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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) signed a discharge petition to force consideration of H.R. 3440, the DREAM Act of 2017. H.R. 3440 is a bipartisan bill that would permanently protect DREAMers and allow them to remain and work legally in the United States. If the discharge petition is signed by a simple majority of Members in the House of Representatives (218 Members), it would force this critical piece of legislation to be brought to the Floor of the House for a vote.
CONGRESSMAN JIMMY Panetta last week honored three Monterey County motorcyclists who made a journey across 21 states to carry an American flag to Arlington National Cemetery, where it will be flown over the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier next week.
A group of riders, including Rick Phinney, Steve Culver, and Hy Libby, representing American Legion Post 31 in Salinas, made the trip to "raise awareness" and funds for the Central Coast Veterans Cemetery at Fort Ord, Panetta said.
National Institute of General Medical Sciences Grant Awarded to UCSC
The University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) received a federal grant totaling $377,776 per year for five years from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to study T cell signaling.
"Our research addresses a fundamental process used by our immune T cells to recognize virus-infected cells and developing tumors in the body," said Professor Nikolaos Sgourakis, a professor in the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Seaside >> At a gathering of community leaders, local business owners, engaged citizens, and government officials, an in-house poll showed that affordable housing, and health care were the most pressing topics in Monterey County.
About 300 were in attendance to listen to a panel of local, state and federal elected officials at the Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce Annual Leadership Luncheon on Wednesday at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Monterey Bay in Seaside.
At a meeting to discuss the impact of climate change on tourism, Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo, co-chair of the bipartisan House Climate Solutions Caucus, weighed in on Hurricane Irma, which decimated the Florida Keys that he represents.
SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) announced that El Pajaro Community Development Corporation, a development company in Watsonville, will receive a federal grant totaling $50,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The funds will be used to provide business education, business development training, business counseling/coaching and access to capital in Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz counties.
SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) announced that California FarmLink, located in Aptos, will receive grant support totaling $599,074 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The funds, awarded through USDA's Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program, will be used to train local beginning farmers and help them access land, capital, and marketing opportunities.
A WEEK after the Trump administration announced it would phase out the executive order shielding illegal immigrant children brought into the United States by their parents from deportation, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution to support them.
On Tuesday, the elected officials voted to adopt a resolution "supporting Dreamers and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program," which the Obama administration established in 2012.
President Donald Trump's decision last week to eliminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program sparked fear and fury across the nation, but Hollister institutions stood united.
Reps. Jimmy Panetta, Collin Peterson and Jim Costa of the House Agriculture Committee hold session in Salinas to hear concerns from the ag industry to incorporate into the 2018 Farm Bill