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2023 YEAR IN REVIEW: REEDLEY BIOLAB SPARKS INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT

January 2, 2024

Not only one of the more unusual stories for the Central Valley in 2023, but the discovery of an illegal bio-lab in Reedley with links to the Chinese government made headlines across the globe.

Issues:Public SafetyForeign Affairs & National Security

Costa Backs Bipartisan Bill to Expand Child Care for Police Officers

December 14, 2023

Press Release

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) joined the Problem Solvers Caucus in backing the bipartisan

Issues:Public SafetyHealthcare

Costa Statement on Baseless Republican Impeachment Inquiry

December 13, 2023

Press Release

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) released the following statement after House Republicans passed a resolution to authorize a baseless impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.

Fresno County plans to inspect biological research labs. It follows Reedley crisis

December 12, 2023

In The News

The Fresno Bee

Still reeling from the discovery a year ago of a biological laboratory operating secretly – and illegally – in the city of Reedley, Fresno County supervisors unanimously gave initial approval to an ordinance requiring annual inspections of any privately-funded biological research labs that are not regulated under federal law.

Issues:Public SafetyForeign Affairs & National Security

California wins $3.1 billion federal grant for high-speed rail. How will it be spent?

December 5, 2023

In The News

The Fresno Bee

California will receive about $3.1 billion from the Biden Administration to help advance planning and construction of the state’s bullet-train line through Fresno and the San Joaquin Valley, including extensions to Merced and Bakersfield. Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno, and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, announced the grant from the Federal Railroad Administration in separate statements Tuesday afternoon.

Issues:Bipartisan Infrastructure LawInfrastructure and TransportationEconomy

Costa Secures $3.1 Billion for High-Speed Rail, Including Fresno Station

December 5, 2023

In The News

GV Wire

Despite mounting criticism of California’s high-speed rail project, Rep. Jim Costa of Fresno remains one of its biggest supporters. On Tuesday afternoon, Costa announced that he had secured $3.1 billion from the Biden administration for bullet-train projects in Fresno, Bakersfield, and other Valley cities.

Issues:Bipartisan Infrastructure LawInfrastructure and TransportationEconomy

Costa Secures $3.1 Billion Federal Investment to Advance California’s High-Speed Rail System

December 5, 2023

Press Release

WASHINGTON - After months of working with the Biden administration, Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) secured a major $3.1 billion federal grant through the

Issues:Infrastructure and TransportationEnergy & Environment

Costa: Federally funded F3 Initiative is Fueling Innovation and Job Growth in the Central Valley

December 5, 2023

Press Release

WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) released the following statement celebrating the first anniversary of the Farm Food Future (F3) Initiative, a critical program funded by a $65 million federal grant from the EDA designed to drive economic growth and equity in the Central Valley.

Issues:Infrastructure and Transportation

U.S. Representatives unveil illegal Reedley lab investigation report

November 16, 2023

In The News

ABC30

WASHINGTON (KFSN) -- Valley Congressman Jim Costa, along with the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, has unveiled a report on their investigation into the illegal Reedley lab. Costa was joined by Congressman Mike Gallagher, former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, city officials from Reedley, and more in a news conference from the U.S. Capitol Wednesday afternoon.

Issues:Public SafetyForeign Affairs & National Security

Costa, Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party unveil report about illegal Reedley lab

November 15, 2023

Press Release

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) and the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party unveiled a report on its investigation into the illegal People’s Republic of China-tied biolab discovered in Reedley, CA.

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