Jimmy Panetta

Is the USDA engaging with the DOL to make the only game in town, the H-2A process, actually work for our producers?

I want to thank you for your personal efforts with the Senate to go up there and push forward the Farm Workforce Modernization Act.

Are you willing to work on some sort of compromise when it comes to dealing with DHS on that type of mandate?

I introduced the Expanding the Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance Program (META) Act, which was signed into law.

I appreciate you being here today to discuss these important USDA nutrition programs, and obviously, how they support all Americans in need.

We believe that providing such certainty is essential to ensure that charitable donations are encouraged during this critical time.

there is a lot more work to do.

I have to say, I am actually proud of the bipartisan work that we did here in the United States Congress.

We are writing to you to raise our concerns with respect to the pending guidance project regarding the treatment of charitable contributions of inventory under section 170(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

We believe that the need for this guidance should be given more priority given the current food insecurity in this country.

This important guidance project would clarify an issue created by the current Treasury Regulations to ensure that Section 170(e)(3) works as intended for donors to make charitable contributions of prepared food.

I thank the chairman for his leadership and for his love of this institution. Mr. Speaker, the Build Back Better Act is about future opportunity for our districts and for our democracy. As an immigrant-fueled, frontier nation, we value…

On behalf of North America's fresh produce industry, we are calling for urgent government action to address significant ongoing supply chain disruptions.

I introduced the Save Our Forests Act.

I want to thank you for continuing to remind the American public not to reduce the service of 800,000 men and women who served in Afghanistan down to a 2-week chaotic withdrawl.

As an American and as a veteran and as a Representative, it is my duty to ask questions.

It is exactly what my legislation, the Wildfire Emergency Act, hits on and expands.

I rise with pride and in support of tonight's passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. As we know, the right to vote is fundamental to our Nation. That is why we should be doing everything possible not to make it more difficult to vote…

Most of the leafy green producers in my district belong to the Leafy Green Marketing Agreement.

Even with that level of certainty, however, the growers that I represent continue to ensure an even stronger, safer, and more transparent food system.

I represent the Central Coast of California. It is known as the Salad Bowl of the World.

The LGMA is representing 90 percent of the leafy greens grown in the United States.

The child tax credit is a tax cut for working-class families. By passing the American Rescue Plan, we enhanced, and we advanced this tax cut, so that if you are a parent that works or a parent that cares for children, you will get a tax…

I believe we need to look to the future and to see how we can improve SNAP, not just as a response to the pandemic, but as a response to the new normal.

Given the health benefits of these types of meals, should the SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot Program be expanded?