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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.
On Wednesday, the House passed a bipartisan bill that would grant legal status to thousands of undocumented farmworkers.
The House passed a bipartisan bill Wednesday night that could give legal status and a path to citizenship to hundreds of thousands of unauthorized immigrants working in agriculture.
The legislation, the product of months of discussions, represents a rare moment of bipartisan agreement on one of the most contentious topics of the Trump administration, ultimately passing by a vote of 260-165 and attracting 23 Republicans.
Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) has been working on legislation for the past nine months that could have a major impact on one of the Central Coast's most important industries - agriculture.
On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed the Farm Workforce Modernization Act.
As impeachment proceedings loom large in Washington, D.C. dividing Democrats and Republicans, on one issue of major importance to Monterey County agriculture the two sides were able to agree: immigration reform for farmworkers.
MONTEREY — The Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019 passed in the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday but still faces an uphill battle in the Senate and signature from the president before it becomes law.
The bill passed by a vote of 260 to 165 with support from 34 Republicans and 226 Democrats.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) supported passage of the conference report on the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Congressman Panetta successfully incorporated numerous provisions to the bipartisan, bicameral conference report that strengthen programs and priorities for Central Coast defense installations and entities, address military housing issues, and keep the United States in international military alliances and treaties. The measure will soon go to the President's desk for signature into law.