Press Releases
WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) released the following statement after the Supreme Court’s decision to scale back national injunctions related to President Trump’s birthright citizenship order.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, led the San Joaquin Valley congressional delegation in a bipartisan letter calling on U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins for decisive actions to protect our nation’s dairy and poultry sectors from the continued spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), particularly the H5N1 strain.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement:
WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) voted to pass the HALT Fentanyl Act, bipartisan legislation that provides law enforcement and public health agencies with stronger tools to crack down on the illegal trafficking of fentanyl and save lives. The vote comes as fentanyl-related overdoses remain the leading cause of death for young adults across the country, especially in Fresno County and the San Joaquin Valley.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) voted against H.R. 4 – Rescissions Act of 2025, which would revoke $9.8 billion in approved federal funding by Congress. The bill cuts global food aid programs that support U.S. farmers who export food, and it threatens public broadcasting relied on by millions of households.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement in response to the recent Israeli strike on Iran.
WASHINGTON - Representative Jim Costa (CA-21) issued the following statement after learning that Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) was forcibly removed today in Los Angeles, California from a press conference held by Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.
FRESNO, Calif. - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) released the following statement after President Trump deployed California's National Guard in response to ongoing protests in Los Angeles, California.
“For the first time since the 1960s, a U.S. President has deployed the national guard into a state of our nation without the governor’s request. This is not leadership—it’s an effort to score political points.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) stood alongside members of the Bipartisan Working Group to End Domestic Violence during a press conference on the House Triangle as part of a national Day of Action. The event highlighted the urgent need to protect and expand federal funding for victim service organizations that are the backbone of survivor support across the country.