Press Releases
(FRESNO) – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement highlighting the House of Representative's accomplishments in the 116th Congressand underlining the need for the Senate to take action on more than 400 House-passed bills to improve the lives of hardworking Americans:
(FRESNO) – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, issued the following statement in response to the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the United Nations World Food Programme:
(FRESNO) – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement after introduction of a resolution designating October 8th as National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day and to highlight the pivotal role this technology could play in combatting the climate crisis:
(WASHINGTON) – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement after the House passed the updated Heroes Act, a $2.2 trillion bill that strengthens our response and provides critical relief for families, workers, and businesses, including American agriculture, to deal with the ongoing economic hardships caused by the coronavirus pandemic:
(WASHINGTON) - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement upon introducing a resolution to condemn Azeri aggression in Artsakh, denounce Turkey's involvement in the conflict and call for an immediate return to the 1994 cease-fire agreement:
(WASHINGTON) Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement after the Merced County Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children (CASA) was announced as a Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI) 2020 Angels in Adoption Honoree upon :
(WASHINGTON) – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement after the House passed the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act to make important investments in clean energy technologies that support a transition to a more sustainable future:
(WASHINGTON) – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement after the House passed a Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the government funded through December 11, 2020 and avoid a government shutdown.
(WASHINGTON) - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-116) released the following statement on Fresno State University President Joseph Castro's appointment as the next chancellor of the California State University system:
"As the first California native to be named chancellor of the California State University (CSU) system, the largest in the nation, I can think of no one more deserving of this promotion than Dr. Joe Castro. A valley native raised in an immigrant household, his life story is that of the American dream.