Press Releases
WASHINGTON – The co-chairs of the Democratic Caucus' National Security Task Force—Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, Rep. Stephanie Murphy of Florida, and Rep. Jimmy Panetta of California—issued the following statement on the President's upcoming trip to Asia, which will take place from November 3rd to November 14th and will include stops in Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Hawaii.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) released the following statement in response to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) score of the bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act of 2017, put forth by Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN). The bill would include funding through 2019 for the Affordable Care Act's cost-sharing program and enrollment outreach, streamline approvals for waivers and expand eligibility for catastrophic coverage:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) announced that communities in Monterey and Santa Clara Counties will receive federal grants totaling over $7 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The grants will be provided through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG), and HOME programs.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) announced that Santa Cruz received federal grants totaling over $752,000 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The grants will be provided through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME programs.
Santa Cruz will receive a CDBG grant totaling $498,973 and a HOME grant totaling $253,105.
SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) joined over 100 colleagues in the House of Representatives in sending a letter to President Donald Trump expressing disappointment in his decision to set the presidential determination for refugee admissions at 45,000 for Fiscal Year 2018. The letter urges the President to reconsider his determination and establish a minimum refugee admission level of 110,000 for Fiscal Year 2018, the same level as the Presidential Determination for Fiscal Year 2017.
SALINAS, CA – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20) and Congressman Neal Dunn, M.D. (R-FL-02) led a bipartisan group of 79 House members in urging the USDA, FDA, and EPA to work together to promote innovative new technologies, including agricultural gene editing, to increase yields and reduce the cost of production. In the letter to Secretary Sonny Perdue, Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, and Administrator Scott Pruitt, the members seek the agencies' cooperation in creating consistent regulatory proposals that foster innovation.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Coffman (R-CO), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Don Bacon (R-NE) and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), in a strong bipartisan effort, have introduced H. J.Res. 118, a new Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF), to provide clear Congressional authorization guidelines for the use of military force.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) issued the following statement after U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to repeal the Clean Power Plan:
SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) released the following statement in response to the immigration principles that the Trump Administration released Sunday evening: