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Dear Community Member,
The first 100 days of this Administration have been chaotic, costly, have created economic uncertainty, challenged our Constitution, and weakened our nation’s institutions, alliances, and credibility. During the campaign, President Trump promised that on day one he alone would reduce inflation, end the war in Ukraine, bring home hostages from Gaza, and support working families. Instead, he has issued a deluge of executive orders, implemented a tariff policy that caused self-imposed harm to our economy, and tried to distract us by talking about stealing Greenland, annexing Canada, and running for a third term. Now more than ever, we must continue to stand together in our community, and Democrats and Republicans in Congress must realize that it’s past time to take back our constitutionally mandated power.
Although the most successful part of the Administration’s agenda, increasing immigration enforcement, has significantly reduced the flow of crossings at the southern border, his deportation policy has become mired in legal challenges due to disregarding due process, administrative carelessness, and defying courts of law. The President’s self-imposed, short-sighted, and sweeping tariff policies have hurt our economy and are set to raise prices even higher with retaliation from our trading partners. By giving Elon Musk the unbridled power to cut federal programs and jobs, the Administration has jeopardized vital services like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, food assistance, and scientific research. Without a clear strategy in the Administration’s trade and foreign policies, our nation has pushed away our allies and created strategic opportunities for our adversaries.
President Trump made his intentions abundantly clear during the campaign. However, his chaotic actions, including instituting massive tariffs, challenging our Constitution and courts, continuing to cozy up to dictators, and pardoning January 6 rioters, appear to have no long-term strategy, have degraded our credibility, and led to a steady decline in his national polling numbers on all major issues over the past 100 days.
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Rep. Panetta questions the Administration’s chief trade representative.
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at a recent House Ways and Means Committee hearing. |
As I said from day one of this Administration, America’s system of checks and balances must flex its muscles. The courts do not act as fast as the executive branch, but they continue to be the bulwark against the Administration’s overreach and violations of our Constitution. As a member of the House Rapid Response Task Force and the Litigation Working Group, I will continue to coordinate with our partners to constrain the litany of executive orders and reckless cuts with legal action.
Although the President has shown little interest in working with Congress to pass any long-term legislation, we will continue to work on bills that constrain the Administration’s destructive actions, investigate any abuses of power, and serve the working families of our community.
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Rep. Panetta introduces legislation to rein in executive power over tariffs.
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Over the past few decades, Congress has relinquished its authority to the executive branch on trade, commerce, agency oversight, and even warfare. The actions of this Administration must be a wake-up call for Democrats and Republicans to come together and take back our constitutionally mandated power.
Since January of this year, I have authored, introduced, and supported legislative packages to constrain the Administration and reassert the legislative branch’s authority. Below is just a sample of our legislative fight to:
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Rep. Panetta holds another town hall
in California’s 19th Congressional District. |
Ultimately, as we have seen throughout the history of our nation, our democracy is not about one person, one court, or one legislative body. It is about the collective power of Americans. I’m proud that in these first 100 days of the Administration, I have worked closely with the people of California’s 19th Congressional District.
Whether at my 15 town halls I’ve held in every corner of our congressional district, the 16 community stakeholder listening sessions about the actions by this Administration, or in your calls and letters, together we have made a difference. It is critical that we continue to communicate, connect, and collaborate. That is why I will continue to show up, listen up, and stand up for the people and values of California’s 19th Congressional District.
The President’s first 100 days will not be anywhere near as important as the remaining 1360 days of his term, which is why our system of checks and balances must stay strong, and we the people must stay together in our fight for our shared democratic values.
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Sincerely,
Jimmy Panetta
United States Representative
19th Congressional District, California
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