Press Releases
(WASHINGTON) - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement after Gov. Newsom's announcement of $11.5 million in emergency grants to address the homeless crisis in Fresno:
WASHINGTON (January 16, 2020) – Following an announcement from USDA on the award of $10.2 million in funding for animal pest and disease prevention and management efforts and the request for vaccine bank Foot and Mouth Disease proposals, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota, and House Agriculture Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee Chairman Jim Costa of California issued the following statement. Both Peterson and Costa led bipartisan efforts to include of mandatory, long-term funding for these programs to ensure the U.S.
WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (MN-07) and Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16), Chairman of the Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee, issued the following statements Wednesday after President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He signed the first phase of a trade deal between the two countries.
(WASHINGTON) - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement after California Governor Gavin Newsom announced his 2020-1 State Budget proposal:
Fresno, CA - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement on the killing of Iranian military general, Qasem Soleimani:
(Washington) – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) announced that the Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commission has been awarded a $20,032,315 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Grant will help the commission's Head Start program care for pregnant women and provide education services for children:
(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: