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Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Jim Costa released the following statement in support of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the agreement negotiated between Iran and the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, the European Union, China, and Russia:

Madera, CA – Today, Rep. Jim Costa (CA-16) announced $400,000 for Camarena Health in Madera County. The grant is made available through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration. The funding will go toward improving and establishing facilities to boost health services in rural areas.

Merced, CA – Today, Rep. Jim Costa (CA-16) announced a combined total of $1,601,548 for community health centers in Merced County. Livingston Community Health received $1,118,215 and Golden Valley Health Centers received $483,333. These grants are made available through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration. The funding will go toward improving and establishing facilities to boost health services in rural areas.

Fresno, CA – Today, Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) welcomed Congressman John Lewis (GA-5) to California's 16^th Congressional District. John Lewis is a U.S. Congressman who represents Georgia's 5^th Congressional District. Congressman Lewis marched alongside Martin Luther King, Jr. during the 1960's civil rights movement.

Merced, CA – Rep. Jim Costa announced that $297,977 in federal funding from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is being awarded to the Merced Irrigation Direction (MID). The funding will go toward developing a Drought Protection Water Management Model. The model will help MID prepare for future droughts by enabling them to better predict and respond to drought conditions.

WASHINGTON, DC –Today, the Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015, of which Rep. Costa is an original cosponsor, was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 245-176. Rep. Costa's amendment to increase accountability for environmental water flows was adopted as part of the final bill.

Washington, DC- Today, Rep. Costa offered three amendments before the Rules Committee, in a continued effort to improve H.R. 2898, the Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015, of which he is an original co-sponsor. The amendments offered would increase storage at Lake McClure by providing a process to raise the spillway gates of New Exchequer Dam, would utilize existing National Guard resources to assist communities impacted by the drought and would increase accountability for environmental water flows.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, President Obama announced that the Department of Labor will propose extending overtime pay protections to nearly 5 million salaried American workers, including 420,000 in California. This proposal would increase the current overtime protection threshold, guaranteeing overtime pay to most salaried workers earning less than an estimated $50,440 per year.