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The competition is open to ninth through twelfth gradestudents who live in the 20th Congressional District. The deadline for submission of artwork is Friday,May 6, 2005. The local winner will beinvited to attend the festivities in Washington, DC on June 14, 2005.
Washington, D.C. - CongressmanJim Costa (CA-20) will be available Friday, February 11 at California StateUniversity Bakersfield in the BusinessDevelopment Center,Room 165. He will report on his firstmonth in Washingtonand his current committee assignments. Congressman Costa will be speaking at a Political Science class until2pm on the campus and will be available immediately following. The Business DevelopmentCenter is locateddirectly across from the President' Office on campus.
Please contact our officedirectly if you would like to schedule an interview or receive a statement.
When: Tuesday,July 5, 2005
Time: 10:30 am
Place: KingsCounty Board of Supervisors Meeting
Kings County GovernmentCenter
Fresno, CA - Today,Congressman Jim Costa(CA-20) issued the following statement in support for the Executive Ordercreating "A California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley." This partnership will bring together various local and state government andprivate entities committed to bringing about economic growth and prosperitywithin the San JoaquinValley.
Statement FromCongressman Costa in Support of the CaliforniaPartnership for the San JoaquinValley:
Fresno, CA - Today,Congressman Jim Costa(CA-20) issued the following statement in support for the Executive Ordercreating "A California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley." This partnership will bring together various local and state government andprivate entities committed to bringing about economic growth and prosperitywithin the San JoaquinValley.
Statement FromCongressman Costa in Support of the CaliforniaPartnership for the San JoaquinValley:
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Jim Costa has been assigned to serve on three powerfulHouse Committees: the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on Resources and theCommittee on Science.
Washington, D.C. - OnApril 13, 2005 at 1pm, the Subcommittee on Water and Power will hold anoversight hearing on "The Role of New Surface and Groundwater Storage inProviding Reliable Water and Power Supplies and Reducing Drought's Impacts." John Stovall, former Legal Counsel to KernCountry Water District, will testify at the hearing.
"Mr.Stovall's expertise in dealing with these issues is a great asset to theCommittee and it is wonderful that he will be able to share his knowledge ofwater storage issues," Costa stated.
CongressmanJim Costa will be available today, Friday March 11th, to discuss the district'sfederal transportation funding. Pleasecontact Kherstin Khan or Jack Hall to schedule an interview.
Kherstin Khan: 559-495-1620
Jack Hall: 559-930-7956
Washington, D.C. -Today, Congressman Jim Costa announced that California's 20thCongressional District will receive $16 million in funding from theTransportation Equity Act: Legacy for Users (TEA-LU).
1.$9.5 million for Freeway 180 improvements from Hughes/West Avenue to Brawley in Fresno County, CA.
2.$3.5 million for rehabilitation, repair, and/or reconstruction of deficienttwo-lane roads that connect to Interstate 5, State Route 180, State Route 41,and State Route 99 countywide in Fresno County, CA.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -Six Valleycongressmen today released a preliminary federal report that shows aneight-county area of the SanJoaquin Valleypersistently gets the short end of the federal funding stick.