Press Releases

(Washington, D.C.) - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement today after Congress voted to pass H.R. 6, The American Dream and Promise Act:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16), the House Agriculture Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee Chairman, issued the following statement this afternoon in response to USDA's second round of assistance to farmers impacted by the Administration's trade war:

"This rushed and poorly-planned bailout raises the troubling possibility that some of the nation's most valuable agricultural products, like the fruit and vegetable crops produced in Central California, will receive a different and possibly reduced level of aid," said Costa.

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement on the House passage of HR-5 The Equality Act:

It's as simple as this: no American should be treated as less than equal in the eyes of the law. Members of the LGBTQ community deserve the same protections as everyone else. With #TheEqualityAct, we're one step closer to putting an end to this discrimination once and for all."

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) made the following statement in response to the Trump Administration's decision to cancel nearly $1 billion in funding for the California High Speed Rail project:

"Over a year ago the President lamented to a group of airline executives that the U.S. doesn't have high speed rail like the fast trains in Europe and Asia. The reason is he and his administration have done nothing to support high speed rail or America's infrastructure investments, as they have done on those continents," said Costa.

Congressman Jim Costa announced the winners of the 2019 Congressional Art Competition for California's District 16 at a ceremony in Fresno at Arte Americas.

Thalia Garcia, a student from Madera High School, won first prize for her soft pastel artwork "Head in the Clouds." Garcia's art will grace the halls of the Cannon Tunnel at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. for one year.

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement on Governor Gavin Newsom's Executive Order directing state agencies to prepare a water resilience portfolio for California:

Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) voted to pass H.R. 9 the Climate Action Now Act.

"The President's decision to pull out of the Paris Agreement was unjustified and shortsighted," said Costa. "We are already seeing the devastating effects of climate change in California from drought to destructive wildfires. That is why I voted to pass the Climate Action Now Act. We must do what we can to ensure we live in and leave behind a safer and more sustainable world for the next generation."