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Gilroy, El Paso, Dayton, and the 250 mass shootings this year demonstrate that our nation is afflicted by a gun violence crisis. Thoughts and prayers are with the shooting victims and their families. But, clearly, that is not enough. It is critical that Congress, our country and our communities deliver not only words, but also action on gun safety reform.
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN Jimmy Panetta this week demanded that the U.S. Senate pass federal bills requiring background checks for firearms and a ban on assault weapons after shooters in Gilroy, El Paso and Dayton killed and injured dozens of people. Panetta made numerous comments on social media in the past week in response to the shootings, including calling for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to hold votes on two background checks bills OK'd by the House of Representatives in February. "This inaction must stop," Panetta said on Facebook. "We know background checks save lives.
MONTEREY – In a letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell, Rep. Jimmy Panetta and more than 200 members of the House Democratic Caucus called on the Senate majority leader to cancel recess and take action on gun legislation.
WASHINGTON D.C. - Central Coast Congressman Jimmy Panetta is one of 213 members of the House Democratic Caucus to demand a vote on bipartisan bills to prevent gun violence in the wake of recent mass shootings.
On Wednesday, the members wrote a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell calling on him to immediately bring the Senate back into session to pass H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act and H.R. 1112, the Enhanced Background Checks Act.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20), a member of the Congressional Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, and 213 Members of the House Democratic Caucus wrote to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell demanding he immediately call the Senate back into session to pass H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act, and H.R. 1112, the Enhanced Background Checks Act.
GILROY, CA – Today, Reps. Zoe Lofgren (CA-19) and Jimmy Panetta (CA-20), who jointly represent the City of Gilroy, issued the following statement in response to the tragic violence that occurred on July 28, on the closing day of the Gilroy Garlic Festival.
"The city of Gilroy, and our constituents, are now among a very sobering group of communities that have endured a mass shooting. It is heartbreaking what the families and loved ones of the victims, and those injured, face in the wake of this tragedy. Our condolences are with them.
More than 40 California Democrats wrote to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today asking the administration to withdraw its proposed rule to crack down on eligibility rules for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) led his Democratic colleagues from the California Congressional Delegation in urging U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue to rescind a proposed rule to eliminate broad-based categorical eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also referred to as CalFresh in California.
CONGRESSMAN JIMMY Panetta this week announced his support for bipartisan legislation to combat robocalls — those irritating computer-generated phone calls that are often linked to telemarketers, political campaigns and debt collectors.
The three House of Representatives' bills aim to stop the abusive practice of robocalls, offer protections for consumers and create a new federal government "robocall division."
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) introduced legislation to address climate change while paying a monthly dividend to American families, rebuilding the nation's infrastructure, investing in research and development, and providing transition assistance to workers and communities.