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Democratic Congressman Jimmy Panetta Wednesday voted with nearly all of the members of his party in the House of Representatives to impeach President Donald Trump.

Panetta, who like many of his colleagues called the vote to impeach "solemn and somber," said he used many of the same skills when he was prosecutor in Monterey County to arrive to the conclusion that Trump should be impeached.

Many of our local military families are fighting a battle on the home front. They say living in privatized military housing, like the Parks at Monterey Bay, is making their families sick. During a recent town hall meeting at the Presidio of Monterey, they voiced concerns about mold and infrastructure issues.

Now, federal lawmakers are taking action. This week, President Trump signed into law, legislation that included Central Coast Congressman Jimmy Panetta's "Better Military Housing Act".

Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) introduced bipartisan legislation to restore eligibility to servicemembers seeking to transfer their educational benefits to dependents.

The Post-9/11 GI Bill Transferability Entitlement Act ensures that all servicemembers who have completed 10 years of service in the Armed Forces are eligible to transfer their benefits to dependents at any time – both while serving on active duty and as a veteran.

When U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Carmel Valley, was first running for Congress in 2016, he thought he'd be serving alongside Hillary Clinton in the White House. Along the campaign trail, he pledged to work with her to advance the Democratic Party's agenda.

But it was not to be, and instead, Panetta was elected alongside President Donald Trump, who has upended the nation's political norms every step of the way.

MONTEREY – The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, which is expected to be signed into law by the president this week, includes Rep. Jimmy Panetta's legislation to help residents of military housing.