Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16), Chair of Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture and Agriculture Committee Members Rep. Dusty Johnson (Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, with Rep. Salud Carbajal (Chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation) and Rep.
FRESNO – Congressman Jim Costa announced that several San Joaquin Valley community health centers will receive nearly $100 million dollars in American Rescue Plan funding to expand their COVID-19 vaccination and treatment operations.
FRESNO – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement in response to the incident at the U.S. Capitol:
"Once again, we find our Capitol under attack. I am saddened to learn that we have lost another brave police officer protecting the People's House. We are not in session and in our districts for the Easter break, but I am closely monitoring the situation.
(DELANO) On a day in which the nation celebrates the life and work of Cesar Chavez, Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) joined First Lady of the United States Jill Biden and Governor Gavin Newsom for a National Day of Action event in Delano to honor the former labor leader and reflect on his work for the Latino Community:
FRESNO – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16), Chairman of Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, participated in a hearing with United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to discuss the detrimental impact of longstanding, systemic discrimination against Black, Southeast Asian, Hispanic and other socially disadvantaged farmers in the San Joaquin Valley.
FRESNO – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) along with colleagues, Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-19), Jerry McNerney (CA-09), and Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla, joined 47 members of Congress in urging the Biden Administration to "go big" on funding for science-based strategies to prevent and respond to destructive wildfires.
(FRESNO) - Sergeant Xeng Koua Moua, a Special Guerilla Unit (SGU) veteran, was interred at the San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery in Santa Nella on Monday, March 22, 2021. Sgt. Moua is the first Central Valley SGU veteran to receive the honor of burial at a national cemetery and only the third in the state of California. This honor was made possible by legislation from Congressman Jim Costa.
(FRESNO) Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement after leading efforts to correct a technical error in the Consolidations Appropriations Act of 2021 which would prevent rural health clinics from receiving Medicare reimbursements:
(WASHINGTON) - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement after his vote for H.R. 6, the Dream and Promise Act, and H.R.