Press Releases
SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) co-introduced new legislation to help small businesses, nonprofits, and Central Coast workers facing unprecedented economic challenges as a result of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) is the lead sponsor of the bill.
SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) wrote a letter to the Small Business Administration (SBA) urging the agency to immediately provide Spanish-language online resources for small business owners seeking coronavirus-related assistance through the SBA's Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program.
SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) led a bipartisan group of 42 lawmakers in calling on U.S. Department of State Secretary Mike Pompeo to ensure that H-2A agricultural visas get processed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20) and Congressman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH-02) announced that they introduced H.R. 6280, the Reservist Pay Equity Act, to encourage more employers to pay the salary of employees that are members of the National Guard and Reserves when activated.
SALINAS, CA – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) joined a bipartisan group of 72 lawmakers calling on U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to take steps to ensure that the financial burden of university closures and migration to remote learning do not result in financial burdens for students.
SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) called on California's Governor Gavin Newsom to activate National Guard members to help respond to and alleviate food insecurity across the state as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues.
Congressman Panetta is urging the state of California to utilize the National Guard and any other entities that could help provide food and nutrition assistance to vulnerable populations across the state as local and federal governments work together to mitigate the impact of this public health crisis.
SALINAS, CA – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) joined 106 Members of Congress in calling on the administration for an immediate, nationwide moratorium on all foreclosures and evictions from properties owned, insured, or overseen by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the Depa
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) voted for H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, comprehensive legislation aimed at bolstering the federal government's response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and addressing the severe impacts of the coronavirus on Americans' personal safety and financial security.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) today joined a bipartisan group of 29 lawmakers in calling for urgent action and clarity from the Small Business Administration (SBA) to assist small businesses being impacted by COVID-19 and related containment efforts.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) joined fellow House Ways and Means Committee Democrats in requesting that Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig provide the Committee with an update on the impact of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 on the tax return filing season. Every Democrat who serves on the Ways and Means Committee signed the letter.