Press Releases
Santa Cruz, CA – U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) welcomed President Joe Biden to California’s 19th Congressional District to survey damage from the recent severe storms that impacted California and speak to his constituents.
Monterey, CA – Today, U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Representative Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Representative Anna Eshoo (CA-16), and Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17) wrote to President Joe Biden to request that relief for Santa Clara County be included in the Presidential Major Declaration for the State of California.
Monterey, CA – Today, President Joseph R. Biden Jr., amended his Major Disaster Declaration to include Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties, making these jurisdictions eligible for both public and individual federal assistance.
Santa Cruz, CA – Today, President Joseph R. Biden Jr., granted a Major Disaster Declaration for the State of California and designated Santa Cruz County as one of the first recipients of this federal assistance.
Monterey, CA – U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) authored a bipartisan letter co-led by Representative Kevin Kiley (CA-03), Representative Adam Schiff (CA-30), Representative Salud Carbajal (CA-24), and Representative Brad Sherman (CA-32) with the full California delegation urging President Joe Biden to issue a major disaster declaration for the State of California in response to recent severe weather.
Monterey, CA – U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02), and Representative Salud Carbajal (CA-24), led a bipartisan letter with 33 California Members of Congress to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Federal Highway Administrator (FHWA) Shailen Bhatt to request expedited support, funding, and other assistance to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) in response to the ongoing winter storms that have severely damaged road and highway infrastructure across the state.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) was sworn-in as part of the 118th Congress representing California’s new 19th Congressional District in the House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) today announced $22,711,539 in Community Project Funding that he secured in the 117th Congress for local initiatives in California’s 20th District.
Monterey, CA – U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) announced $5 million in funding for California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) to help growers on the central coast of California quantify and implement climate-smart practices in cool season specialty crops.
Salinas, CA – U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) announced a $30 million grant for Santa Cruz County to build the final phase of its planned Watsonville-Cruz Multimodal Corridor Program.