On April 24th, U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-Monterey), Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara), Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose), and Jim Costa (D-Fresno) sent a letter urging the creation and passage of a disaster recovery package to aid recovery efforts for California farms and ranches devastated by historic storms earlier this year. The request was sent to Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy (D-Bakersfield), who represents California farmland impacted by recent flooding, as well as Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York), House Appropriations Committee Chair Kay Granger (R-Texas), and Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-Connecticut). At the time of the letter, the Farm Service Agency had received over 900 filings for assistance, of which 860 are from the RCRC member counties of Santa Barbara (240), San Luis Obispo (320) and Monterey (300). The letter also specifically cited that Tulare County estimates $113 million in damages. The full text of the letter can be found here.
