Press Releases
SAN JOSE, CA – Today, U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) – Ranking Member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee – along with her colleagues, U.S. Representatives Anna Eshoo (CA-16), Ro Khanna (CA-17), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), announced that San Jose State University (SJSU) and its Research Foundation will receive a total of $1,930,421 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support seven STEM research projects.
Paso Robles, CA – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced new federal funding to modernize the Paso Robles Airport. The $530,610 federal grant, awarded through the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Improvement Program, will support the modernization of Paso Robles Airport’s Master Plan including updates to the airport layout plan, spaceport plan, aeronautical survey, and sustainability efforts.
Monterey, CA – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) traveled to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and key leaders at the forefront of the Russia-Ukraine war.
San Jose, CA – Today, Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Ro Khanna (CA-17), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Anna Eshoo (CA-16), and announced $18,153,923 through two federal grants for the San José Mineta International Airport.
San Jose, CA – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority (Authority), a 30-year-old regional public land conservation agency that protects open space and connects people to nature, today announced $800,000 in community project funding for accessibility improvements to the Heart’s Delight Trail and other facilities at Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve
SAN JOSE, CA – Today, U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Anna Eshoo (CA-16), and Ro Khanna (CA-17) announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is reimbursing Santa Clara County for an additional $45,185,047.39 for emergency health and safety expenditures incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Monterey, CA – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced a new federal investment secured to support Monterey Regional Airport’s design phase for a replacement terminal. The more than $2.58 million in federal funding was awarded through the Airport Improve Grant Program and made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Monterey, CA – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) authored and introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to better support, hire, train, and retain local prosecutors critical to protecting local public safety.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Deborah Ross (NC-02), and Valerie Foushee (NC-04) introduced the Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act to support foreign language and international education programs at colleges and universities by reauthorizing Title VI of the Higher Education Act through Fiscal Year 2030.
Monterey, CA – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) applauded the six local athletes from California’s 19th Congressional District representing Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.