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Washington, DC- Last night the Senate approved legislation to put the nation's waterways to work producing clean, affordable energy at no cost to taxpayers. Costa joined Rep. Scott Tipton (R-CO) in sponsoring H.R. 678, the Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act. Specifically, the bill streamlines the path for development of small hydropower projects on existing Bureau of Reclamation projects creating rural jobs and modernizing the nation's water infrastructure. It is now headed to the President's desk to be signed into law.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Jim Costa (D-CA), Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Steve Womack (R-AR), and Peter Welch (D-VT) sent a letter today to House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton and Ranking Member Henry Waxman urging the Committee to consider H.R. 1462, the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Reform Act, as a vehicle to achieve meaningful reform to the RFS. They released the following statement:
Washington, DC-Rep. Jim Costa supported legislation that won overwhelming bipartisan support in the House would reduce the interest rate for federal student loans before the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year. The Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013 will reduce student loan interest rates and save students up to $1,500 over the life of the loan. The bill is now headed to the President who has signaled he will quickly sign the legislation.
Washington, DC-Rep. Jim Costa applauded President Obama's decision to nominate Michael L. Connor to serve as the Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Interior. Since 2009, Connor has served as the Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which oversees federal water projects including the Central Valley Project.
Washington, DC-Rep. Jim Costa announced that the Economic Development Agency (EDA) has committed $1.9 million to expand the existing vocational and business training center in Merced County. The Central Valley Opportunity Center renovation will create 423 new jobs and increase the center's ability to train workers for higher-wage, higher-skill jobs in the metal manufacturing and transportation trades industry. Costa has been a strong supporter of funding EDA throughout his entire career in Congress.
Washington, DC- Rep. Jim Costa opposed a highly partisan, misguided Farm Bill that passed the House today. This legislation was made public late Wednesday evening when Republican Leadership made the decision to spring the bill to the floor for a vote.
Washington, DC-Rep. Jim Costa released the following statement after joining members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus for a meeting with President Obama and Vice President Biden.
Washington, DC-Rep. Jim Costa will join members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus tomorrow to meet with President Obama regarding progress on immigration reform. He released the following statement in anticipation of the meeting.
Washington, DC-Rep. Jim Costa joined Rep. Robert Hurt (R-VA) to introduce the Preserving Rural Resources Act of 2013 that would reduce regulations placed on ranchers and growers. The EPA and Army Corps of Engineers have reinterpreted portions of the Clean Water Act to require farmers to go through a burdensome and costly permitting process in order to complete routine projects on their land such as building farm ponds, irrigation ditches, and farm roads.
Washington, DC- Rep. Jim Costa cheered the Senate's approval of S. 744 the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill with a vote of 68-32. As a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and third-generation farmer, Costa has been working to ensure that immigration reform meets the needs of both farm workers and farmers.
"This is a historic moment for our country, but we are only halfway in our journey to fix our broken immigration system.