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April 22, 2020

SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) led fellow House Democrats appointed to the White House economic recovery panel in calling on the President for a defined federal strategy to dramatically increase the production, training, and availability of testing for COVID-19.

Issues: Health

April 22, 2020

SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) applauded Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) for

Issues: Health

April 20, 2020

SALINAS, CA – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) joined a group of 70 members of the U.S. House of Representatives in calling on House leadership to ensure that future COVID-19 response legislation helps protect the ability of Americans to safely exercise their right to vote amid the COVID-19 pandemic and future crises.


April 18, 2020

SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) announced the 2020 Congressional Art Competition for high school students throughout California's 20th Congressional District. The U.S. House of Representatives sponsors this competition each spring to recognize and honor talented young artists from each congressional district across the country.


April 16, 2020

SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20) released the following statement after accepting an invitation from the President of the United States to join the White House's bipartisan Congressional panel on economic recovery and participating in a conference call with the President, members of his administration, and the Congressional panel:

Issues: Health

April 15, 2020

SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) cosponsored the Paycheck Protection Program Extension Act to significantly expand the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to ensure that every qualified small business is able to access the critical assistance they need to retain their workforce and cover basic operating costs for the full duration of the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic. Representatives Derek Kilmer (WA-06), Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03) and Madeleine Dean (PA-04) co-introduced the legislation.

Issues: Health

April 14, 2020

SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) announced the distribution of $12,892,025 in federal government grants for airports in California's 20th Congressional District experiencing severe economic disruption caused by the COVID-19 public health emergency. The funding for these grants comes from the recently passed Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and through the U.S.

Issues: Health

April 14, 2020

SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) announced the distribution of $12,892,025 in federal government grants for airports in California's 20th Congressional District experiencing severe economic disruption caused by the COVID-19 public health emergency. The funding for these grants comes from the recently passed Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and through the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Issues: Health

April 10, 2020

SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin calling on the Treasury to provide direct federal relief funds to associated cities and localities.

Issues: Health

April 10, 2020

SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) announced the distribution of $4,956,508 in federal government grants for federal housing program