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Costa Hosts Merced Homeownership Roundtable
June 1, 2018

Merced, CA – In his continued efforts to increase access to affordable, safe, and secure housing in the San Joaquin Valley, Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) hosted a housing roundtable today to bring together key leaders to collaborate on making homeownership an affordable option in Merced County. U.S.

Issues:Housing
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Senators Blunt, Coons and Representatives Poe, Costa Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Victims of Child Abuse
May 24, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Chris Coons (Del.), co-chairs of the Senate Law Enforcement Caucus, and U.S. Representatives Ted Poe (Texas) and Jim Costa (Calif.), co-founders and co-chairs of the Congressional Victims' Rights Caucus, today introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Victims of Child Abuse Act (VOCAA).

May 22, 2018

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) voted to increase opportunities for San Joaquin Valley residents to access responsible banking and home loans when supporting S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act.

Issues:Housing
May 18, 2018

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement after the House of Representatives rejected H.R. 2 – commonly referred to as the Farm Bill – by a vote of 198 to 213:

Issues:Agriculture
May 16, 2018

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) again crossed party lines in the House Natural Resources Committee to support two bills that could dramatically improve the reliability and quantity of Valley water supplies.

Issues:Water
May 9, 2018

Washington, D.C. – In their ongoing work to improve access to safe and reliable water, Congressmen Jim Costa (D-CA-16), Jeff Denham (R-CA-10), John Garamendi (D-CA-3), and Tom McClintock (R-CA-4) introduced H.R 5726, the Non-Federal Reservoir Operations Improvement Act, in the House of Representatives today. If enacted, the bipartisan legislation would resolve

Issues:Water
May 7, 2018

Washington, D.C. – In his ongoing efforts to fight for California agriculture, today Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) led other California members of the U.S. House of Representatives in calling on the Administration to replace its tariffs with a "strategic," allied approach for addressing unfair or unbalanced trade practices.

Issues:Agriculture
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Rep. Costa honors first place winner Emilie Haskell
May 5, 2018

Fresno, CA – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) honored Fresno County high school students who participated in the 2018 Congressional Art Competition with an awards ceremony Friday evening at the Fresno Arts Council.

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Rep. Costa Visits Charlie Keyan Armenian Community School
May 3, 2018

Fresno, CA — Today, Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) visited Charlie Keyan Armenian Community School in Clovis where he met with students and faculty and spoke to students about the importance of community engagement and his time serving in Congress. In addition, Rep.

Issues:Education
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Costa and Merced County Arts Council Honor Merced Student Entrants in Congressional Art Competition
May 2, 2018

Merced, CA – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) and the Merced County Arts Council honored Merced high school students who participated in the 2018 Congressional Art Competition Wednesday evening with an awards ceremony at the Merced Multicultural Arts Center.