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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) released the following statement about the confirmation of Sonny Perdue as the 31st Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA):
Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., who represents the Salinas Valley and the U.S. "salad bowl," said he hoped to work with Perdue and expects him the "stand firm" against proposed budget cuts. "During his confirmation hearing, Secretary Perdue called immigration reform one of his top priorities," Panetta noted. "I look forward to working with Secretary Perdue to address our country’s broken immigration system to ensure certainty for both our growers and farmworkers.”
What’s on the minds of organic farmers in California’s 20th Congressional District? Newly elected Congressman Jimmy Panetta got some answers to that question and more when he sat down with local farmers and other leaders from the organic agriculture sector this week at OFRF’s Santa Cruz office. The roundtable discussion provided a great opportunity to help ensure the needs of organic farmers are represented in the upcoming Farm Bill, which Panetta will be helping to write as a member of the House Committee on Agriculture.
Panetta sits on the House Agriculture Committee which is already hosting hearings on the next Farm Bill. Food safety will most definitely be discussed by this committee and Congressman Panetta was enthusiastic about sharing what he learned today with other members of the Committee.
SALINAS -- Congressman Jimmy Panetta said amending the work visa process and focusing on pushing legislation such as the BRIDGE Act through the pipeline are critical components of immigration reform.
At an immigration forum in Salinas on Monday night, Panetta shared his thoughts and potential solutions to the immigration challenges that many – including those in the agriculture industry – say has been going on for years.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) announced a district-wide Congressional Art Competition for high school students. High schools throughout California's 20th Congressional District are invited to participate by submitting up to five (5) pieces of original student artwork. Exceptions will be made for schools that have 7th through 12th grades on one campus. All submissions are due by May 1, 2017.
SALINAS, Calif. - The City of Salinas held a special meeting Monday night.
The topic of discussion, how the federal government's actions on immigration can affect the Central Coast.
City officials say forums like this are important to keeping the community informed of their rights and responsibilities when it comes to immigration.
Fifty members of Congress have asked Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to publicly criticize the arrest of gay men in Chechnya.
They note in an April 7 letter to Tillerson that they are "greatly disturbed by reports of arrests, disappearances and extrajudicial murders of gay men in Chechnya."
Congressman to meet one-on-one at Mars Hill on April 21.
U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta attended the ceremony Friday. Before being elected to office, he prosecuted cases as part of the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office. He handled numerous homicide cases in the area, and the last one he prosecuted was the murder case of 6-year-old Azahel Cruz who was killed by a drive-by stray bullet in 2010. The case was not solved until 2013 and didn’t come to a conclusion until 2015. Citing cases like this, Panetta encouraged crime survivors to not give up hope. “What it proves is no matter where you are from, no matter what family you’re from, no matter what country you come from, law enforcement is always going to work hard to be that bridge, to provide victims and victims' families with that sense of justice... You’re never alone,” he said.