Press Releases
(WASHINGTON) - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) joined House leadership and other California members of Congress, including valley Representatives Josh Harder (CA-10) and TJ Cox (CA-21), in passing two spending bills, HR 1158: National Security Programs and
(WASHINGTON) - This year Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) has been working to deliver on his pledge to bring down health care costs by addressing the skyrocketing prices of prescription drugs. Rep. Costa made good on that promise by voting for H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act:
(WASHINGTON) - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement after the House passed the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, groundbreaking legislation that provides a path to legal residency for nearly 250,000 California farmworkers:
WASHINGTON- House Agriculture Chairman Collin Peterson and House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Chairman Jim Costa released the following statements today following the announcement of a deal between House Democrats and The White House on United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). |
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16), Chair of the Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Sub-Committee, and Reps. David Rouzer (R-N.C.), Sanford Bishop (D-Ga.), Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.), Marcia L. Fudge (D-Ohio), and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) introduced a resolution commending the Federal Food for Peace program, recognizing the ongoing humanitarian need in conflict areas around the globe, and calling for the continued prioritization of funding for Food for Peace programs.
Following the introduction, Reps. Costa and Bishop issued the following statements:
(WASHINGTON) – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act, a critical bill that fully restores the full strength of the Voting Rights Act:
(WASHINGTON) Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration's decision to eliminate eligibility of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance program (SNAP) for certain able-bodied adults with no dependents:
(Washington) – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement on House passage of H.R. 565 - the Advancing Mutual Interests and Growing our Success (AMIGOS) Act:
(Washington) - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the government open through December 20, 2019:
"This Continuing Resolution keeps government running and provides some budget certainty to families, businesses and communities across the country," said Costa. "It extends funding for community health centers and diabetes programs, provides a pay raise to our armed forces and ensures states receive highway funding."