Jimmy Panetta

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Jimmy is working to ease inflation by supporting our diverse economy of agriculture, tourism, technology, education, research, and small businesses. In Congress, he is working to lower the prices at grocery stores and gas stations with federal investment in our roads, rail, research, manufacturing, broadband, and water systems. He is committed to ensuring access to affordable Pre-K and higher education. He also is working to strengthen our local economy and support working families by expanding child care, achieving equal pay for women, protecting workers’ wages, rights, and safety, and helping small businesses invest and grow.

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Jimmy is working to ease inflation by supporting our diverse economy of agriculture, tourism, technology, education, research, and small businesses. In Congress, he is working to lower the prices at grocery stores and gas stations with federal investment in our roads, rail, research, manufacturing, broadband, and water systems. He is committed to ensuring access to affordable Pre-K and higher education. He also is working to strengthen our local economy and support working families by expanding child care, achieving equal pay for women, protecting workers’ wages, rights, and safety, and helping small businesses invest and grow.

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Jimmy continues to work hard for more affordable housing. As a member of the Ways and Means Committee, Jimmy authored and supported legislation expanding federal tax credits to build more low-income and middle-income housing, support first-time homebuyers and renters, and help to put more homes on the market. He continues to secure millions in federal grants for housing programs for veterans, low-income families, and homeless individuals. He obtained significant funding for renters and landlords during the pandemic, and will continue to fight for people to have a safe and affordable place to call home.

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Jimmy is fighting to make health care affordable and accessible for all. He fought against efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act and voted to improve its service and availability in the 19th Congressional District. Jimmy supports universal health care and passed legislation to provide emergency assistance to nursing homes. As a member of the Ways and Means Committee, he worked on legislation to expand Medicare and lower prescription drug prices for seniors, and continues to fight to protect a woman’s right to choose her own reproductive healthcare.

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Jimmy always will fight to protect the unique and pristine environment of the 19th Congressional District. He has been an environmental leader in Congress by authoring and passing bills to ensure clean air and water, block oil drilling off our precious coastline and on public lands, cut critical carbon emissions, promote sustainability, invest in clean energy technology, and find meaningful solutions to our climate crisis. Due to the constant threat of wildfires in California, Jimmy also has led by writing and passing bills to invest in wildfire prevention, reforestation, and more forest service personnel.

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Repeal outdated trade tools like Section 338;

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Protecting taxpayer data and privacy: Taxpayer Data Protection Act, CLEAR Act, Ending DOGE Conflicts Act

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Preserving the Social Security Administration: Keeping Our Field Offices Open Act, Protecting Beneficiary Data Act

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I am committed to protecting opportunities for working families and federal services for my constituents in California’s 19th Congressional District. I not only oppose these moves by this Administration but will continue to fight back against their unreasonable efforts to push out dedicated public servants whose work benefits all Americans.

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Upholding civil rights and health care access: NO BAN Act, Protecting Sensitive Locations Act, Right to Contraception Act, Ensuring Military Readiness Not Discrimination Act

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This Congress, we have an opportunity to shape agriculture policy in this country for the better. The Farm Bill is a bipartisan effort, to support rural America and the Americans who work the land. I've actively shaped this bipartisan package, leading and co-leading at least 20 marker bills to be considered for the base text of the Farm Bill. I'm leading on legislation that reinforces America’s role as a global leader in agriculture. Doing so requires a modern approach, that breaks down existing barriers including those to disaster programs, promotes innovation and mechanization, and fosters the cutting-edge agricultural research needed to push us forward.

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In Congress, I'll continue my work investing in the future of agriculture in our country and in our own community, strengthening the hand of our producers, working to ensure national and global food security, ensuring funding and access to critical nutrition programs, and upholding our responsibility to the beauty and bounty of our home that we so cherish.

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As a member of the Mental Health Caucus, I lead the annual effort to provide federal support for mental health professionals in schools, and I continue working across the aisle to secure $214 million in federal funding to increase the number of well-trained school counselors, social workers, and psychologists, or other mental health professionals. I’m proud to author and lead the bipartisan National School Psychology Week resolution, which honors the more than 35,000 practicing school psychologists in the country providing a supportive and encouraging learning environment for all students.

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We need to ensure that no one is held back from pursuing higher education or career opportunities. That’s why I recently secured over $1.5 million in community project funding to construct an expanded childcare center as part of Cabrillo College’s comprehensive housing project and support services for low-income students. This funding, in addition to my work to expand Head Start programs, is essential to providing our children with a strong foundation for success and parents with additional support.

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Additionally, I recently re-introduced the Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act as a part of the College Cost Reduction Act. This bipartisan legislation takes an important step forward in ensuring the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) makes appropriate exemptions for family farmers and small business owners, expanding academic opportunities for entrepreneurial families.

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Furthermore, I believe supporting education in the STEM and tech sectors is essential to the growth of our economy. I have been working with my colleagues across the aisle to ensure a thriving and equitable future for students in STEM. As a hub for research and innovation, I continue to advocate strongly for the federal investment needed to continue that leadership in science and technology.

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I continue working across the aisle on efforts to reduce the cost of living for families throughout California's 19th Congressional District. I'm continuing to fight for tax credits for childcare, immediate expensing for small businesses investments in research and development, tax-free settlements for natural disasters, tax extensions and federal relief for families and communities who are rebuilding following a natural disaster, additional support for women, minority, and veteran-owned businesses, and incentives for the development of more affordable housing.

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I continue working across the aisle on efforts to reduce the cost of living for families throughout California's 19th Congressional District. I'm continuing to fight for tax credits for childcare, immediate expensing for small businesses investments in research and development, tax-free settlements for natural disasters, tax extensions and federal relief for families and communities who are rebuilding following a natural disaster, additional support for women, minority, and veteran-owned businesses, and incentives for the development of more affordable housing.

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I have authored, introduced, and cosponsored multiple pieces of legislation that protect our pristine environment on the Central Coast. This legislation includes my California Central Coast Conservation Act which would establish a moratorium on all new oil and gas leasing on federal public land on the central coast of California. My MONARCH Act, which would support the preservation, protection, and restoration of habitats for the western monarch butterfly. My E-BIKE Act, which would encourage the use of electric bicycles, or e-bikes, through a consumer tax credit. My Wildfire Emergency Act, which would reduce the risk of wildfires through forest restoration, investments in critical infrastructure, and training. My GATES Act, which would reduce barriers for farmers, ranchers, and producers seeking access to agricultural conservation programs. And my MICROGRID Extension Act which would extend tax credits for microgrid controllers in addition to fuel cells and linear generators.

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I have authored, introduced, and cosponsored multiple pieces of legislation that protect our pristine environment on the Central Coast. This legislation includes my California Central Coast Conservation Act which would establish a moratorium on all new oil and gas leasing on federal public land on the central coast of California. My MONARCH Act, which would support the preservation, protection, and restoration of habitats for the western monarch butterfly. My E-BIKE Act, which would encourage the use of electric bicycles, or e-bikes, through a consumer tax credit. My Wildfire Emergency Act, which would reduce the risk of wildfires through forest restoration, investments in critical infrastructure, and training. My GATES Act, which would reduce barriers for farmers, ranchers, and producers seeking access to agricultural conservation programs. And my MICROGRID Extension Act which would extend tax credits for microgrid controllers in addition to fuel cells and linear generators.

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I have authored, introduced, and cosponsored multiple pieces of legislation that protect our pristine environment on the Central Coast. This legislation includes my California Central Coast Conservation Act which would establish a moratorium on all new oil and gas leasing on federal public land on the central coast of California. My MONARCH Act, which would support the preservation, protection, and restoration of habitats for the western monarch butterfly. My E-BIKE Act, which would encourage the use of electric bicycles, or e-bikes, through a consumer tax credit. My Wildfire Emergency Act, which would reduce the risk of wildfires through forest restoration, investments in critical infrastructure, and training. My GATES Act, which would reduce barriers for farmers, ranchers, and producers seeking access to agricultural conservation programs. And my MICROGRID Extension Act which would extend tax credits for microgrid controllers in addition to fuel cells and linear generators.

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I have authored, introduced, and cosponsored multiple pieces of legislation that protect our pristine environment on the Central Coast. This legislation includes my California Central Coast Conservation Act which would establish a moratorium on all new oil and gas leasing on federal public land on the central coast of California. My MONARCH Act, which would support the preservation, protection, and restoration of habitats for the western monarch butterfly. My E-BIKE Act, which would encourage the use of electric bicycles, or e-bikes, through a consumer tax credit. My Wildfire Emergency Act, which would reduce the risk of wildfires through forest restoration, investments in critical infrastructure, and training. My GATES Act, which would reduce barriers for farmers, ranchers, and producers seeking access to agricultural conservation programs. And my MICROGRID Extension Act which would extend tax credits for microgrid controllers in addition to fuel cells and linear generators.

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I have authored, introduced, and cosponsored multiple pieces of legislation that protect our pristine environment on the Central Coast. This legislation includes my California Central Coast Conservation Act which would establish a moratorium on all new oil and gas leasing on federal public land on the central coast of California. My MONARCH Act, which would support the preservation, protection, and restoration of habitats for the western monarch butterfly. My E-BIKE Act, which would encourage the use of electric bicycles, or e-bikes, through a consumer tax credit. My Wildfire Emergency Act, which would reduce the risk of wildfires through forest restoration, investments in critical infrastructure, and training. My GATES Act, which would reduce barriers for farmers, ranchers, and producers seeking access to agricultural conservation programs. And my MICROGRID Extension Act which would extend tax credits for microgrid controllers in addition to fuel cells and linear generators.

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I am a cosponsor of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which would better hold law enforcement accountable for misconduct, bolster transparency through data collection pertaining to unlawful behavior and negligent use of force, and improve police training and department policies nationwide. I am a cosponsor of the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act which would study the impact of slavery and continuing discrimination against African Americans resulting directly and indirectly from slavery to segregation to the desegregation process and the present day. I am a cosponsor of the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act to establish a bipartisan commission that will be housed within the United States Commission on Civil Rights office tasked with examining the social disparities that disproportionately affect black men and boys in America. I am a cosponsor of the United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Act to examine the effects of slavery, institutional racism, and discrimination against people of color, and how our history impacts laws and policies today. And with voting rights under attack throughout the country, I continue to push for the passage of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act that would restore the Voting Rights Act’s power to combat the resurgence of partisan voter suppression across the nation.

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I am a cosponsor of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which would better hold law enforcement accountable for misconduct, bolster transparency through data collection pertaining to unlawful behavior and negligent use of force, and improve police training and department policies nationwide. I am a cosponsor of the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act which would study the impact of slavery and continuing discrimination against African Americans resulting directly and indirectly from slavery to segregation to the desegregation process and the present day. I am a cosponsor of the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act to establish a bipartisan commission that will be housed within the United States Commission on Civil Rights office tasked with examining the social disparities that disproportionately affect black men and boys in America. I am a cosponsor of the United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Act to examine the effects of slavery, institutional racism, and discrimination against people of color, and how our history impacts laws and policies today. And with voting rights under attack throughout the country, I continue to push for the passage of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act that would restore the Voting Rights Act’s power to combat the resurgence of partisan voter suppression across the nation.

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I am proud to have authored and introduced the Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act that would eliminate requirements that disabled adult children (DAC) should remain unmarried in order to receive lifetime benefits and health care through Social Security. Under current law, DACs lose federal benefits if they marry a non-disabled person, with few exceptions. By taking away the medical benefits from Disabled Adult Children who get married, current law is forcing Americans to choose between their happiness and health care. The Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act to allow individuals with lifelong disabilities to marry without compromising their benefits and wellbeing. Every American, no matter who they are and without being penalized, should be able to marry who they love.

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Negotiations to Lower Prescription Drug Costs - For the first time, thanks to the legislation we passed last Congress, Medicare is able to negotiate the prices of prescription drugs. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced the first ten drugs covered under Medicare Part D selected for negotiation.

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Our work isn't finished. I am continuing the fight to protect Medicare and other essential health care programs that so many rely on. I am also working hard to expand our health care workforce with new tax credits for nurses and other health care providers. Additionally, I have introduced legislation to ensure providers are compensated fairly for their work and can continue to serve our community and our neighbors. Lastly, as a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, I continue to conduct robust oversight over our health care systems, to ensure they are providing the standard of care that every American, no matter their stage of life, deserves.

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Our work isn't finished. I am continuing the fight to protect Medicare and other essential health care programs that so many rely on. I am also working hard to expand our health care workforce with new tax credits for nurses and other health care providers. Additionally, I have introduced legislation to ensure providers are compensated fairly for their work and can continue to serve our community and our neighbors. Lastly, as a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, I continue to conduct robust oversight over our health care systems, to ensure they are providing the standard of care that every American, no matter their stage of life, deserves.

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That is why my priority in the U.S. Congress, and especially as a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, is to work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to comprehensively address housing affordability with commonsense legislation. My Workforce Housing Tax Credit Act would increase the supply of affordable housing for middle-income families who earn too much to qualify for low-income housing and not enough to afford a home near where they work. My First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Act would provide qualifying first-time homebuyers with a $15,000 tax credit toward the purchase of a new home, providing them with the support that is needed to build wealth and put down roots in our communities. My More Homes on the Market Act would double the capital gains exemption on home sales and allow homeowners looking to downsize to do so without sacrificing their nest eggs.

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That is why my priority in the U.S. Congress, and especially as a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, is to work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to comprehensively address housing affordability with commonsense legislation. My Workforce Housing Tax Credit Act would increase the supply of affordable housing for middle-income families who earn too much to qualify for low-income housing and not enough to afford a home near where they work. My First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Act would provide qualifying first-time homebuyers with a $15,000 tax credit toward the purchase of a new home, providing them with the support that is needed to build wealth and put down roots in our communities. My More Homes on the Market Act would double the capital gains exemption on home sales and allow homeowners looking to downsize to do so without sacrificing their nest eggs.

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That is why my priority in the U.S. Congress, and especially as a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, is to work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to comprehensively address housing affordability with commonsense legislation. My Workforce Housing Tax Credit Act would increase the supply of affordable housing for middle-income families who earn too much to qualify for low-income housing and not enough to afford a home near where they work. My First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Act would provide qualifying first-time homebuyers with a $15,000 tax credit toward the purchase of a new home, providing them with the support that is needed to build wealth and put down roots in our communities. My More Homes on the Market Act would double the capital gains exemption on home sales and allow homeowners looking to downsize to do so without sacrificing their nest eggs.

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Since coming to Congress, I have worked with Democrats and Republicans to provide more than $120 million to better secure our border, uphold our country’s asylum laws, and ensure a more efficient, effective, and orderly process for migrants. I continue fighting for additional resources to speed up asylum processing, including more courts, judges, officers, and court staff.

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Additionally, I am a strong advocate for commonsense immigration reform including the DREAM Act and the bipartisan Farm Workforce Modernization Act (FWMA) which would provide a path to legalization for farmworkers who are willing to continue to work in agriculture, reform and modernize the H-2A visa guestworker program to protect the agriculture workforce, and gradually implement the E-Verify system. If signed into law, the FWMA would provide a bipartisan solution for America's agriculture industry and labor organizations while offering stability, predictability, and fairness to our country's agriculture communities.

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Dreamers are young immigrants who were brought to the United States as children and have grown up here. They are American in every way except on paper. I am a staunch supporter of the Dream Act and believe that Dreamers deserve a pathway to citizenship. I have consistently fought to protect DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) recipients from deportation and to provide them with the security and stability they need to thrive. Similarly, I continue working with individuals in our country on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) who contribute so much to our communities and advocate for their ability to remain in the United States without fear of deportation.

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In Congress, I work to maintain the military installations on the Central Coast, promote their educational training and technological innovation, and protect their nearly 15,000 good-paying jobs that impact the economy of our communities and the safety of our country. I also work to ensure that our men and women in uniform have the tools, resources, and training they need to accomplish their mission and return home. Strong Congressional oversight – focused on smarter military spending, clearly defined authorizations for the use of military force, and care for our military families – is the best way for Congress to support our troops and keep our country safe.

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I am committed to protecting democracies and promoting our shared democratic values around the world. As a United States Representative, I firmly believe that America must continue to lead and uphold its firm and unwavering commitment to NATO, our allies, and the international world order which so many have sacrificed for throughout our history.

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But more action is needed. As a proud member of the Congressional Equality Caucus, I’m continuing to fight for the bipartisan Equality Act, a comprehensive, nondiscrimination bill to extend civil rights protections to LGBTQ+ Americans. I also continue pushing for my legislation to ensure children of servicemembers, who identify as trans, can continue to receive the care they need.

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I am proud to have authored and introduced bipartisan bills to support our student veterans on college campuses. The Veterans Resource Center Act would authorize grants for Veterans Resource Centers to advise, assist, and support military-connected students and encourage priority registration for veterans. I co-introduced the GI Bill Transfer Extension Act, legislation that will increase flexibility for service members seeking to transfer their GI Bill education benefits. I will continue to work to support veterans and their families in their pursuit of higher education.

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This year will mark the second anniversary of the landmark Honoring our PACT Act. This bipartisan legislation is helping veterans who were exposed to toxins and burn pits while deployed. This legislation specifically; expanded and extended eligibility for VA health care for veterans with toxic exposures and Veterans of the Vietnam, Gulf War, and post-9/11 eras, adds 20 plus more presumptive conditions for burn pits, Agent Orange, and other toxic exposures, adds additional presumptive-exposure locations for Agent Orange and radiation, and requires VA to provide a toxic exposure screening to every Veteran enrolled in VA health care.

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We made landmark progress to protect survivors of sexual violence, by directing the VA to work with agencies to do studies on outcomes from VA examinations and on mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma. We passed the GI Bill Guard and Reserve Parity Act that ensures that reservists get credit for their drills toward 9/11 GI Bill benefits and obtaining VA home loans. We passed a bill to require the Department of Justice to create a program for funding and technical assistance for the Veterans' Treatment Court. We passed a bill to create and fund a program for eligible veterans with PTSD to connect them with service dogs. And, for my generation of veterans, we passed a bill to create and build a Global War on Terror memorial that will be on the National Mall.

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The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program is currently being implemented in California by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). Residents of California’s 19th Congressional District are encouraged to review broadband maps developed by the Federal Communications Commission to ensure accuracy and better target broadband infrastructure improvement efforts.

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We must also work toward eliminating barriers to care for survivors of violence and domestic abuse. I proudly cosponsored and voted for reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act, which aims to protect all Americans from violence and abuse and ensures that survivors have access to essential services and justice. I also led a bipartisan letter signed by 22 of my colleagues in the House to the Department of Homeland Security that called for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to ensure that immigrant survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other serious crimes have full access to protections provided for them under humanitarian immigration provisions of the Violence Against Women Act and Trafficking Victims Protection Act. I co-introduced the I Am Vanessa Guillén Act to offer greater support to survivors of military sexual trauma (MST) and harassment and to improve oversight of military sexual assault cases. This bill was named in honor of Army Specialist Vanessa Guillén, a 20-year-old U.S. Army soldier who was murdered by a superior after suffering sexual abuse.

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We must also work toward eliminating bias against women in the workplace. That is why I was an original cosponsor of and voted for the Housed-passed Paycheck Fairness Act. That law prohibits employers from paying women less than men for doing the same or substantially the same work at the same facility. I have also voted for the Equal Rights Amendment to finally enshrine women’s equality under the Constitution, and I remain an active member of the House Equality Caucus to prescribe federal policies strengthening protections for LGBTQ+ Americans against discrimination and abuse.

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As a proud member of the Pro-Choice Caucus, I’ll continue to fight for the rights of women to make their own health care choices. We must eliminate barriers to health care, family planning, and reproductive healthcare for women following last year’s Supreme Court decisions. That is why I voted to uphold the Affordable Care Act and expand its reach to provide care for uninsured and under-insured women and girls. I will continue to work on federal legislation that protects a woman’s right to choose, including the Women’s Health Production Act, the EACH Act, the Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act, the Right to Contraception Act, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act, the Reproductive Health Travel Fund Act, and the Protecting Access to Medication Abortion Act. This fight is far from finished. That’s why, I joined the Pro-Choice Caucus to sign a discharge petition to bring the Women’s Health Protection Act to a vote. Access to reproductive health care services is a fundamental right, and inaction is not an option.

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I am an original cosponsor of the Justice in Policing Act of 2020. Although no single bill will erase systemic racism, it is past time for Congress to create structural changes within our law enforcement system with meaningful legislation. Led by the efforts of the Congressional Black Caucus, this bill is expected to soon be considered by the House Judiciary Committee under the guidance of Chairman Jerry Nadler (NY-10) for a markup and then go to the full House of Representatives for a vote on passage.

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I am also a cosponsor of the Police Training and Independent Review Act. This legislation provides federal funding to states that require law enforcement academies to provide sensitivity training on ethics and racial bias, cultural diversity, and police interaction with the disabled, mentally ill, and new immigrants This bill also incentivizes states to adopt laws requiring independent investigations and prosecutions of law enforcement officers in cases where one or more of the alleged offenses involves an officer's use of deadly force in the course of carrying out his or her official duties.

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As a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, I was proud to work on and help pass into law the largest investment in human history to reduce our carbon output, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The legislation is a bold step towards meeting our climate goals, saving consumers money, and uniting Americans in the fight against climate change. Through this historic law, we’ll position our country to lead the rest of the world toward a greener, cleaner future, meet our climate goals of cutting pollution in half by 2030, and reach net-zero emissions no later than 2050. We’ll reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by 40% and get 80% of the way toward meeting our target for the landmark Paris Climate Agreement. For families, this legislation means you’ll be able to save more of your hard-earned money. It’s estimated that American families will save on average $500 per year on their energy bills thanks to the provisions of the IRA, while providing programs, credits, and rebates to millions of Californians making the switch to clean energy, purchasing clean vehicles, and improving their homes. Please see below for a quick guide on available tax credits for California’s 19th Congressional District. These tax credits are already available to consumers and the IRA’s tax rebates are expected to be implemented in 2024. I look forward to updating you on these benefits as we move forward. You can find a quick calculator to see how the IRA will help you save, as well as a summary of the tax credits and rebates here. For a full guide to the IRA click here.

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“This Administration’s efforts to restart the Sable Offshore pipeline system in Santa Barbara could do damage to our environment and economy,” said Rep. Panetta. “That’s why I joined this amicus brief challenging its use of the Defense Production Act to force this pipeline system back into operation and open our waters back up to offshore oil production. The order fails to establish a legitimate national defense need or genuine emergency that would justify using this extraordinary authority on behalf of a single oil company. We must continue to support each other and stand together from the courtroom to the coastline to protect our environment and economy.”

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“This rule is a solution in search of a problem,” continued the lawmakers. “For these reasons, we respectfully ask that you halt the implementation of this final rule.”

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“Today, I voted against the Republican Majority’s reconciliation bill that would provide an additional $70 billion to ICE and CBP. Unfortunately, the purely partisan bill did not contain any commonsensical law enforcement reforms to rein in these two agencies and protect our communities. Last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act already funded ICE and CBP with an unprecedented $140 billion, which led to rushed, barely vetted recruits and improperly trained agents being pushed into our communities. As ICE and CBP target immigrants well beyond gang members and felons, they continue to create chaos and confusion in many of our communities. I support a strong and secure border, but I will not support giving a blank check to agencies that fail to uphold and implement basic principles and standards of law enforcement. Although this partisan bill passed out of the House of Representatives and heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law, I will continue to push back on this Administration’s mass deportation policy. At the same time, I will continue my work in Congress on immigration reform legislation so that Congress can create an immigration system that reflects our constitutional values, protects vulnerable, law-abiding immigrants, enhances our economy, and provides safety to American communities.”

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“This Administration’s war of choice in Iran cost American lives and billions of American dollars, and continues to raise costs for working families all across America,” said Rep. Panetta. “Without a coherent strategy, the consent of Congress, or the consensus of the American people, the conflict needs to be contained by Congress before it grows into a broader, prolonged war. This legislation would help by prohibiting the use of additional taxpayer funds for the war barring congressional approval, and allow Congress to take back its constitutional authority to protect our service members and lower costs for all Americans.”

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“Many constituents came to me over the past few years expressing their understandable frustration with wasting time chasing providers who are listed in their network directories, but actually don’t exist,” said Rep. Panetta. “With that information, I wrote a straightforward bill that directly fixes the problem by reducing and tightening up these Ghost Networks. I also found that many of my Congressional colleagues on both sides of the aisle have been hearing the same issue from their constituents all across the nation. This bipartisan law requires Medicare Advantage plans to now regularly update their directories and give patients accurate information. I believe that this law is an example of my work to listen to constituents, be their voice through this type of legislation, and work with Democrats and Republicans, including the President, to get this bill signed into law to help make people’s lives a little bit easier, which is needed especially these days.”