Press Releases

Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley), Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX), and Congresswoman Lucy McBath (D-GA) re-introduced the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Modernization Act to simplify and modernize federal student loan forgiveness programs. The U.S. Government Accountability Office has previously found major deficiencies in the U.S. Department of Education's (DOE) administration of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program and Temporary Expanded Public Service Loan Forgiveness (TEPSLF) program.

Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) announced that the University of California, Santa Cruz will receive a $3.12 million grant from the National Cancer Institute for protein-RNA interactions in cancer biology research. Dr. Jeremy Sanford, a Professor at UCSC studying the roles of protein-RNA interactions in gene regulation and human inherited diseases, will manage the project.

Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) announced that Community Bridges and North Monterey County School Districts will each be receiving USDA Farm to School Grant funding. North Monterey County Unified School District will receive $97,638 in funding for their Farm to School Expansion Project. Community Bridges will receive $48,122 to plan, develop, and implement the Edible Garden Project benefiting low-income children on the central coast of California.

Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley), Congresswoman Kim Schrier (D-WA-8), Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett (D-VI), and Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC-12) led several of their colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to House leadership requesting a robust investment of at least $40 billion in agricultural climate research, agricultural innovation, and agricultural research in any comprehensive infrastructure package that may move forward.

Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) announced that the Monterey Regional Airport received a $700,622.00 grant from the Department of Transportation under the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21^st Century. This critical infrastructure investment will go towards modernization, creating efficiencies, and bolstering safety measures at the Monterey Regional Airport.

Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley), a member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support, introduced a bill to improve the Health Profession Opportunity Grant (HPOG) program. This innovative program educates and trains low-income people for in-demand, well-paying careers in the health care field.

Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-Carmel Valley), a member of the House Ways and Means' Subcommittee on Trade and the House Committee on Agriculture, and Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19), a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, were joined by 26 of their House colleagues in a bipartisan letter urging President Biden to nominate a Chief Agricultural Negotiator at the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR).

Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) and Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) sent a letter with their House colleagues to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland urging her to use her emergency authority under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to save the western monarch butterfly. Earlier this year, President Biden ordered the Department of Interior to review the previous administration's decision to delay protections for monarch butterflies until 2024 or later. Unfortunately, the U.S.