Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) announced a district-wide Congressional Art Competition for high school students. High schools throughout California's 20th Congressional District are invited to participate by submitting up to five (5) pieces of original student artwork. Exceptions will be made for schools that have 7th through 12th grades on one campus. All submissions are due by May 1, 2017.
WASHINGTON – Today, California Reps. Jimmy Panetta (CA-20), David G. Valadao (CA-21), Jeff Denham (CA-10), and Paul Cook (CA-08) introduced H.R. 1913, the Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act. This bill directs the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to reopen the 63,000-acre Clear Creek Management Area in San Benito and Fresno counties for use by off-road vehicles. The legislation would also protect 21,000 acres of BLM land adjacent to Clear Creek by designating the area the Joaquin Rocks Wilderness.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) released the following statement in response to the majority party's decision to pull the American Health Care Act (AHCA) from a vote in the House of Representatives:
Capitola – Reps. Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) and Anna Eshoo's (CA-18) Town Hall Meeting has been rescheduled to Saturday, April 1st at 10:00 a.m. due to changes in the voting schedule in Washington, D.C.
WHO
Rep. Jimmy Panetta (CA-20)
Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (CA-18)
California Secretary of Natural Resources John Laird
WHAT
In-person Town Hall Meeting
WHEN
Saturday, April 1, 2017
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) released the following statement in response to President Trump's proposed 2018 federal budget:
"If implemented, President Trump's 2018 budget request would take vital services away from American families and workers in order to pay for a large, indiscriminate increase in military and homeland security spending.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) released the following statement in response to the federal ruling that blocks President Trump's second travel ban executive order:
WASHINGTON – Today, 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.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) released the following statement in response to the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) report on the Republican health care bill:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) released the following statement in response to the proposed American Health Care Act:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) released the following statement in response to President Trump's latest Muslim ban executive order:
"President Trump's latest executive order banning travelers from six predominantly Muslim countries appears to be just as unconstitutional and un-American as his first. This ban, which was allegedly rewritten to withstand legal scrutiny, again fails to justify discrimination against refugees and travelers based on their nationality and religion.