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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) praised the passage of the Sam Farr and Nick Castle Peace Corps Reform Act of 2018, H.R. 2259, in the U.S. Senate. The legislation will now be sent to the president's desk to be signed into law. Congressman Panetta supported the House version of the bill, which was passed unanimously on July 10, 2018.
WASHINGTON, DC – Earlier this month, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and Congressman Brian Mast (R-FL) introduced House Resolution 1062 recognizing the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) and its leadership in researching and protecting servicemembers from infectious diseases such as malaria.
SALINAS, CA – Congressman Jimmy (CA-20) released the following statement after the Department of Homeland Security announced a proposed rule to deny green cards for immigrants who legally use public benefits, including food assistance, Medicaid, and Section 8 housing vouchers.
SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) announced that his office will be accepting applications for service academy nominations. Candidates interested in attending one of four U.S. service academies, including the U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy, or U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, must submit applications and other necessary documents by Friday, October 26, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. PST.
Rep. Jimmy Panetta announced staff mobile office hours for veterans services from 1-3 p.m. Monday at the Cabrillo College Veterans Information Center, 6500 Soquel Ave. Building 900, No. 914.
Mobile office hours are an opportunity for veterans living on the central coast to meet with Congressional staff members, and are offered in addition to meetings in the Salinas and Santa Cruz Congressional offices. To schedule a meeting, call 831-424-2229.
Monterey >> An in-house survey of the membership of the Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce showed the top two topics of interest were an "available water supply" and "infrastructure investment," prompting the movers and shakers at the federal, state and local levels to address those issues among others at the 17th annual Leadership Luncheon on Wednesday.
SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) announced that the Janus of Santa Cruz received a federal grant totaling $504,691 from the Department of Health and Human Services Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. These funds will be used for an integrated residential substance use disorder treatment program for pregnant and postpartum women and their families in Santa Cruz County.
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.