Press Releases
WASHINGTON,D.C. –Congressman Jim Costa today introduced a resolution expressing opposition toIran's nuclear weapons program and ongoing human rights abuses. The resolutionalso reaffirms Congress' support for Iranian citizens struggling for freedomand calls for fair, democratic elections in Iran.
Increase brings allocation to four times the amount of water the Valley received last year
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jim Costa today announced that the Interior Department will be increasing water allocations from the federal Central Valley Project to 45 percent for agricultural service contractors south of the Delta. Interior's latest announcement is another increase from the Department's initial announcement of 5 percent on February 26.
Sheriff applauds Costa for securing funds to help make raid possible
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jim Costa today applauded Valley law enforcement following this week's raid on the violent Nuestra Familia gang. The raid, which resulted in over 30 arrests, was one of the largest in the Valley's history. Law enforcement took down the gang's organizational structure, seizing drugs and firearms in the process.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jim Costa announced that today Medicare will begin mailing out $250 ‘donut hole' checks to tens and thousands of qualifying seniors. Under the recently enacted health reform law, seniors who fall in the donut hole coverage gap in 2010 will receive this one-time, tax-free $250 rebate check. These checks will continue to be mailed monthly over the next several months as seniors enter the coverage gap.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jim Costa today delivered an additional $1 million in federal funding for Valley farmers to fight the European Grapevine Moth, a foreign pest threatening this summer's harvest. Costa worked to secure the funding to protect the Valley's economy and prevent farmers from suffering financial losses after the moth was found in the region.
Funds will prevent spread of pest threatening Valley grape industry and jobs
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jim Costa today announced $1.75 million in Farm Bill funding to prevent the spread of the European grapevine moth in California. The spread of the grapevine moth threatens the upcoming summer harvest and the Valley's grape industry.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jim Costa today announced funding to benefit Kettleman City Elementary School. The Economic Impact Initiative Grant, awarded in the amount of $55,516, will be used to renovate the school's outdoor physical education equipment.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) responded today to Judge Oliver Wanger's decision on threatened Delta smelt, calling the ruling a win for Valley farmers and the economy. Wanger ruled that the scientific opinions regarding smelt were flawed and that water regulations must consider human factors along with fish concerns.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressmen Jim Costa and Dennis Cardoza demanded answers from the National Academy of Sciences to explain why a scientist whose findings question the validity of federal water policy was removed from the panel examining the factors degrading the health ofthe Bay-Delta and solutions to the region's water challenges.