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CONGRESSMAN JIM COSTA ANNOUNCES COMMITTEE AND SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

June 25, 2007

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Jim Costa has been assigned to serve on three powerfulHouse Committees: the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on Resources and theCommittee on Science.

Congressman Costa alsoreceived his subcommittee assignments for these three committees. On the Committee on Agriculture he will serveon the Livestock and Horticulture Subcommittee and the Department Operations,Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry Subcommittee of the House Committee on Agriculture. The subcommittees review issues regardingfruits and vegetables, food stamps, nutrition programs and dairy. As a member of the General Farm Commoditiesand Risk Management Subcommittee, Costa will review programs and marketsrelated to cotton and wheat, as well as other commodities.

For theCommittee on Resources the Congressman will serve on the Water and PowerSubcommittee and the Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee. Costa's appointment will give hisconstituents a voice over water issues, such as water resources planning,research and development and irrigation programs, as well as mining, oil, andgas.

Inaddition, Congressman Costa was named to the Space and Aeronautics Subcommitteeof the House Committee on Science. Thesubcommittee has jurisdiction over the National Aeronautics and SpaceAdministration (NASA), space policy and commercial space activities.

CongressmanCosta looks forward to representing Valley residents as a member of theseimportant committees.