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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).
A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced resolutions to Congress on Thursday expressing their support for renaming the NATO headquarters in Brussels after the late Senator John McCain.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a resolution Thursday to support renaming the new NATO headquarters in Brussels for the late senator John McCain (R-Ariz.), in recognition of his "long and ironclad support" for the alliance.
Lawmakers in both chambers of Congress introduced a resolution Thursday to support the effort to name NATO's new headquarters after Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who died late last month after a yearlong battle with brain cancer.
As if newspapers didn't already have it rough enough, they got caught in the middle of President Donald Trump's trade war. Higher tariffs on Canadian newsprint manufacturers took effect in January. On Aug. 2, the U.S. Department of Commerce reviewed and greenlighted the tariffs, though at a lower level (16.88 percent, down from 22) and on just one Canadian company, Catalyst. Members of Congress urged the International Trade Commission to overturn the tariff, and in an Aug.
Hundreds of aspiring farmers headed to the Monterey County Fair Saturday morning to auction livestock and later enjoy festivities during the week-long event.
More than 200 students participated, including high school students from seven different Future Farmers of America organizations as well as students of all ages from approximately 15 4-H groups.
U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta and Monterey County Sheriff Steve Bernal assisted in the fair's Junior Livestock Auction that featured more than 110 pigs, 49 lamb, 25 goats and 21 steers.