Letters
WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Costa and his House colleagues wrote to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, FDIC Chair Martin J. Gruenberg, and Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. Hsu, urging immediate action to protect depositors and prevent runs on banks following the Silicon Valley Bank collapse.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Costa joined his colleagues in a letter outlining steps the U.S. Department of Commerce should take to ensure recent investments in the semiconductor industry prioritize good-paying, union jobs, support domestic supply chains, and address current national security challenges.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Costa joined Congressman Henry Cuellar and a bipartisan group of colleagues called on the Biden Administration to crack down on the Iranian military drone program after reports that Iranian-made drones recovered in Ukraine contain parts that were manufactured in the United States.
WASHINGTON - Rep. Jim Costa and his colleagues sent a bipartisan letter to U.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore requesting information on the Forest Service’s low timber harvest in FY22 which was down 11% from FY19—the last pre-pandemic year of timber harvests.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Costa and the Blue Dog Coalition wrote to Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy urging him to abandon an agreement that could lead to $75 billion in defense spending cuts. The cuts are the likely result of budget concessions McCarthy made in his quest to win over hardline members of the Republican House Conference.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Costa and over 30 members of Congress wrote to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Federal Highway Administrator (FHWA) Shailen Bhatt to request expedited support, funding, and other assistance to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) in response to the ongoing winter storms that have severely damaged road and highway infras
WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Costa and the full bipartisan California Congressional Delegation wrote to President Joe Biden to issue a major disaster declaration for the State of California in response to recent severe weather. A major disaster declaration for California would provide a wide range of federal assistance programs for individuals and public infrastructure, in
WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) co-signed a letter with nearly 20 House members urging the Biden administration to support calling a special session of the United Nations Rights Council to investigate Iran’s human rights abuses, including its crackdown on nationwide protests and broader violations of women’s rights.