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Congressman Jimmy Panetta said that everyone in the country should acknowledge “our responsibility as Americans.”
“All of us know that our founding fathers made it clear: That we are a nation of we the people,” Panetta said. “Therefore it’s left to we the people to determine our democracy, to determine our destiny.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.), announced that three colleges and universities on the central coast of California have received federal grants from the U.S. Department of Education's Upward Bound Program. Hartnell College received two federal grants, totaling $515,000. California State University Monterey Bay received two federal grants totaling $574,556. Monterey Peninsula College received a federal grant totaling $400,107.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.), announced that Salud Para La Gente and Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas will receive federal grants from the Health Resources and Service Administration. Salud Para La Gente will receive an award totaling $2,277,358 and Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas will receive an award totaling $3,772,671.
Area colleges and universities were awarded nearly $1.5 mln in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Education.
The Department of Education's Upward Bound Program Math and Science Centers funds programs that train high school students from underserved families where neither parent received a college degree. The goal is to prepare them for college and ready them for careers in math and science.
SEASIDE >> CSU Monterey Bay will receive a three-year, $270,000 mental health and substance abuse grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The grant will be used to train faculty and staff to detect distress in students so they can be urged to seek help.
"This federal grant will help CSUMB's efforts to ensure that those at risk for suicide are receiving the help they need," said Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Carmel Valley, in making the announcement.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and 26 of his House Democratic colleagues introduced a bill to legalize the immigration status of farm workers working in American agriculture. The bill, of which Congressman Panetta is an original co-sponsor, would create a program that would allow agricultural workers and their families to apply for a "Blue Card" that gives them legal status and work authorization if they show consistent employment in U.S. agriculture over the past two years, pay a fine, and pass a thorough background check.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.), announced that California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB) will receive a federal grant totaling $91,990 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Center for Mental Health Services. The Mental Health & Substance Abuse Service grant will be used by CSUMB's Garrett Lee Smith (GLS) Campus Suicide Prevention Project.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.), announced that four Monterey County Fire Departments received a grant totaling $853,694 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in cooperation with the U.S. Fire Administration. Awardees include the Seaside Fire Department, Gonzales Fire Department, Greenfield Fire Protection District, and Mid Coast Fire Brigade. This grant is made under the Fiscal Year 2016 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program, and will be used for communications tools to enhance inter-operability.
As Congress continues to battle over the future of health care in America and, by extension, the fate of millions of Californians who currently receive coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA), we found ourselves asking a simple question: Where do California's lawmakers get their health insurance?
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) released the following statement in response to the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) updated report on the House-passed Republican health care bill: