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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.
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.
Some Republican and Democrat Congressmen are going to vote yes for the Bill that would raise the debt limit until 2025.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Costa joined House Democratic Chair Pete Aguilar and California Democrats in supporting a $700 million infrastructure project, which will alleviate air pollution and global warming emissions associated with medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. In the letter, members stated their support for a grant application from California, Oregon, and Washington for the West Coast Truck Charging and Fueling Corridor Project through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Charging and Fueling Infrastructure program.
Democratic Congressman, a member of the Ukrainian Congressional caucus who works in the committees on international affairs and agriculture, Jim Costa in an interview with "Holosu of America" commented on the possibilities of providing Ukraine with a new assistance package and spoke about the details of the training program for Ukrainian pilots in piloting F-16 fighters. According to Kostya, he and his colleagues - Republicans and Democrats - are actively monitoring the possibilities for a new package of assistance to Kiev from Congress.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Costa and the California Democratic Delegation sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttgieg advocating for supporting a $700 million infrastructure project in California, which will alleviate air pollution and global warming emissions associated with medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In cooperation with the Congressional Epilepsy Caucus, organizations including the Epilepsy Foundation, Epilepsies Action Network, CURE Epilepsy, Rare Epilepsy Network and DEE-P Connections hosted a briefing on Capitol Hill on May 17 to educate about the epilepsies and call for more government action and investment in the epilepsies. Congressional Epilepsy Caucus co-chairs Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (R-NC-3) and Jim Costa (D-CA-21) spoke about their personal connections to epilepsy and the importance of the caucus.
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The Fresno Economic Opportunity Commission (EOC) has secured $1.5 million in federal funding for a program that will help young Fresno residents from underserved communities to enter the workforce.
The funds are a renewal from the award of a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor. The grant’s goal is to provide employment services and training under the name of YouthBuild.
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association announced it is supporting legislation introduced in the House and Senate to amend the Animal Health Protection Act. The Foreign Animal Disease Prevention Surveillance and Rapid Response Act of 2023would provide additional funding for three farm bill programs established in 2018.