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February 28, 2023

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and Representative Dina Titus (NV-01) sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken ahead of his visit to Kazakhstan, urging the Biden Administration to support the repeal of the Jackson-Vanik Amendment which needlessly denies Kazakhstan permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) with the United States.


February 28, 2023

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and Tracey Mann (R-KS) and led 27 of their colleagues in introducing the Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act, which would restore exemptions for family farms and small businesses under the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).


February 27, 2023

Washington, D.C. – Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) joined Rep. Joe Wilson (SC-02) and a bipartisan group of 28 House colleagues in introducing a resolution that both recognizes the thousands of victims and honors the responders of the devastating earthquakes and subsequent aftershocks that took place in Türkiye and Syria on February 6, 2023


February 27, 2023

Monterey, CA – U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) applauded a $3 million grant secured for Monterey Regional Airport which will provide for the design and construction of a replacement terminal to better serve Monterey County. 


February 27, 2023

Paso Robles, CA – In case you missed it, U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and the San Luis Obispo County Farm Bureau held a townhall to connect local farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses with federal disaster resources following the recent storms.

Issues: Agriculture

February 25, 2023

Monterey, CA – In case you missed it, U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) visited the Salinas Police Department to highlight new federal funding for the department to deploy technology that will improve efficiency, officer safety, and community transparency.


February 24, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and  Jodey Arrington (TX-19) reintroduced the Access to Future Cures Act, legislation to allow American families to use pre-tax money to pay for preventative blood storage services.


February 24, 2023

SAN JOSE, CA – Today, U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Anna G. Eshoo (CA-16), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will provide a total of $2 million to begin the process of converting Monterey Road in San Jose from a highway into a grand boulevard that is safer and more accessible to nearby communities.


February 23, 2023

Santa Cruz, CA – U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and Jay Obernolte (CA-23), co-chairs of the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) caucus, and 26 Members of Congress wrote Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to encourage the integration of AAM in national airspace in order to continue U.S. aviation leadership and set standards for the world.


February 23, 2023

Washington, D.C. - Today, during National FFA Week, Congressional FFA Caucus Co-Chairs, U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and Tracey Mann (KS-01), and Congressional FFA Caucus members U.S. Representatives Bruce Westerman (AR-04) and Jim Costa (CA-21) sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack, urging him to fill the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s agricultural youth organization coordinator position; a position left vacant for more than eight months.