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SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy (CA -20) announced that the Housing Authority of the County of Monterey received a federal grant totaling $205,950 from the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development. The grant provides Mainstream housing vouchers for affordable housing and an array of supportive services for non-elderly persons with disabilities.
At the rate the gender pay gap is closing, women in the U.S. can't expect to be paid equally until at least 2119. The sad reality is that women are paid 80 percent of what men are paid for the same work — and the gap is even worse for women of color. Black women make just 68 percent, and Latina women just 54 percent, of what their male counterparts earn. Women can't afford to wait 100 years for equal pay, so ahead of the midterms, Bustle asked all 529 current U.S.
Veterans Resource Centers can be found on college campuses across the nation, but funding for them is scarce. A bill in Congress could change that.
Army veteran Gilbert Bernabe is not your traditional college student. He served in both Iraq and Afghanistan before starting work on his bachelor's degree. By then, he was 35 and going through a divorce.
He credits support from on campus Veterans Resource Centers at Hartnell College and Cal State Monterey Bay for keeping him on track. He graduates this semester.
Marina >> The Veteran Resource Center at CSU Monterey Bay might be getting some financial help in the near future from federal government grants that have been proposed.
MONTEREY, Calif. - Un veterano latino de Salinas que sirvió en la guerra de Irak dos veces ahora esta estudiando para ser un trabajador social y es uno de 100 alumnos veteranos en la Universidad Estatal de la Bahía de Monterey, la cual podría beneficiarse de un nuevo proyecto de ley llamada HR-67- 66.
"Estoy muy contento con la presentación de Jimmy Panetta," dijo José Luis Ramírez.
Quien asegura que varias de las instituciones educativas no ofrecen suficientes servicios para estudiantes como él.
First term Congressman Jimmy Panetta is well known on Capitol Hill for being a principled and pragmatic lawmaker who regularly puts policy over politics. This week, he is back in California's 20th District on the Central Coast, living up to his reputation by addressing one of our country's most overlooked issues – veterans' education.
WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and Congressman Don Bacon (R-NE) introduced the Veterans Resource Center Act. The legislation authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide federal grants to public universities to establish, maintain, and provide services at Veterans Resource Centers on campuses. Moreover, it incentivizes priority registration for veteran and military-connected students.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) joined Congressman Scott Taylor (R-VA) in introducing the GI Bill Transfer Extension Act, to increase flexibility for servicemembers seeking to transfer their GI Bill education benefits.
SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) announced that two rural development grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have been awarded to California's 20th Congressional District. The El Pajaro Community Development Corporation received a grant totaling $40,000 and the Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association received a grant totaling $38,000 from USDA. The grants will be used to increase economic security in the region, and provide skill building and business education opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and Congressman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today introduced a bipartisan resolution to support the renaming of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) headquarters after the late Senator John McCain (R-AZ).