Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.), released the following statement after several people were shot this morning in Alexandria, VA at a baseball practice for this week's charity Congressional baseball game:
WASHINGTON – Today, the House Democratic Caucus announced the launch of the Democratic Caucus National Security Task Force to advance smart, strategic, and strong national security policies focused on protecting the United States, the American people, and our interests abroad.
The Ensuring Veteran Enterprise Participation in Strategic Sourcing Act would direct the Department of Veterans Affairs to work with the General Services Administration (GSA) to increase the number of Service-Disabled Veteran and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses represented on GSA contracts.
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.