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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.
Madam Speaker, I rise today to speak against this administration's choice to end the temporary protective status designation for El Salvador. Because of this disheartening and potentially dangerous decision, 200,000 people who have been…
Mr. Speaker, last week, the Trump administration announced a proposal to open our Nation's Federal waters to potential oil and gas exploration. Immediately, leaders and lawmakers from the West Coast to the East Coast, and Republicans and…
Mr. Speaker, in California, wildfires have become a year-round threat. Because of these fires, communities across our great State have suffered devastating loss of life and property. Last year, in my district on the central coast of…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Farm Bureaus of Monterey County and Santa Cruz County. This year, those farm bureaus will mark 100 years of serving our agriculture communities across the central coast of California. We know that…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak out against the Senate's version of the tax reform bill because this bill will hurt the central coast in California. By fully repealing the State and local tax deduction, 177,000 households in my district…
Mr. Speaker, yesterday this House took a step to establish and maintain an environment where sexual harassment and discrimination is neither tolerated nor swept under the rug. When I got here a year ago, I was surprised that there was no…
Mr. Speaker: ``Let us strive to bind up our Nation's wounds, to care for him who have borne the battle, his widow, and his orphan.'' Those words were declared by President Abraham Lincoln at his second inaugural address where he set out…
Mr. Speaker, I appreciate Mr. Lipinski's kind words, but I think he and I know best that we had good teachers to help us understand what it takes to get things done here in the United States Congress, and, most importantly, that is the…
Mr. Speaker, it is the 30th anniversary of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Domestic violence is a crime that impacts every race, gender, class, and sex. In my home State, 33 percent of California women and 28 percent of California men…
Madam Speaker, I am proud to rise today to recognize the reopening of the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge in Big Sur, California. After 4 years of drought, my district on the central coast of California finally got the rain it needed, but a little…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge the swift reauthorization of the Children's Health Insurance Program. CHIP helps families provide care for their children. Throughout our Nation, it covers 9 million children and pregnant women. In…
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