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Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula's Kids Eat Right Program received a Certificate of Congressional Recognition from Congressman Jimmy Panetta on May 9.
The certificate recognizes the hospital's work addressing the growing problem of obesity in Monterey County through its elementary school nutrition and fitness program. With approximately 45 percent of Monterey County residents with diabetes or prediabetes, the program targets children in local elementary schools when health habits are forming.
Congressman Jimmy Panetta is expected to announce the winner of the 2017 Congressional Art Competition in Hollister later this week.
According to a press release from Panetta's office, the 20th Congressional District representative will announce the winning entry at the Veterans' Memorial Building on Thursday May 11 at 5 p.m.
The winning entry will be displayed in the Capitol Building in Washington, DC. The winner and a family member will be invited to attend a special ceremony at the end of June with other young artists from around the country.
Marina >> Lauded as a model for regional collaboration and innovation, and even the "wave of the future" for the rest of California, the Pure Water Monterey recycled water project was universally praised by a group of dignitaries at a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday.
But a key official acknowledged the already complex project still faces a number of hurdles before it begins construction or operation, including potential cost overruns that could end up on Monterey Peninsula water bills and a complicated discharge permit.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) today made the following statement after the American Health Care Act (AHCA) passed the House of Representatives:
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"I'm pleased that the USDA is funding Professor Fairbairn's project. In order to support the next generation of agricultural producers, it is critical we gain a better understanding of land acquisition trends, particularly as this relates to land and capital access," said Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley). “I will continue to advocate for these efforts on a federal level, and work to expand opportunities for producers and institutions like UCSC that seek to study these trends.”
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20) joined Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI-01) and 192 of their House colleagues yesterday in reintroducing the Equality Act, which would provide explicit, permanent protections against discrimination for LGBT people in matters of employment, housing, access to public places, federal funding, credit, education and jury service. It would also prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in federal funding and access to public places.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) released the following statement after the Disaster Declaration Improvement Act passed today through the House of Representatives. This bill, which Congressman Panetta supported, requires the Federal Management Agency (FEMA) to give greater weight to localized per-capita impact when making recommendations to the president regarding a major disaster declaration:
Congressman says he has not missed any votes and has played a role in 50 pieces of legislation so far
Rep. Jimmy Panetta, a Democrat from California, spoke to the tourism and economic vitality that monuments generate as unrivaled landscapes receive ecosystem protections for the future. "I look at these monuments as living postcards we can send to future generations," Panetta said.