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Costa: Commonsense bill would mean more water, more jobs for the Valley

FRESNO, CA – Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) unveiled new legislation today that would bring significantly more water to Valley farmers and growers who receive water from the Central Valley Project (CVP) and the California State Water Project (SWP).

FRESNO, CA – Today, Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) and Congressman Dennis Cardoza (D-Merced) released the following statement:

The recent earthquake in Japan and the tsunami that swept across the Pacific Ocean have taken thousands of lives and destroyed the homes and livelihoods of countless individuals. My thoughts and prayers go out to the people of Japan in this time of dire need.

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) announced that the Fresno Fire Department will receive an Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) announced $616,502 in federal funding for the Shafter Community Health Center.

Costa Will AlsoServe on Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy & Forestry;Resources Subcommittees on Water & Power and Energy & Mineral Resources

Fresno,CA –After being selected as Ranking Member on the Rural Development, Research,Biotechnology and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee, Congressman Costa made thefollowing statement:

WASHINGTON,D.C. —Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) released the following statement on PresidentBarack Obama's State of the Union address:

"ThePresident's call for all Americans to work together to make the country'seconomic recovery our highest priority is something we can all agree on. Some of us in Congress have been saying that for the past two years!"