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July 26, 2007

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) announced today that $400,000 in federal funding was secured for State Route 198 Expressway in Kings County in the Fiscal Year 2008 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill. The bill will was passed on the House floor Tuesday night by a vote of 268 to 153.

July 20, 2007

FRESNO, CA - On Friday, July 20th, Congressman Jim Costa, D-Fresno, will be available to the press to discuss recent Congressional action on the Farm Bill, as it was marked-up in the House Agriculture Committee this week, and will now proceed to the House floor for a vote.

WHO: Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno

July 18, 2007

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) announced today that $1,500,000 in federal funding was secured for Semitropic Water Storage District in the Fiscal Year 2008 Energy and Water Appropriations bill, which the House of Representatives approved yesterday by a vote of 312 to 112.

July 12, 2007

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today Congressman Jim Costa (D- Fresno) supported H.R. 2669, the College Cost Reduction Act of 2007. HR 2669 increases Pell Grants and cuts student interest rates which will make college more affordable for low and middle income students and families. The bill also increases scholarships and reduces loan costs at no new expense to U.S.

July 12, 2007

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) and Congressman Devin Nunes, (R-Visalia) introduced legislation to designate approximately 69,000 acres of land in the Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park as the John Krebs Wilderness.

July 9, 2007

FRESNO, CA - Today, Friday June 29th, Congressman Jim Costa, D-Fresno, will be available to the press to discuss recent Congressional action on the recently passed appropriations bills, immigration, and the upcoming Farm Bill.

WHO: Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno

WHAT: Media Availability

July 9, 2007

FRESNO, CA - Tomorrow, Tuesday July 3rd, Congressman Jim Costa, D-Fresno, and Congresswoman Grace Napolitano, D-CA, will be available to the press to discuss today's field hearing of the Subcommittee on Water and Power regarding the health of the Delta.

WHO: Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno and Rep. Grace Napolitano, D-CA

June 28, 2007

WASHINGTON, DC- Today, Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) announced that a grant of $3,373,245 has been awarded to the Kings Community Action Organization in Hanford, CA their for Head Start and Early Head Start program.

June 27, 2007

WASHINGTON, DC- Today, Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) announced comprehensive new energy principles laid out by the Blue Dog Coalition this week. Among these principles is increasing U.S.

June 25, 2007

Washington,D.C. - Today, the United StatesHouse of Representatives passed emergency funding legislation for HurricaneKatrina. This legislation includes $10billion in disaster relief for the Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA). This funding will help meet theimmediate needs from the consequences of Hurricane Katrina