Press Releases
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. Specifically, the federal grants will be used for runway improvements and rehabilitation.
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:
"As the President of the United States, Donald Trump must realize that his decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement is a threat to our environmental, economic, and national security. The abandonment of such a landmark climate change agreement undermines our nation's credibility, global leadership position, and the future of our planet.
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. California State University Monterey Bay received two federal grants totaling $574,556. Monterey Peninsula College received a federal grant totaling $400,107.
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.
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. The bill, of which Congressman Panetta is an original co-sponsor, would create a program that would allow agricultural workers and their families to apply for a "Blue Card" that gives them legal status and work authorization if they show consistent employment in U.S. agriculture over the past two years, pay a fine, and pass a thorough background check.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.), announced that California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB) will receive a federal grant totaling $91,990 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Center for Mental Health Services. The Mental Health & Substance Abuse Service grant will be used by CSUMB's Garrett Lee Smith (GLS) Campus Suicide Prevention Project.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.), announced that four Monterey County Fire Departments received a grant totaling $853,694 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in cooperation with the U.S. Fire Administration. Awardees include the Seaside Fire Department, Gonzales Fire Department, Greenfield Fire Protection District, and Mid Coast Fire Brigade. This grant is made under the Fiscal Year 2016 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program, and will be used for communications tools to enhance inter-operability.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) released the following statement in response to the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) updated report on the House-passed Republican health care bill:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) released the following statement today in response to President Donald Trump's proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2018, "A New Foundation for American Greatness":
"President Trump's damaging budget proposal would slash government programs critical to families, students, and businesses on the central coast of California.