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A bloc of House Democrats, criticizing President Donald Trump's rhetoric on North Korea as destabilizing, is urging the administration "to adopt a strong, strategic and steady policy toward North Korea."
In a letter to the president, 68 Democratic lawmakers labeled his recent rhetoric "counterproductive."
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) issued the following statement about last night's shooting in Las Vegas that claimed 58 lives and injured more than 500 people, the worst mass shooting in our nation's history:
Rotary Club members receive update on government issues
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressmen Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20) and Carlos Curbelo (R-FL-26) introduced a bipartisan bill to ensure federal agencies complete implementation of a Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS) for government-funded infrastructure projects to reduce exposure to flooding.
Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-Salinas) has signed a petition to force the House of Representatives to consider the DREAM Act of 2017, according to a press release issued Monday.
The DREAM Act of 2017 is a bill that would permanently protect people who entered the country illegally as children, allowing them to remain and work legally in the U.S.
If the petition is signed by a majority of members of the House of Representatives, it would force the bill to be brought to the floor for a vote.
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.