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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) released the following statement on the passing of Chairman of the House Oversight Committee Congressman Elijah Cummings (MD-07).
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20), Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17), and Congresswoman Kim Schrier (WA-08) – all members of the House Agriculture Committee – introduced legislation to authorize a five percent annual funding increase over the next five years at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The America Grows Act restores U.S. commitment to publicly-funded agriculture research, while most domestic agriculture research has declined. Companion legislation has been introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL).
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) voted to oppose the President's decision to end U.S. efforts to prevent Turkish military operations against Syrian Kurdish forces in Northeast Syria.
"The rash decision to pull out U.S. troops from Syria is not only premature, it undercuts America's credibility as a leader and reliable ally," Congressman Panetta said. "The decision threatens our status abroad and our security at home."
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House Veterans' Affairs Committee passed Congressman Jimmy Panetta's (CA-20) bipartisan legislation, the Legal Services for Homeless Veterans Act, H.R.3749, recommending the legislation for a vote in the full U.S. House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON—Lawmakers returning to Washington this week will find a political landscape transformed by the impeachment inquiry in the House and President Trump's withdrawal of U.S. troops from northern Syria.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Friday said he wrote House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) a letter asking her to push forward approval of the trade deal negotiated between the United States, Mexico and Canada, he told reporters at his daily news conference.
WASHINGTON —
One of the remaining obstacles to passing a new North American trade agreement could soon be cleared after Mexico promised top House Democrats that it would improve enforcement of new labor standards to protect workers' rights in that country.
SALINAS, CA – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) is calling for clarification from the President about how and why he decided to withdraw U.S. forces from the Syria-Turkey border and effectively abandon our Kurdish partners in the process.
WASHINGTON — One of the remaining obstacles to passing a new North American trade agreement could soon be cleared after Mexico promised top House Democrats that it would improve enforcement of new labor standards to protect workers' rights in that country.
Courtesy of Congressman Jimmy Panetta's Office:
Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) returned from Congressional Delegation trip to Mexico regarding important improvements to the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA). While in Mexico, the members of Congress met with representatives from the Mexican Government as well as local workers.