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HALIFAX, Canada — The chairmen of the House Armed Services and Foreign Affairs committee said Friday that the Trump administration is "stonewalling" Congress on the Open Skies Treaty, and they want to know whether the administration plans to stick with the pact or pull out.
SALINAS, CA – Today Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) released the following statement after speaking with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response, Frank Yiannas about the ongoing investigation into an E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce:
WASHINGTON — California representatives in Congress have said they intend to bring a bill forward they say would help improve electrical grids across the country in light of recent power shutoffs by Pacific Gas & Electric Company.
Hundreds of thousands of undocumented farmworkers could see a new path to legalization under the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, a bipartisan bill presented in the House Judiciary Committee this week.
Proponents of the bill say the legislation will help address a severe worker shortage in agriculture, while granting more stability and security to those working in the fields.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20), and Members of the Bay Area Delegation – Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-05), Anna G. Eshoo (CA-18), Zoe Lofgren (CA-19), Doris Matsui (CA-06), Ami Bera (CA-07), Jared Huffman (CA-02), Eric Swalwell (CA-15), Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11), and Ro Khanna (CA-17) announced plans to introduce a bill to improve the infrastructure of our nation's electrical grid so it is better able to withstand extreme weather and natural disasters. This bill would help deliver energy for residents that is consistent and reliable.
WASHINGTON — NATO allies worried U.S. President Donald Trump will abandon the Open Skies Treaty have been told the administration views the arms control agreement as a danger to U.S. national security, and that unless those nations can assuage such concerns, the U.S. will likely pull out, Defense News has learned.
As a pharmacist, I've seen incredible advancements in medicine in my lifetime.
Over the course of my career, I saw the creation and evolution of truly life-changing treatments for patients who would have been without hope when I first started in the profession.
However, if the life-saving medication is not affordable, it does no good for the patients who desperately need it. That is why I believe Congress needs to be laser focused on lowering the costs of prescription drugs.
MONTEREY – Passed on an 18-12 vote of the House Judiciary Committee, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, a bipartisan bill spearheaded by Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Carmel Valley, and five others, has been recommended for a full vote of the U.S. House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, a bipartisan bill spearheaded by U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-19), Dan Newhouse (R-WA-04), Mike Simpson (R-ID-02), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-01), and Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL-25), passed the House Judiciary Committee on an 18-12 vote, recommending the legislation for a vote in the full U.S. House of Representatives.
SANTA CRUZ — Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Carmel Valley, introduced legislation Tuesday to create a tax credit to encourage transit agencies to use zero-emission buses.
The Green Bus Tax Credit Act would apply a 10% manufacturer's tax credit for electric and hydrogen fuel-cell buses. The tax credit is an incentive to purchase zero-emission buses by reducing the amount of income tax transit agencies will owe the state.