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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Jim Costa joined Rep. David Valadao in introducing H.R. 2898, the Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015. This legislation, which will make more water available to families, farmers, and communities, will modernize water policies in California and throughout the entire Western United States. Additionally, this bill legislation will provide direction to capture more water during the wet season and mechanisms to move forward with water storage projects that have been authorized for over a decade.
"Today's bipartisan passage of Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) provides necessary protections and resources for American workers who are displaced by trade. TAA will allow our economy to grow, while ensuring that hardworking Americans have the opportunity to succeed. Each year, TAA will provide $450 million worth of job training, community college education, relocation allowances and job search assistance, all while not cutting funding to any federal programs.
The Korean War had been raging for two years when Riverdale native Bill Robinett spent his first night in a trench in Korea. He was 22 and scared.
"It was very scary, of course, especially the first week and first night," says Robinett, now 85 and living in Fresno. "We were in our trench and they (North Koreans) were in their trench about a quarter-mile away and it was a case of who could shoot the most at each other.
Bill Robinett of Fresno is a Korean War veteran who will be traveling to Washington, D.C. with the Central Valley Honor Flight.
"After months of careful consideration and meeting with opponents and proponents of the trade package, I voted to support Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). While I agreed with a number of concerns presented by those opposing the trade package, what I found lacking were their solutions to addressing those challenges. In today's global economy, standing by idly as trade agreements are made without us, or starting the current negotiations from the beginning, as the President explained, are not viable options.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Jim Costa and Rep. David Valadao introduced the Dams Accountability, Maintenance, and Safety Act. Under current law, if a modification or repair of a dam is identified by the Bureau of Reclamation (Bureau), the Secretary is authorized to look only at corrective actions that will remedy the specific safety problem.
Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Rep. Costa and Conaway's bill, H.R. 2393, the Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) Amendments Act. This legislation, which passed on a strong bipartisan vote of 300 to 131, repeals mandatory COOL requirements for beef, pork, and chicken products, while leaving intact the requirement for all other covered commodities. Additionally, the COOL Act does not alter, in any way, current food safety inspection requirements.
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 – 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.
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. The bill includes an amendment to ensure that all factors, including predation by non-native predators, are addressed in recovery plans for endangered species impacting California's water system.
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.