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Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) led a moment of silence on the House floor Thursday honoring innocent civilians killed by Russian forces in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha.
Watch: Costa Leads Moment of Silence for Ukrainian War Dead
"It is heartbreaking to see the bodies of hundreds of Ukrainian civilians lining the streets in areas that have been laid to waste by Vladimir Putin's military. Putin and his regime have cemented themselves as a force of evil," Costa said in a news release.
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) expressed their deep appreciation for robust Congressional support on ensuring Canada fully honors its U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) dairy market access commitments. Today several leading members of the U.S. House of Representatives sent a bipartisan letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and U.S.
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA) and Congressman Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, led 43 of their colleagues in sending a letter to the Commerce Department and the U.S. Census Bureau expressing concern about the undercount of Latino, Black, American Indian, and Alaska Native populations in the 2020 Census.
More than $69 million in direct funding is headed to the Central Valley and Northern California for federal projects approved by the Appropriations Committee, including a multi-million dollar water project in Gustine.
The City of Gustine will get $3 million to install a 1-million-gallon water tank storage system and booster pump station to replace the current 75,000-gallon tank. The City also will get $950,000 to complete the Water Loop Line Project to build out a safe water distribution system.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pressing Meta on its policy toward paid advertisements from Chinese state-sponsored media as the war in Ukraine continues and false Russian narratives proliferate, per a letter sent to CEO Mark Zuckerberg Tuesday.
YEREVAN, March 11, /ARKA/. On March 10, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an Omnibus Appropriations Bill wrapping up the Fiscal Year 2022 spending that calls for "not less than" $45 million for Armenia and $2 million for humanitarian demining in Artsakh, reported the Armenian Assembly of America.
Congresswoman Anna Eshoo and Congressman Jim Costa for joining Congressional Armenian Caucus leaders in calling for $50 million US aid to Artsakh as part of the FY2022 Foreign AId Bill.
In letters to Senate and House Appropriations leaders, Rep. Costa and Eshoo explained:
Ocean carriers are in the crosshairs of President Joe Biden, and he isn't the only one targeting the carriers for anti-competitive behavior.
In his March 1 State of the Union address, Biden said, "When corporations don't have to compete, their profits go up, your prices go up, and small businesses and family farmers and ranchers go under."
Biden highlighted ocean carriers moving goods in and out of America.
A dairy trade policy specialist says President Biden outlining plans to crack down on shipping issues in his State of the Union address will greatly benefit the flow of ag exports.
Shawna Morris with the U.S. Dairy Export Federation and National Milk Producers Federation tells Brownfield there have long been antitrust exemptions for shipping carrier companies and Biden's support will hopefully encourage legislative reform.
Lawmakers are weighing options for cracking down on the concentration of market power in the shipping industry, which President Joe Biden targeted in his State of the Union Address Tuesday.
The fiscal year 2027 House Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives contains $750,000 for improvements at the Porterville Muncipal Airport.
In addition the bill contains $3.2 million for the completion of the Farm to Market Corridor project that runs through Ducor on Avenue 56.
FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) - An American flag that flew as a symbol of freedom and service received a final salute in Fresno on Saturday.
Veterans, community leaders, and families gathered for a flag retirement ceremony honoring the flag, veterans, and America's upcoming 250th anniversary.
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The City of Fresno hosted its first-ever honorable flag retirement ceremony Saturday.
It comes ahead of Flag Day on Sunday and as part of the celebrations marking 250 years of our nation's independence.
FRESNO, Calif. - California continues to battle the spread of invasive golden mussels, a species that experts warn could have major impacts on waterways, infrastructure, and ecosystems across the state.
FOX26 set out to answer two questions: who is leading the response to stop the species from spreading, and how often are new detections added to the state's tracking map?