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Dear Friends,
The United States Government is currently closed for business due to Congress's inability to come together to pass a stopgap spending measure before the end of the fiscal year. However, I want to make you aware that my Fresno, Merced, and Washington Offices will remain open for the duration of the shutdown.
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Jim Costa blasted House Republican Leadership for their latest political stunt that further endangers the American economy and will likely lead to a government shutdown beginning late Monday night. The House approved partisan legislation that has no chance of clearing the Senate when they meet Monday afternoon to consider stopgap spending measure.
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Jim Costa announced that an investment of $600,000 is headed to the Valley to expand business opportunities for low- to moderate-income entrepreneurs. The grant to Fresno Community Development Financial Institution was awarded through the U.S. Department of Treasury's CDFI fund for lending and operations.
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Jim Costa announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded California more than $18.2 million to improve competitiveness and strengthen the market for specialty crops.
WASHINGTON, DC. – Rep. Jim Costa announced that the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) has released more than $820,000 for the hire of four additional law enforcement officers. The funds are sent directly to law enforcement agencies to help hire or rehire law enforcement officials to improve local safety efforts.
WASHINGTON, DC. – Rep. Jim Costa announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $300,000 to the Livingston Community Health Services and the Central Valley Collaborative to train students for high-skill, good-paying jobs in health information technology.
FRESNO, CA – As a long time advocate for downtown Fresno, Rep. Jim Costa cheered the U.S. Department of Transportation's decision to invest $16 million in the Fulton Mall project that will improve economic opportunities and create jobs in the heart of Fresno. Joining U.S.
Fresno, CA – Rep. Jim Costa announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded $3.6 million to Fresno Yosemite International Airport and more than $660,000 to Merced's Castle Airport. The grant to Fresno will fund completion of the final phase of runway safety improvements and extension at the airport.
FRESNO, CA – At the invitation of Congressman Jim Costa, India's Ambassador Nirupama Rao visited Fresno from August 29-30 and met with a wide cross-section of the Indian-American community, academia and civil society in the San Joaquin Valley.
Fresno, CA – Rep. Jim Costa released the following statement in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his historic "I Have a Dream Speech".