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Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR), Representative Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), and Representative Mike Gallagher (R-WI) on Monday evening sent a letter to President Donald Trump, urging the president to strongly oppose China's efforts to lead the World Intellectual Property Organization at the United Nations, a significant threat to both U.S. economic security and the integrity of international intellectual property rights and standards.
This past week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, the first significant legislative effort to reform the agricultural labor supply important to Salinas Valley growers and harvesters.
WATSONVILLE—After years of waiting, advocating, fighting and fretting, people who live near the Pajaro River – and in the community around it – can breathe a sigh of relief.
That's after a feasibility report released Thursday by the Army Corps of Engineers, and a separate one confirming it by Corps Director of Civil Works James Dalton, has helped move forward long-awaited repairs and upgrades of the Pajaro River Levee.
The Trump administration is to opening up 1.2 million acres for oil and gas drilling across California from the Central Valley to the coast, targeting eight counties — Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, San Luis Obisbo, Santa Barbara, Tulare, and Ventura.
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The Pajaro River is known for its catastrophic flooding that's damaged hundreds of homes and businesses over the years. Friday, Congressman Jimmy Panetta announced the Pajaro River Flood Risk Reduction Project will receive the funds needed to move the project forward.
"This project, what they've heard, was stalled in the past," began Panetta. "No, we're going forward and we're going to continue to go forward."
Democrat Jimmy Panetta and other lawmakers in the House of Representatives approved a bipartisan bill Wednesday that would provide a pathway to legal status for illegal immigrants who work in the American agriculture or farm industries.
The bill, called the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019, would allow the Department of Homeland Security to offer certain illegal immigrants — and their spouses and children — the opportunity to get "certified agricultural worker" status as long as they've worked for at least two years, even part time, in the industry.
SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) announced that he secured a final feasibility report for the Pajaro River Flood Risk Reduction project in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties. This Director's Report allows the project to enter into its Pre-Construction, Engineering, and Design (PED) phase. The project also becomes eligible for critical federal funding for construction.
SALINAS, CA – Yesterday, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) met with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response Frank Yiannas, to discuss new findings and the current status of the romaine lettuce E. coli O157:H7 outbreak.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) voted to pass H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, to lower drug prices, expand Medicare coverage to include dental, vision, and hearing services, and invest in research for treatment and cures.
WATSONVILLE, CA — The Pajaro River Flood Risk Reduction Project may soon move out of the planning phase and into the design phase. Congressman Jimmy Panetta, elected officials' staff and officials from local, state and federal agencies will attend next week at a public meeting to discuss the project.
The Levee Project aims to increase flood protection by rebuilding levees, or adding setback levees or floodwalls to ensure that floodwaters can be contained in the Pajaro River channel, according to a City of Santa Cruz press release.