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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jim Costa announced that today Medicare will begin mailing out $250 ‘donut hole' checks to tens and thousands of qualifying seniors. Under the recently enacted health reform law, seniors who fall in the donut hole coverage gap in 2010 will receive this one-time, tax-free $250 rebate check. These checks will continue to be mailed monthly over the next several months as seniors enter the coverage gap.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jim Costa today delivered an additional $1 million in federal funding for Valley farmers to fight the European Grapevine Moth, a foreign pest threatening this summer's harvest. Costa worked to secure the funding to protect the Valley's economy and prevent farmers from suffering financial losses after the moth was found in the region.
Funds will prevent spread of pest threatening Valley grape industry and jobs
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jim Costa today announced $1.75 million in Farm Bill funding to prevent the spread of the European grapevine moth in California. The spread of the grapevine moth threatens the upcoming summer harvest and the Valley's grape industry.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jim Costa today announced funding to benefit Kettleman City Elementary School. The Economic Impact Initiative Grant, awarded in the amount of $55,516, will be used to renovate the school's outdoor physical education equipment.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) responded today to Judge Oliver Wanger's decision on threatened Delta smelt, calling the ruling a win for Valley farmers and the economy. Wanger ruled that the scientific opinions regarding smelt were flawed and that water regulations must consider human factors along with fish concerns.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressmen Jim Costa and Dennis Cardoza demanded answers from the National Academy of Sciences to explain why a scientist whose findings question the validity of federal water policy was removed from the panel examining the factors degrading the health ofthe Bay-Delta and solutions to the region's water challenges.
FRESNO,CA.– Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) issued the following statement regardingtoday's groundbreaking ceremony for the Fresno Veterans Home.
"Todayis the culmination of efforts we started over ten years ago. Our work to locateand fund a Veterans home in the Valley has paid off. This home has been a laborof love and a personal mission for many years.