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Pajaro Valley Prevention and Student Assistance (PVPSA) has announced its upcoming 2017 Heroes In Prevention Award winners. The ceremony, which took place Oct. 19, featured keynote speaker Congressman Jimmy Panetta, along with local food and refreshments.
Because of PVPSA's focus on children, youth, families and community at large the organization will be honoring individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to prevention in the Pajaro Valley.
WASHINGTON – Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) called on Congress this week to stop ducking responsibility to authorize military force in today's war on terror, as another bipartisan group of lawmakers has banded together in pushing for a new AUMF.
Coordinated federal review of advances in agricultural biotechnology will help America's farmers and ranchers achieve gains in efficiency and productivity needed to meet the continued challenges of the 21st century, according to American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall.
On Tuesday, October 17th, a bipartisan group of 79 Members of Congress sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, urging agencies responsible for regulating biotechnology to coordinate and advance policies and strategies that promote innovation in agriculture, domestically and internationally, through the President's Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity.
SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) joined over 100 colleagues in the House of Representatives in sending a letter to President Donald Trump expressing disappointment in his decision to set the presidential determination for refugee admissions at 45,000 for Fiscal Year 2018. The letter urges the President to reconsider his determination and establish a minimum refugee admission level of 110,000 for Fiscal Year 2018, the same level as the Presidential Determination for Fiscal Year 2017.
SALINAS, CA – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20) and Congressman Neal Dunn, M.D. (R-FL-02) led a bipartisan group of 79 House members in urging the USDA, FDA, and EPA to work together to promote innovative new technologies, including agricultural gene editing, to increase yields and reduce the cost of production. In the letter to Secretary Sonny Perdue, Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, and Administrator Scott Pruitt, the members seek the agencies' cooperation in creating consistent regulatory proposals that foster innovation.
On Sept. 5, the Trump Administration announced that it was rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, originally implemented by the Obama Administration five years ago.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Coffman (R-CO), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Don Bacon (R-NE) and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), in a strong bipartisan effort, have introduced H. J.Res. 118, a new Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF), to provide clear Congressional authorization guidelines for the use of military force.