Jimmy Panetta

I have introduced H.R. 2339, Military and Hunger Prevention Act, which establishes basic needs allowance to help low-income military families purchase food.

I am grateful that we have finally increased SNAP benefits by 15 percent through the end of September, but we are obviously going to have to work to do more to prevent a Federal food cliff come that day.

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

the fact that we all have the same end goal is very encouraging.

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.

In passing the commission's recommendations, I think Congress would advance America's core principles of service, diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.

I do believe that the work of this commission and the passage of this--the legislation that we are talking about is more important now more than ever.

As COVID-19, as we saw throughout the pandemic, it was necessary and it was critical to have that capacity that public servants provided to our Nation.

we would be essentially fully reliant on the sea-based leg of the triad.

The Salad Bowl of the world lost a key ingredient this week with the sudden passing of Dennis Caprara. In his 74 years, Dennis contributed so much to our leading industry of agriculture and our fundamental identity in the Salinas Valley. A…

I introduced the Open Skies Stability Act to let our allies know that we in Congress felt that way about the Open Skies Treaty.

I and a number of other of my colleagues were absolutely disappointed by the withdrawal of the United States from the Open Skies Treaty.

We must invest in our communities to build back more resilient, more climate-smart infrastructure.

In order to build back better, we must acknowledge that the fundamental right to housing can only be achieved if we increase access and eliminate discriminatory practices.

By historically prioritizing flood control projects in affluent areas, the Corps has been putting projects that protect property values ahead of projects that save lives.

We must also pursue an infrastructure package rooted in environmental justice.

As Representatives in Congress for this Nation, it is all of our jobs to ensure that the programs for those tools and that food are here not just for today but tomorrow. We can live up to that responsibility by supporting H.R. 1868.

Today, I rise in support of H.R. 1868 to prevent these harmful budget cuts to vital agricultural programs that are relied on by farmers, farmworkers, and food-insecure families in all of our districts. If we don't pass this bill today, $29…

The Farm Workforce Modernization Act would simply protect our existing farmworkers and perpetuate an enduring farm workforce. It would do that by modernizing and streamlining our H-2A visa system and by allowing those who are willing to…

Given the high rate of food insecurity among our military families, do you believe that the Federal Government should develop and support targeted solutions to help end food insecurity among those currently serving?

As many of you know, I come from the Central Coast of California, and as Zippy Duvall knows well, they call it the Salad Bowl of the World.

Every week that I am in the district, I get out to a food bank, and as you can imagine, I have seen those lines only get longer, unfortunately.

Food banks, as important as they are, we cannot food bank our way out of this.

United Fresh members fully support the House Agriculture Committee's efforts to bring attention to the millions of Americans who are still struggling to make ends meet.

Obviously, that would not be achievable for any length of time, and that means that American families, kids, seniors would go hungry.