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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Jim Costa issued a statement in support of the President's bipartisan tax compromise and called out members of both political parties for standing in the way of extending tax cuts to Valley families and workers.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa praised the passage of the DREAM Act tonight in the U.S. House of Representatives. Costa voted in favor of the legislation.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa today announced that Ms. Adriana Threlkeld of Fresno will serve as the Valley's Congressional Page for the spring session of the 112th Congress. Adriana is the daughter of Ms. Enedelia Bedrosian and granddaughter of Ms. Adrian Threlkeld.
"Just as the interstate highway is longer than its first stretch of road, California's high-speed rail system will be greater than this initial segment."
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa made a play for additional high-speed rail funds today, asking the Obama Administration to redirect unused federal high-speed rail funding to California. Costa's request follows news that some incoming governors, including in Ohio and Wisconsin, have rejected federal funding for their state's high-speed rail projects.
Ammonia discharges degrade the Delta and cost the Valley water and jobs
Valley will kick off construction of nation's first high-speed rail system
Without funds secured by Costa, new health center would not have been completed
USDA & Recovery Act funding invests in Valley's rural infrastructure
Costa's work to secure funding made the Intertie project possible
The Intertie will bring more water to the Valley, increase water reliability