Administration, expressing concern that the World Health Organization (WHO) may modify its assumptions regarding viral transmission of COVID-19 via food and food packaging at the urging of the Chinese government. Currently, there is no credi
Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) released the following statement about the current challenges at the southern border and his upcoming visit to a southern border facility in Carrizo Springs, Texas:
This week, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) and his House colleagues passed H.R.
Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) and his House colleagues passed the Farm Workforce Modernization Act (FWMA). In 2019, Congressman Panetta was part of a select and small bipartisan group of Congress members that worked diligently to formulate the bill over a period of nine months. The group, led by Chair of the Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship
The REPLANT Act helps the U.S. Forest Service carry out reforestation projects to address the climate crisis and create nearly 49,000 jobs
Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) along with Congressman Mike Simpson (R-ID-02) and Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S.
Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) and his House colleagues passed H.R.
Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Monarch Action, Recovery, and Conservation of Habitat (MONARCH) Act as well as the Monarch and Pollinator Highway Act.
Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) announced the introduction of the Defense Language Improvement (DLI) Act. The legislation authorizes the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) to grant a Bachelor of Arts degree in foreign language to any graduate who fulfills the degree requirements.