Press Releases
FRESNO, Calif. - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21), senior member of the House Agriculture Committee, released the following statement in response to the recent order by Judge John McConnell of the District of Rhode Island to the Trump Administration to fully fund and issue SNAP benefits by Friday, November 7, 2025.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21), senior member of the House Agriculture Committee, released the following statement regarding President Trump’s recent social media post suggesting he would not comply with the orders of two U.S. District Courts to fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in November.
WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Jim Costa (CA-21), Rep. Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Rep. Derek Tran (CA-45), and U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) led the California Democratic Congressional Delegation in a letter strongly opposing the Department of Education’s decision to rescind $350 million in funding from Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs).
FRESNO, Calif. - Representative Jim Costa (CA-21), member of the House Agriculture Committee, joined Central California Food Bank to unite local Valley leaders and community organizations to sound the alarm on the devastating impacts of the Trump Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision to withhold November SNAP funding during the ongoing government shutdown – despite having the authority to use $5 billion from the contingency fund.
WASHINGTON - U.S. Representatives Jim Costa (CA-21) and Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06), Co-Chairs of the Crime Survivors and Justice Caucus, today introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate October as National Crime Prevention Month, a nationwide effort to put prevention at the forefront of public safety.
FRESNO, Calif. - Congressman Jim Costa, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement regarding the release of hostages held by Hamas.
FRESNO, Calif. - Congressman Jim Costa, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the recent ceasefire agreement.
WASHINGTON - On the eleventh annual National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day, U.S. Representatives Jim Costa (CA-21), John Larson (CT-01), Paul Tonko (NY-20), and David Valadao (CA-22) introduced a bipartisan resolution designating October 8, 2025, as “National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day”.
FRESNO, Calif. - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the two-year anniversary of Hamas' attack against Israel.
FRESNO, Calif. - Today, Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) issued the following statement on the federal government shutdown.
“For weeks, Republicans have refused to work in a bipartisan way to responsibly fund our government and protect Americans’ healthcare. Instead, they chose to shut our government down and reject the comprehensive plan put forward by Democrats. The people of the Valley, and communities across our nation deserve better,” said Congressman Costa.