Press Releases
October 27, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) submitted comments to the Bureau of Reclamation regarding the Two-Gates project. The Bureau of Reclamation released a Draft Environmental Assessment/Finding of No Significant Impact (EA/FONSI) for the proposed Two-Gates project for public review. A public meeting was held in Fresno on October 26, 2009 at 6:30pm.
October 27, 2009
BAKERSFIELD, CA – On November 3, 2009, Congressman Jim Costa's Bakersfield District Staff will hold office hours in Delano. Staff will be available to assist constituents experiencing problems with federal agencies, such as Department of Veterans Affairs, Social Security Administration, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
October 16, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C.- An Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) totaling $3,151,300 was awarded to Fresno County today. These funds will help create jobs locally, improve communities' energy efficiency, and reduce energy use and fossil fuel emissions.
October 15, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) voted against the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Expansion Act of 2009 today because it offered no assistance to the water crisis in the San Joaquin Valley. However, bill passed the House by a vote of 241 to 173.
October 15, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Approximately $16.3 million in federal grant funding will be coming to California to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops. Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) helped to fight for increased specialty crop funding during the Farm Bill debate in 2008. California received more than four times the amount of the next highest state.
October 14, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC- Today, Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) announced that he is currently eligible to nominate a Congressional Page for the 2010 Spring session of the U.S. House of Representatives Democratic Page Program. Pages have been serving the House of Representatives for nearly two hundred years.
October 9, 2009
WASHINGTON D.C. - The following two bills overwhelmingly passed the US House of Representatives yesterday with bipartisan support.
October 7, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Jim Costa (D-Fresno) and Dennis Cardoza (D-Merced) introduced a bill today that would help ease the effects of severe drought in the Central Valley by facilitating the transfers of up to 300,000 acre-feet of irrigation water.
October 2, 2009
Energy and Water Appropriations Conference Includes Costa Amendments to Fund Critical California Water Projects and Ease Regulations to Transfer Water Around The State
October 1, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) attended a public meeting with Department of the Interior Secretary Salazar and key Department of the Interior staff on California drought disaster. Following the meeting, Costa released the following statement.