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Washington, D.C. - Rep. Jim Costa released the following statement in response to President Obama's 7th State of the Union Address.
The efforts of Near East Relief, the unprecedented American campaign of international humanitarian assistance which saved and sustained hundreds of thousands of Armenian Genocide survivors from 1915 - 1930, was spotlighted this week at a Capitol Hill briefing hosted by the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).
The efforts of Near East Relief, the unprecedented American campaign of international humanitarian assistance which saved and sustained hundreds of thousands of Armenian Genocide survivors from 1915 - 1930, was spotlighted this week at a Capitol Hill briefing hosted by the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).
Fresno, CA — Today, Rep. Jim Costa (CA-16) announced that the Merced County Office of Education has been awarded a $1,090,186 Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership grant. The federal grant will help create a new Early Head Start center at Planada Elementary School.
WASHINGTON, DC –Rep. Costa issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 240, the Homeland Security Appropriations Act, which included five amendments that would undermine the Administration's immigration priorities, hurt our nation's economy, and put the safety of all American families at risk.
Washington, DC— Congressman Jim Costa (Fresno-D) released the following statement after the Supreme Court declined to consider an appeal by Valley water agencies and growers, thereby allowing a lower court's ruling regarding the federal rules protecting the Delta smeltto stand.
Washington, DC — Congressman Jim Costa (Fresno-D) released the following statement after Congress voted to move forward with construction of Keystone XL Pipeline.
Washington, DC — Congressman Jim Costa (Fresno-D) released the following statement after the Pentagon announced that efforts to reduce the mission at Lajes Field would continue.
An additional $80,000 in Department of Housing and Urban Development money will help Merced County provide an extra 15 housing vouchers for veterans, according to Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno.
Since 2012, the program has provided 25 homeless veteran vouchers locally through the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program, and the county will be able to add more vouchers with the new cash.
FRESNO, CA- Rep. Jim Costa (CA-16) announced that the Fresno Housing Authority has been awarded $121,319 and the County of Merced Housing Authority has been awarded $79,981 to provide case management and rental assistance to homeless veterans. The Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program is jointly operated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Since 2008, the HUD-VASH program has served nearly 75,000 veterans nationwide.