Press Releases

Costa Responds to Updated Water Allocation

Fresno, CA — Rep. Jim Costa commented today on the U.S.

WASHINGTON, DC— The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a bipartisan amendment, authored byCongressman Jim Costa (D-CA), which would give the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs additional resources to address the shameful disability claims backlog.

FRESNO, CA – Congressman Jim Costa cheered Governor Jerry Brown's decision to suspend the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for water transfers.

WASHINGTON— U.S. Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) and U.S. Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) sent a letter to Speaker John Boehner asking for an immediate vote on the Senate-passed unemployment insurance extension.

Legislation would expedite expansion of Los Vaqueros Reservoir

FRESNO, CA – Congressman Jim Costa expressed his deep anger during a hearing in Fresno over the lack of progress on solutions to bring additional water to the Valley. Costa has time and again supported policies advanced by his colleagues on both sides if they meet the simple test that they have the potential to improve water reliability.

FRESNO, CA – Congressman Jim Costa praised the State Water Resources Control Board for their prudent decision to increase operation flexibility, which will help balance the water needs of all water users, including agriculture, refuges, and municipal uses.

Washington, DC—Rep. Jim Costa will travel with a bipartisan group of Senators and Representatives to the Mississippi Delta and Selma, Alabama,with civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis. The trip will mark the 50^th anniversary of Freedom Summer and commemorate the 1965 crossing of the Edmund Pettus Bridge.