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August 5, 2010

Grants awarded to CSU Fresno will train more Valley nurses and improve health care for residents

July 29, 2010
$14.6 million contract awarded for the Delta Mendota Canal/California Aqueduct Intertie project
July 27, 2010

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jim Costa today introduced legislation to honor Hmong Veterans in the Valley and across the nation. The bill would provide burial benefits in National Cemeteries to Hmong Veterans who served in support of U.S. forces in the Vietnam War.

July 26, 2010

Proposed rulewould impact Valley meat producers and processors

July 22, 2010

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jim Costa issued the following statement today upon House passage of an extension of emergency unemployment benefits. Approval by the House of Representatives sends the temporary extension to the President to be signed into law.

July 13, 2010

RecoveryAct-funded courthouse in Bakersfield boosts Valley jobs and business

July 13, 2010

Applauds actionby VA to step up care for soldiers with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

FRESNO, CA – Congressman Jim Costa hailedyesterday's announcement by Veterans Administration Secretary Shinseki that theVA is adopting new regulations to make it easier for our nation's veteranssuffering with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to receive critical healthand disability benefits.

July 1, 2010
WASHINGTON,D.C. –Today, Congressman Jim Costa voted to protect the Valley's economy and consumersby passing sweeping legislation to bring accountability and oversight to WallStreet. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act will putan end to taxpayer-funded bailouts, "too big to fail" banks, and the recklessbehavior in the financial industry that brought our economy to the verge ofcollapse, devastating the savings, retirement funds, and livelihoods ofcountless Valley residents in the process.
July 1, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jim Costa released the following statement today regarding Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's intention to delay a vote on the $11.14 billion water bond until the November 2012 ballot:

"Postponing this critical bond measure is frustrating to most of us who support the water package. However, the possibility of delay is better than outright defeat in November.
June 29, 2010
Funding to train and place over 300 Valley workers

WASHINGTON, D.C.
– Congressman Jim Costa today announced $2,999,913 in funding to strengthen health care and create new job opportunities in the Valley. The funding, made available through the Department of Labor's Community-Based Job Training program, will help meet the Valley's growing health care workforce needs by providing job training and placement to over 300 Valley residents.