Press Releases

FourPoint Plan for Budget Reform and Accountability

U.S. Congressmen Cardozaand Costa call for Congress and the President to put in place common sensebudget reforms to pay for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and to secure ournation's financial future:

In FresnoPress Conference, Central Valley LawmakersExpress Concern Over Waste From Reconstruction Effort and Ballooning Deficits

WASHINGTOND.C. - In the wake of mountingnational debt, Congressman Jim Costa (CA-20) joined the Blue Dog Coalition todayin asking President Bush to call an emergency bipartisan budget summitregarding the nation's added fiscal burden in the wake of Gulf Regionreconstruction efforts.

CongressmanJim Costa will speak on campus at the Lemoore High School Cafeteria on Wednesday,October 12^th at 9am. Duringhis visit he will talk to the Junior ROTC class and any interested juniors andseniors about attending Military Service Academies.

CongressmanJim Costa will spend the day in KernCounty on Friday, October14, 2005. Representative Costa will beat the Veteran's Services Department to present well-deserved and long awaitedfor Congressional Medals to Mr. Ronnie Watson of Bakersfield, California.

CongressmanJim Costa will speak at the First Annual Multi Cultural Youth Conference onFriday, October 14, 2005 in Fresno,California. The conference organizers hope to fosterracial and ethnic sensitivity among students and will host a variety ofworkshops throughout the day.

FRESNO, CA(October 21, 2005) - Today, the City ofFresno and Amtrak agreed to lease terms that will allow the long-awaitedopening of the restored historic Santa Fe Depot to open to the public.

Fourvalley Congressman will be at CaliforniaState University,Fresno onMonday, October 24^th to host the first meeting for the purpose ofdeveloping a long term Regional Water Plan for seven Valley counties. This water plan will contain solutionsregarding water supply, water quality, flood control and enactment ofenvironmental restoration measures.