Press Releases
SALINAS, CA – Today, Rep. Jimmy Panetta wrote to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young reiterating his call to remove the former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research building in Pacific Grove from the auction block and instead consider a public conveyance of the property.
SALINAS, CA – Today, Rep. Jimmy Panetta announced that our congressional district received $14.9 million in funding from the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Emergency Connectivity Fund Program (ECF). The ECF program, which was created as part of the American Rescue Plan, helps schools and libraries ensure that students can connect to the internet at home, allowing them to take advantage of online learning and do their homework. The funding has been allocated to school districts that Congressman Panetta represents in Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Benito.
SALINAS, CA – Today, Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) announced that eight community projects in California's 20th District were included in the FY 2022 Appropriations package totaling $5.9 million. These funds will support infrastructure, water projects, workforce development, healthcare, and housing projects throughout the district in Santa Cruz, Pacific Grove, King City, Watsonville, San Juan Bautista, and Salinas. The legislation was passed in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday night, the U.S.
Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide $18 million in federal funding to replace the Nacimiento Fire Station that was lost in the Dolan Fire.
Reps. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20), Don Young (R-AK-At-large), and Shontel Brown (D-OH-11) led a bipartisan group of 79 Members of Congress requesting the inclusion of additional funding for The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) in upcoming appropriations packages or any additional COVID relief spending legislation.
Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) announced an $890,044 federal grant funded by the National Science Foundation through the American Rescue Plan for California State University, Monterey Bay, to study the evolutionary mechanisms of biodiversity and species conservation.
Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) announced a $619,731 federal grant to the University of California, Santa Cruz, for complex distributed software systems research. This project is funded through the American Rescue Plan and will directly engage undergraduate students in the research process.
Today, Reps. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Billy Long (R-MO), Mike Levin (D-CA), Josh Harder (D-CA), and Dan Newhouse (R-WA) sent a bipartisan letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy requesting that they include relief for agricultural fairs in any potential upcoming omnibus legislation.
SALINAS, CA – Today, Rep. Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) further called on the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to not list the federal property located at 1352 Lighthouse Avenue, otherwise known as the Pacific Grove NOAA building, for auction. Rep.
Today, Congressman Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) announced a $405,000 grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to the Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) to fund a transit oriented development study along its Busway and Bus Rapid Transit Project between Marina and Sand City.