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Congressman Jimmy Panetta announced Monday that the San Benito Health Foundation received a federal grant of $1.8 million.

The foundation received $1,806,177 from the US Department of Health and Human Services, according to a press release dated August 7. Santa Cruz County received $1,231,719 from the same grant program.

Rep. Jimmy Panetta has announced that health centers in Santa Cruz County and San Benito County have received federal grants totaling more than $3 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Santa Cruz County's share was $1.2 million.

"Community health centers and clinics are integral to our region's health care system," said Panetta in a statement released Monday. "These funds will help San Benito and Santa Cruz health centers."

Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif. will host an agricultural roundtable with House Agriculture Committee ranking member Collin Peterson, D-Minn., and House Agriculture Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee ranking member Jim Costa, D-Calif., on Thursday in Salinas, Calif.

The event will be held at Hartnell College in Salinas, Panetta's office said in an announcement.

The three, none of whom attended the House Agriculture Committee listening session in Modesto on Saturday, will hold a media session after the roundtable.

Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., a naval reservist who served in Afghanistan:

“Last night I went to Arlington National Cemetery. I took my two daughters, who are here in town. We saw what people normally see, the changing of the guard, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the tomb of President Kennedy.

“But I made it a point to go to area 60, the area where there are many recent interments from the people, from our veterans, from our brethren, who have served in the Global War on Terrorism.

“On that hallowed ground, I made it a point to seek out someone I served with, a gentleman by the name of Brendan Looney. I served with Mr. Looney in Korea. He was an intelligence officer back then. Both of us made sure that we wanted to do more. I went forward, but Brendan Looney wanted to do more than just that: he wanted to become a SEAL, and he did. He served in Iraq and he served in Afghanistan.

“It was in 2010 when the Blackhawk he was riding in went down and crashed, killing everybody onboard …

“The men and women who served in the global war on terrorism did not shrink from that responsibility. They did not run away. They ran forward.”

MONTEREY, Calif. - The abundance of marine life and pristine coastline are just some of the marvels of the Central Coast.

The Federal Government designated the Monterey Bay as a national marine sanctuary in 1992 to preserve and protect ocean life for generations to come.

U.S. Reps. Anna Eshoo, Jimmy Panetta and Ro Khanna are pushing ahead with establishing a committee in Santa Clara County that would be similar to the SFO Roundtable.