Press Releases

MERCED, CA – Today, Rep. Jim Costa (CA-16) sent a letter to Governor Jerry Brown regarding the dangerous flood conditions in Merced County. Late on Thursday night, a levee along the Merced River failed because of the high volume of water releases from Lake McClure.

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 10^th, 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 115^th 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.