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June 12, 2023
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WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Costa and over 260 House members sent a letter to House leadership Tuesday calling on them to extend funding for a key diabetes-research program that represents the nation’s best hope for curing a disease that now affects nearly a third of the U.S. population.

Issues:Healthcare
June 11, 2023

Rep. Jim Costa (D–Fresno) is proposing a bill to increase the number of federal judges in the Eastern District of California to help meet the high demand currently bogging down the judicial system. 

Costa has secured bipartisan support for the bill, which is called the CASE LOAD Act of 2023. 

June 9, 2023

Rep. Jim Costa (D-Fresno) met with members of the media Friday to discuss The Case Load Act of 2023.

The legislation is in response to the severe lack of judgeships for the federal Eastern District of California, which currently has only one judge for every 1,362,552 residents — by far the highest in the state, Costa said.

June 9, 2023

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – An aerial firefighting system built in Fresno by Caylym Technologies is used by eight countries worldwide to fight wildfires. However, it is still not used in the U.S.

June 5, 2023
Letters

WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Costa and a group of bipartisan colleagues sent a  letter to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack in support of keeping flavored

Issues:Agriculture
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June 5, 2023

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Jim Cost (CA-21) and David Valadao (CA-22) introduced a resolution designating the month of June as Portuguese National Heritage Month. The resolution also highlights the countless contributions that millions of Portuguese Americans have made to the nation. 

June 3, 2023
Letters

WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Costa and a bipartisan group of House members sent a letter to Secretary of State, Antony Blinken to ask the Palestinian Authority to provide access to the forensic evidence in the death of Palestinian-American journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, for an independent investigation. 

Issues:Foreign Affairs & National Security
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June 2, 2023

FRESNO, Calif. - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21), Co-Chair of the Portuguese American Caucus introduced a bipartisan resolution, 

May 31, 2023

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The debt ceiling is headed to the full House of Representatives after passing through the House Rules Committee, and one Congressman from Fresno is voting yes for the Bill, according to officials. 

Issues:Economy