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March 1, 2018

There are many family stories that 14-year-old Katherine Hodges of Salinas loves to hear about her Croatian family members who immigrated to the Monterey Bay area a century ago.


March 1, 2018

SALINAS, CA – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) today announced dates and locations for staff mobile office hours for the month of March. Congressional staff members will be available in Hollister, Watsonville, and Gonzales to assist with issues concerning Social Security, Medicare, federal employee retirement, immigration services, veterans' services, passports, searching for military records, and any other federal matters.


March 1, 2018

SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) announced the 2018 Congressional Art Competition for high school students throughout California's 20th Congressional District. The U.S. House of Representatives sponsors this competition each spring to recognize and honor talented young artists from each congressional district across the country.

Issues: Education

February 26, 2018

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) today cosponsored the reintroduction of the Assault Weapons Ban. The previous federal assault weapons ban, the Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Act, was signed into law in 1994 and expired in 2004.

Issues: Health

February 26, 2018

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to expedite the Trump Administration's challenge to a lower court ruling blocking implementation of the Trump decision to end DACA:

Issues: Immigration

February 23, 2018

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. - It's the latest in recycling technology and it's making a debut in Monterey County.

A new materials recovery facility is ready to go online at the Monterey Regional Waste Management District.

The new recycling facility is said to help the state reach its 75 percent recycling goal by 2020. It's cutting edge technology with big implications for the future of recycling on the Central Coast.

The 24 million dollar building once called the future of recycling on the Central Coast is now here in the present.


February 22, 2018

SALINAS, CA – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20) today welcomed co-founder and co-chair of his Agriculture Research Caucus, Congressman Rodney Davis (R-IL-13) to the central coast of California. The Congressmen met with specialty crop producers and entrepreneurs, discussed organic production, and toured research and production operations in California's 20th congressional district.

Issues: Agriculture

February 22, 2018

Washington D.C. >> Congressman Jimmy Panetta has formally introduced the Immigrant Witness and Victim Protection Act aimed at keeping people in the country illegally from being detained or deported if they are cooperating with law enforcement.

With his co-author Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (Dem-Wa.), Panetta (Dem-Carmel Valley.) introduced the bill on Tuesday and touted it as a way to ensure witnesses and victims trust law enforcement enough to report and help prosecute crimes.

Issues: Immigration

February 22, 2018

SALINAS, CA – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20) today welcomed co-founder and co-chair of his Agriculture Research Caucus, Congressman Rodney Davis (R-IL-13) to the central coast of California. The Congressmen met with specialty crop producers and entrepreneurs, discussed organic production, and toured research and production operations in California's 20th congressional district.

Issues: Agriculture

February 20, 2018

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) today announced that they introduced the Immigrant Witness and Victim Protection Act (H.R. 5058).

Issues: Immigration