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April 21, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC – Representatives Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) were joined by close to 50 US Representatives in introducing the Armenian Genocide Education Act, an ANCA-backed bipartisan measure that would fund Library of Congress educational programs about the history, lessons, consequences and ongoing costs of the Armenian Genocide.

Issues:Education
April 21, 2022

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. Recently, several leading members of the U.S.

Issues:Agriculture
April 19, 2022

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A new facility in Fresno will soon help residents gain new job opportunities by giving them the skills needed to enter the local workforce.

Nearly $2 million in federal funding will go to the Fresno County Economic Development Corporation's new workforce training center.

It will be located at the Fresno City College West Campus, currently under construction near Gaston Middle School in southwest Fresno.

Issues:Economy
April 8, 2022

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.

April 7, 2022

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.

Issues:Agriculture
April 6, 2022

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.

March 16, 2022

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.

March 15, 2022

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.

March 11, 2022

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.

March 6, 2022

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:

November 3, 2026

ABC30 Action News 

California lawmakers met Monday with Central Valley immigration advocates and community organizations to discuss concerns about immigration enforcement, detention facility conditions and access to legal services following an unannounced visit to an ICE detention facility in Kern County. 

Issues: Immigration
November 3, 2026

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U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla and U.S. Rep. Jim Costa made an unannounced visit Monday to Golden State Annex in McFarland, saying they wanted to inspect conditions inside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility amid what they described as a surge in immigration enforcement across California.

Issues: Immigration
October 27, 2026

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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Rep. Jim Costa and several California lawmakers have sent a letter to Acting ICE Director David Venturella seeking greater transparency about ongoing immigration enforcement operations they say have been carried out across the state.

Issues: Immigration