Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement as more storms begin to hit California's San Joaquin Valley.
MERCED, CA — On Friday, February 10th, Rep. Jim Costa (CA-16) visited El Capitan High School to meet with Ethan Torres. Ethan is a senior and the first student at El Capitan High School to ever receive a congressional nomination to a military academy. Ethan was nominated to attend the U.S. Air Force Academy.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Rep. Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement in response to the United States Department of Agriculture's recommendation to establish a California Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO).
Merced, CA – Today, Rep. Jim Costa (CA-16) joined the Los Banos community in welcoming home Eman Ali. Rep. Costa and Ahmed Ali's immigration attorney, Katy Lewis, released the following statements:
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Jim Costa (CA-16) announced that in the 115th Congress, he will continue to serve on the U.S. House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committees.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Rep. Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement after his constituent Ahmed Ali, and Mr. Ali's 12-year-old daughter, Eman, boarded a plane in Frankfurt that is en route to San Francisco, California. They are expected to land at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) after 4:00pm. Mr.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Jim Costa (CA-16) spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to speak about his constituent, Ahmed Ali, and his 12-year-old daughter, Eman, who are waiting in Djibouti because of President Donald Trump's travel ban.
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement after the Ali family joined a class action lawsuit in response to President Donald Trump's executive order to ban refugees from the United States.
MERCED, CA - A Los Banos resident and U.S. citizen, Ahmed Ali, and his 12-year-old daughter were stopped in an airport in Djibouti when trying to board a plane to the United States. The girl was issued an American immigrant visa the day before President Donald Trump's executive order was signed to ban individuals from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen.
FRESNO, CA - Rep. Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's executive order to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.