Press Releases
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) released a statement following President Barack Obama's address to a Joint Session of Congress. The President laid out the principles of the American Jobs Act, legislation he will transmit to Congress in the coming days.
"I appreciated hearing the President's plan for job creation. We don't lack ideas. We lack jobs. That's why the President, the Congress, and the private sector must work together to put Americans back to work.
Grant will assist homeless and at-risk veterans in the San Joaquin Valley
Costa: Commonsense and good science have won the day
Fresno, Calif. - Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) released a statement following the announcement that President Barack Obama directed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to withdraw proposed new regulations on air quality standards for ozone. The draft regulations would have rewritten the current ozone standards put in place by the Bush Administration in 2008 and are due to be updated in 2013, pursuant to the Clean Air Act.
Fresno, Calif. - Congressman Jim Costa (D-Calif.) announced that Clinica Sierra Vista of Bakersfield has received a $483,333 federal grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to open a new community health center in Fresno County known as the West Shaw Community Health Center. Clinica Sierra Vista was one of only 67 organizations across the nation to receive the HRSA grant. Costa supported Clinica Sierra Vista's application for federal funding in a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) released the following statement upon hearing that a leading credit rating agency decided to downgrade the credit rating of the United States.
Funding will Help Producers with Air and Water Quality and Water Conservation Practices
Washington, D.C. - Congressmen Jim Costa (D-CA) and Dennis Cardoza (D-CA) today announced $9.5 million in additional funding assistance for California farmers seeking to make farm improvements that will help to improve air quality, water quality or conserve water. These funds will be provided through USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Jim Costa (D-CA) released the following statement regarding his vote in favor of the bipartisan debt limit compromise. The compromise extends the debt limit of the United States through the beginning of 2013, reduces the national deficit by $1.2 trillion over ten years, establishes a 12 member bipartisan congressional committee to develop a long-term deficit reduction plan, and allows for a vote on a balanced budget amendment.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jim Costa (D-CA) released the following statement regarding the U.S. courthouse currently under construction in Bakersfield, California:
Costa: "It's time for cooler heads to prevail."
Washington, D.C. – CongressmanJim Costa (D-Fresno) released the following statement regarding today's vote on S. 627, legislation sponsored by Speaker of the House John Boehner to provide a short-term increase in the nation's debt limit. The bill passed the House by a vote of 218-210, and awaits consideration by the Senate where passage is considered unlikely.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) applauded the announcement from the U.S. Department of Labor that the Kern County Employers' Training Resource (ETR) will receive a $2,107,959 grant from the National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP). The grant will enable the ETR to continue providing a full array of services for migrant and seasonal farmworkers including vocational education, on-the-job training, work experience, case management, and job search assistance in both English and Spanish.