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WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Jim Costa released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2577, the FY 2016 Transportation-HUD Appropriations bill. This bill, which the Administration has threatened to veto, cuts critical investments in infrastructure and housing assistance.
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Jim Costa released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2578, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Costa joined Congresswoman Jackie Speier and Congressman Patrick Meehan in introducing the bipartisan "Hold Accountable and Lend Transparency (HALT) Campus Sexual Violence Act." This bill would strengthen prevention and enforcement efforts to combat campus sexual violence by increasing transparency and accountability.
Fresno, CA – Rep. Jim Costa released the following statement upon the Fresno Regional Workforce Investment Board receiving a $192,300 environmental workforce development grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
At only seven years old, Brandon Colwell knows the importance of honoring his grandfather and great-grandfather.
"These people were fighting and because of the Civil War," Brandon said.
His grandfather Don Colwell says they attend the Memorial Day ceremony at Memorial Gardens every year, and they sit next to a veteran's grave that's very special, his father's.\
Though Memorial Day commemorates the men and women who have died in U.S. military service, chaplain Capt. Kenneth Cain stressed to a crowd here Sunday the importance of remembering and honoring all veterans who have died.
Thanks to Rep. Jim Costa ("Building on UC Merced's success is good for the Valley," May 26) for highlighting UC Merced and why we should support the school's 2020 Project.
Washington, DC - Rep. Costa released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2353, the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015.
Washington, DC – This morning, H.R. 2393, a bill introduced by Rep. Jim Costa, Rep. Conaway and 59 other Members of Congress to repeal mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) requirements for beef, pork, and chicken products, passed out of the House Agriculture Committee.
Washington, DC – Rep. Jim Costa released the following statement after the World Trade Organization (WTO) announced its fourth and final decision to reject the United States' appeal regarding Country-of-Origin-Labeling (COOL).