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The recent earthquake in Japan and the tsunami that swept across the Pacific Ocean have taken thousands of lives and destroyed the homes and livelihoods of countless individuals. My thoughts and prayers go out to the people of Japan in this time of dire need.

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) announced that the Fresno Fire Department will receive an Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) announced $616,502 in federal funding for the Shafter Community Health Center.

Costa Will AlsoServe on Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy & Forestry;Resources Subcommittees on Water & Power and Energy & Mineral Resources

Fresno,CA –After being selected as Ranking Member on the Rural Development, Research,Biotechnology and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee, Congressman Costa made thefollowing statement:

WASHINGTON,D.C. —Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) released the following statement on PresidentBarack Obama's State of the Union address:

"ThePresident's call for all Americans to work together to make the country'seconomic recovery our highest priority is something we can all agree on. Some of us in Congress have been saying that for the past two years!"

Fresno,CA –Upon learning of today's decision by the Department of the Army, the NationalCemetery Administration, and the Veterans Administration to deny a waiverrequest for Hmong General Vang Pao to be interred in Arlington NationalCemetery, Congressman Jim Costa issued the following statement:

This funding will help Central Valley farmers combat the spread of this foreign pest, which was first found in California in 2009.