Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) released the following statement in response to the House passage of the continuing resolution that funds the government through February 16:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) today joined Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-AR) and a bipartisan group of House members in introducing a bill to modify the presumption of service connection for veterans exposed to herbicides while serving in Thailand. The bill would give veterans who served in Thailand during the Vietnam War era the opportunity to prove exposure to herbicide agents like Agent Orange and receive Veterans Administration benefits for service-related health problems.
Washington, DC – The co-chairs of the House Democratic Caucus' National Security Task Force — Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy (D-FL), and Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) — received intelligence briefings at the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) in McLean, Virginia. The NCTC leads U.S. counterterrorism efforts by gathering information on foreign and domestic threats, providing expert analysis, and supporting members of the policy, intelligence, law enforcement, defense, homeland security, and foreign affairs communities.
SALINAS, CA – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) today released the following statement in response to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS) compliance with a federal court order to reopen application renewals for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) participated yesterday in a bipartisan meeting with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue and members of the U.S. House of Representatives to discuss improving the USDA's efforts to recruit and train veteran interested in becoming farmers.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the comment period for the proposed 2019-2024 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program opened to the public. The Department of Interior will be collecting public comments for 60 days, through March 9, 2018. Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) released the following statement to encourage residents living on the central coast of California to participate and share their comments:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) today released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration's announcement that it would not renew the temporary protected status (TPS) designation for El Salvador:
SALINAS, CA – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) today released the following statement opposing the Trump Administration's proposal to open all federal U.S. waters, including 90 percent of the nation's Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), for potential oil and gas exploration and development. The Draft Proposed Program (DPP) recommends oil drill lease opportunities in the Atlantic, Pacific, eastern Gulf of Mexico, and Arctic oceans, including two off of the central coast of California.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) released the following statement in response to the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act:
WASHINGTON – The co-chairs of the Democratic Caucus' National Security Task Force—Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, Rep. Stephanie Murphy of Florida, and Rep. Jimmy Panetta of California—issued the following statement in response to the President's National Security Strategy, which was released today: