Sep 28, 2017
Mr. Speaker, today I honor the anniversary of the Food Stamp Act of 1977. Tomorrow, the program we know as SNAP--the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program--turns 40. We also know that before the implementation of SNAP, families…
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.
Congressional Record · 2017-09-28
Sep 14, 2017
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a group of veterans from the 20th Congressional District in California: Rick ``Phin'' Phinney, Steve ``Pops'' Culver, and Hy ``Crash'' Libby, the three ``black sheep'' from the American Legion Post…
Sep 7, 2017
Mr. Speaker, I rise today for the over 20,000 DREAMers in my district on the central coast of California. Due to the administration's pledge to end DACA, those young men and women, who have done everything right after they got to America…
Sep 6, 2017
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to bring up H.R. 3440, the DREAM Act, to protect the 20,000 DREAMers in my district on the central coast of California like Adam, a student at the University of California Santa Cruz majoring in…
Jul 28, 2017
I was a Navy officer. I am sure that was on purpose. So standing here actually as a Navy officer, being asked to address this bill, H.R. 873, and to support this bill, being asked by a bunch of marines is a true honor, and it is very…
Jul 28, 2017
Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding, but like a typical marine, he actually got it wrong. I was actually in the Navy.
Jul 24, 2017
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 2781, the Ensuring Veteran Enterprise Participation in Strategic Sourcing Act. It is a bill that the kind gentleman from Florida and I have sponsored so that it is easier for the Department of…
Jul 20, 2017
Mr. Speaker, I represent the central coast of California, known to many of my colleagues as the salad bowl of the world. It is where agriculture is the number one industry, and it is where the farm labor movement was partially founded…
Jul 18, 2017
One is here in Congress with proper immigration reform, but two is mechanization in dealing with the lack of labor.
Jul 11, 2017
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, this legislation represents the final part of a collaborative land agreement between the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, located in southern Arizona, and the Tucson Unified School…
Jul 11, 2017
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Along with dozens of other California Tribes, the Lytton Band of Pomo Indians had its relationship with the Federal Government terminated in 1958. That resulted in the loss of its…
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