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Jimmy Panetta

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Jimmy Varni Panetta is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 20th congressional district since January 3, 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he has focused on issues such as national security, agriculture, and veterans' affairs during his time in office. Panetta is the son of Leon Panetta, who served as U.S. Secretary of Defense and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. He has worked to address local concerns in his district, which includes parts of Monterey and Santa Cruz counties.

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Dec 5, 2023

This bipartisan bill would remove the military's basic allowance for housing from income calculations used to determine SNAP eligibility.

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Dec 5, 2023

I believe this bill is bigger than just sequoias. Rather, it provides the framework for forest management bills that should come down the road.

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Dec 5, 2023

I am passionate about conserving our trees, as I know many of you are, and particularly when it comes to national treasures like our giant sequoias.

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Dec 5, 2023

This ancient technique may be the solution to solving one of our most modern problems.

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Dec 5, 2023

We need to provide a full permanent fix to the misguided 2015 Cottonwood decision that has significantly hampered responsible forest management in many of our western states.

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Nov 30, 2023

Representative Wasserman Schultz and I were in the Middle East on October 7 of this year. We were part of a congressional delegation trip led by Senator Joni Ernst, and we went there to talk about peace. Unfortunately, due to the…

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Oct 18, 2023

We have lost the art of legislating.

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Oct 18, 2023

There just isn't the political will to get our fiscal house in order.

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Oct 18, 2023

I am committed to working across the aisle to put our country on the path of fiscal responsibility.

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Sep 18, 2023

a key component of an effective Independent Dispute Resolution process is timely payment by the losing side.

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Sep 18, 2023

the number-one thing that I hear about is access to care.

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Sep 18, 2023

we need the Federal Government to do an excellent job when it comes to implementing that legislation.

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Sep 18, 2023

the number-one thing I hear about from them is payment issues.

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Sep 18, 2023

the intent of the No Surprises Act was to address a practice of balance billing.

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May 30, 2023

I unfortunately was unable to be present for the votes today due to commitments in my Congressional District. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 238, ``yea'' on rollcall No. 239, and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 240…

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May 24, 2023

I recognize Ann Berry, who, for the past 44 years, affected the lives of students, teachers, and families in the Carmel Unified School District. This month, Ms. Berry is retiring as Carmel High School's attendance secretary, where she…

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May 15, 2023

I urge the committee to reconsider this language for this year's NDAA and work towards a viable solution that aims to improve recruitment and retention for our Armed Forces.

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May 15, 2023

I want to emphasize my strong desire to see my legislation, the Patriot Retention Act, included in this year's NDAA.

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May 15, 2023

I urge our committee to continue the necessary work of reforming our Military Health System.

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Apr 25, 2023

Unfortunately, the longer we wait to make adjustments, the more painful those adjustments will be to our workers and to our retirees.

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Apr 25, 2023

Social Security is critical to my constituents in the 19th Congressional District.

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Apr 18, 2023

For the past few decades, I think it is clear that we have become dependent on China, unfortunately.

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Apr 17, 2023

America's commitment and leadership is absolutely necessary for that, quote/unquote, 'win.'

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Mar 28, 2023

I think even though there is a lot of talk about doom and gloom, I do believe that we have to give some acknowledgment to how resilient our economies are at this point.

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Mar 27, 2023

CSF would like to thank Reps. Moore and Panetta for their commitment to sportsmen and women.

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