* * * MEDIA ADVISORY * * *Costa to speak on House floor on Iraq Resolution

CongressmanJim Costa, D- Fresno, will speak on the House floor this afternoon between 5:00p.m. and 6:00 p.m. PST.

Costawill join other Members of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalitionparticipating in the debate on the Iraq Resolution now before the House ofRepresentatives.

Formedin l995, the Blue Dog Coalition recently succeeded in winning House approval ofHR 97, calling for increased fiscal accountability infunding the Iraqwar.

Costa'sspeech can be recorded off the C-SPAN coverage of the House of Representatives.

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