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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.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to the American Health Care Act and the repeal of the Affordable Care Act. Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act 7 years ago, in my district, the uninsured rate has dropped from 19 percent to…
Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise in support of H.R. 1029, the Pesticide Registration Enhancement Act of 2017. Once again, Madam Speaker, I stand before you to urge the passage of H.R. 1029. As we know, the…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to advocate for a national infrastructure plan. I represent the central coast of California, and this winter we got rain. We got a lot of rain. So much so that it caused millions in damage to the area, including…
It was almost done--I hate to sound conspiratorial, but almost a secretive kind of process and not one that we are used to in fisheries management.
I think that is something we should learn in Congress, to be honest with you, that you cannot just have one side cram legislation through, you have to be able to come and talk about it on both sides.
These are big numbers and these are the activities that these monuments promote and really develop.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition of the plan to repeal the ACA. A recent analysis of this plan concludes that 10 million people would lose their health insurance. That is mainly due to the fact that the plan would stop Medicaid…
I will be submitting to you bill language that expands the pool of qualified marriage and family therapists in order to increase access to mental health providers for our Active Duty military personnel.
I am not actually talking about hardware, military hardware, but I am talking about something that I feel is just as important, and that is the education of our military members.
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