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Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) announced that the Monterey Regional Airport received a $700,622.00 grant from the Department of Transportation under the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21^st Century. This critical infrastructure investment will go towards modernization, creating efficiencies, and bolstering safety measures at the Monterey Regional Airport.

Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley), a member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support, introduced a bill to improve the Health Profession Opportunity Grant (HPOG) program. This innovative program educates and trains low-income people for in-demand, well-paying careers in the health care field.

Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-Carmel Valley), a member of the House Ways and Means' Subcommittee on Trade and the House Committee on Agriculture, and Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19), a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, were joined by 26 of their House colleagues in a bipartisan letter urging President Biden to nominate a Chief Agricultural Negotiator at the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR).

Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) and Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) sent a letter with their House colleagues to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland urging her to use her emergency authority under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to save the western monarch butterfly. Earlier this year, President Biden ordered the Department of Interior to review the previous administration's decision to delay protections for monarch butterflies until 2024 or later. Unfortunately, the U.S.

Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20) and Congressman Tom Rice (R-SC-07) introduced the Taxpayer Protection and Preparer Proficiency Act. This legislation allows the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to regulate paid tax preparers and mandates that they meet minimum competency standards.

Currently, no minimum federal competency standards for tax preparers exist. Tax preparers have no obligation to receive tax education, training, or competency requirements in tax return preparation, leaving families and individuals who rely on these services at risk.

Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20) along with Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-CA-18), Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA-14), Congressman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH-02), and Congresswoman Jackie Walorski (R-IN-02), re-introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to spur investment in innovative new energy technology. The Clean Energy Production Parity Act would ensure tax parity for linear generators, a highly efficient clean energy technology comparable to fuel cells. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) and Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced the companion bill in the Senate.

Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) released a statement on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) determination to not use Camp Roberts as a temporary facility to house unaccompanied children under 18 years old who have crossed the southern border in an attempt to avail themselves of the laws of the United States. HHS has officially notified the Department of Defense that the agency is no longer moving forward with considering Camp Roberts as a temporary site to house unaccompanied minors.

Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) introduced bipartisan legislation expressing strong Congressional support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the longest-standing and most successful military alliance in the world. The measure also supports increased cooperation on new and persistent threats to democratic institutions and critical global challenges like climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic.