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January 20, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) attended the inauguration of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and Vice President Kamala D. Harris in Washington, D.C.


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UCSC
January 19, 2021

SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) announced a $152,929 federal grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will be awarded to UC Santa Cruz.

Issues: Environment

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Dept. Ed
January 14, 2021

SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) sent a bipartisan, bicameral letter calling on the Department of Education (DOE) to ensure federal funds are properly allocated to meet the needs of students experiencing homelessness. Congress' most recent COVID relief bill includes language urging DOE to effectively use funds reserved for students experiencing homelessness under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Congressman Panetta is joined by Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Rep. Danny K. Davis (D, IL-07), Rep.


January 13, 2021

Watch Congressman Panetta speak in support of impeaching President Trump on the House floor here.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) voted to impeach President Donald Trump for the second time.


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1.12.21
January 12, 2021

Watch Congressman Panetta speak in support of the resolution here.

Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta voted for a resolution compelling Vice President Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment against President Donald Trump. Congressman Panetta cosponsored the resolution after the January 6 insurrection at the United States Capitol that was instigated by the president and his allies.


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USDA AG
January 11, 2021

SALINAS, CA – Today, Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley), Jim Costa (CA-16), Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), and Fred Upton (MI-06) led 70 colleagues in a bipartisan letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) urging them to allocate specific funding to protect our nation's essential agricultural workers as they work to implement agricultural provisions from H.R.133 – the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021.

Issues: Agriculture

January 8, 2021

SALINAS, CA – This week, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley), Congressman Ted Lieu (CA-33), and Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), all military veterans, requested Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller and his combatant commanders to consider ways to provide a check and balance on President Donald Trump's nuclear strike authority.


January 7, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) released the following statement in response to rioters breaching Capitol security.


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WBC
January 5, 2021

Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) announced the launch of the El Pájaro Women's Business Center in Watsonville. El Pájaro joins a national network of 136 centers that offer one-on-one counseling, training, networking, workshops, technical assistance, and mentoring to women entrepreneurs on business development.


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117
January 3, 2021

Today, Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) was sworn in to continue serving as the United States Representative for California's 20th Congressional District in the 117th Congress.