Press Releases
FRESNO,CA - OnFriday, March 2, Congressman Jim Costa, D-Fresno, will be joined by CongressmanDevin Nunes, R-Tulare, along with California Department of Agriculture A.G.Kawamura at a Listening Session regarding the 2007 Farm Bill. The ListeningSession will provide an overview of the Bush Administration's proposals for theFarm Bill and industry stakeholders with the opportunity to discuss issuesrelated to the Farm Bill and its impact on the CentralValley.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Jim Costa, D-Fresno,will participate in a joint news conference to discuss bipartisan legislationwhich will provide emergency disaster assistance related to the recentfreeze. The bills will be introduced Wednesday in both the House andSenate.
At the Washingtonnews conference Costa will join Senator Barbara Boxer and Congressman DevinNunes, R-Tulare, to discuss the legislation. Senator Boxer will introducethe emergency legislation in the Senate and Costa and Nunes will co-sponsor theHouse bill.
WASHINGTON,D.C. - Legislation toaid Valley farmers and workers, H.R. 925 was introduced today in the U.S. Houseof Representatives by a bipartisan coalition of 26 California House members ledby Congressmen Jim Costa, D-Fresno, and Devin Nunes, R-Tulare.
Senator Barbara Boxer introduced a bill in the U.S. Senatetoday containing the same provisions.
CongressmanJim Costa, D- Fresno, will speak on the House floor this afternoon between 4:30p.m. and 4:45 p.m. regarding HR 109.
HR109 is a resolution recognizing the historical significance of the Pinedale AssemblyCenter in Fresno Countywhere Japanese Americans were interned during World War II.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Jim Costa, D-Fresno, and 48Members of the bipartisan California Congressional Delegation, includingSenators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, have sent a letter to PresidentBush, calling on him to immediately issue a Presidential disaster declarationfor the 31 counties of Californiathat sustained damage to the state's multi-billion dollar agricultural industrycaused by extreme low temperatures.
CongressmanJim Costa, D- Fresno, will speak on the House floor this afternoon between 5:00p.m. and 6:00 p.m. PST.
Costawill join other Members of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalitionparticipating in the debate on the Iraq Resolution now before the House ofRepresentatives.
Formedin l995, the Blue Dog Coalition recently succeeded in winning House approval ofHR 97, calling for increased fiscal accountability infunding the Iraqwar.
Costa'sspeech can be recorded off the C-SPAN coverage of the House of Representatives.
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CongressmanJim Costa will hold mobile office hours in Kings Countyon Thursday, February 22, 2007.
Bilingualstaff members will be on hand to assist constituents with problems they arehaving with Federal agencies.
Thelocations and times of Congressman Costa's mobile office in Kings Countyare:
Hanford Branch Library
401 N.Douty Street, Hanford
Time: 10:00 am to 12 noon
Corcoran Branch Library
1001-A Chittenden, Corcoran
Time: 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm
FRESNO, CA - On Friday, March 2, Congressman Jim Costa, D-Fresno, will be joined by Congressmen Dennis Cardoza, D- Merced, and DevinNunes, R-Tulare, along with California Dept. of Food and Agriculture SecretaryA.G. Kawamura at a Listening Session in Fresnohosted by Costa on the Bush Administration's proposals for the 2007 Farm Bill.
The Listening Session will be held in the Fresno CityCouncil Chambers from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
WASHINGTON,D.C - Congressman Jim Costa, D-Fresno, has joined three other CaliforniaHouse members from rural counties in calling on the state transportationcommission to fund rural projects.
Costa, along with Reps. Lois Capps, D- Santa Barbara; GeorgeRadanovich, R-Mariposa; and Mike Thompson, D-Napa, have sent a letter toMarian Bergeson, Chair of the California Transportation Commission calling forfunding for rural projects.
Fresno,CA - Congressman Jim Costa,D-Fresno, issued a call to all high school students and amateur artists livingin the 20th Congressional District to participate in this year'sCongressional Art Competition.
Each spring, the U.S. House of Representatives sponsors theCongressional Art Competition. "This is an opportunity for high school studentswith artistic talent to showcase and receive national recognition for theirwork," Costa said.