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President Donald Trump's trade war is unifying a large chunk of California's congressional delegation on behalf of farmers.
But notably absent from the coalition is House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who represents Kern County, one of California's and the nation's top agricultural producers.
Valley Republicans David Valadao, Devin Nunes, and Jeff Denham, and Democrat Jim Costa are among the lawmakers asking the Trump administration not to overlook California's specialty crop growers when it comes to providing aid for those hurt by retaliatory tariffs.
More than 80 Congressmen, in a letter to Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, are voicing opposition to "unacceptable" changes to the transferability policy for the Post 9/11 G.I. Bill.
Read the letter here.
LOS ANGELES – President Donald Trump's trade war is pitting Republicans in California against their brethren in the Midwest.
One week after Trump announced a $12 billion plan to soften the blow of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. farmers, several Republican House members from California — in addition to several Democrats — are appealing to the Trump administration not to overlook the state's massive specialty-crops markets.
California Republican members of Congress are delivering a warning to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue in a letter set to go out Tuesday evening: Tariffs are "threatening the economic livelihood of our businesses and communities" — and the department needs to do more to help.
Monterey Bay >> Combining ocean stewardship with military veterans, Congressman Jimmy Panetta joined more than two dozen Central Coast veterans for a cruise in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary to celebrate "Vet Into Your Sanctuary."
MONTEREY, CA – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) joined Central Coast veterans for a "Vet into Your Sanctuary" Cruise on board the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research vessel Fulmar.
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators is sponsoring legislation to explicitly prohibit the president of the United States from withdrawing from NATO without Senate approval.
Sens. Tim Kaine, D-Va., and Cory Gardner, R-Colo., with Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., and ranking member Jack Reed, D-R.I., introduced the bill Thursday. President Donald Trump has repeatedly questioned the trans-Atlantic alliance.
IN RESPONSE to President Donald Trump's recent criticism of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the paltry amounts some member countries contribute to the alliance, Democratic Rep. Jimmy Panetta this week introduced a bill that takes a firm stand in support of NATO.
The bill, cosponsored by Republican Rep. Steve Knight of California, would prohibit federal funds from being used to withdraw the United States from NATO — which was established in 1949 by 12 nations to fend off Soviet aggression.
TO GET more bipartisan legislative bills considered on Capitol Hill, Democratic Rep. Jimmy Panetta and other members of the Problem Solvers Caucus are proposing a shake-up of rules in the U.S. House of Representatives.
At the Capitol Wednesday, Panetta was joined by others in the caucus, which includes Democrat and Republican House members who seek to find common ground on a variety of difficult issues. They unveiled a proposal outlining a set of rule changes they say they say would help "break the gridlock" on the Hill.