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WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) released the following statement after the Biden Administration announced that the United States and the Republic of India reached an agreement to remove retaliatory tariffs on almonds, walnuts, apples, and other American products, many of which are grown in the San Joaquin Valley and California.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) led California Democrats in a letter to the Chairs of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees outlining the priorities for California agriculture in the 2023 Farm Bill.
California’s $51.1 billion agricultural industry plays a vital role in our national economy and the health of our citizens. In the letter, members outlined various recommendations to invest in and strengthen California’s agricultural industry. These priorities include the following:
WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) announced that he has been appointed to serve on a bipartisan Agricultural Labor Working Group, focusing on addressing the workforce issues faced by agricultural producers nationwide.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) released the following statement after co-leading a bipartisan congressional delegation to Stockholm, Sweden.
WASHINGTON - On the 11th anniversary of establishing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) joined House Democrats in reintroducing and cosponsoring the
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21), a senior member of the House Agriculture Committee, introduced two bipartisan bills to increase funding for conservation programs and improve water quality in the San Joaquin Valley.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Costa and Democratic members of the California Delegation sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urging them to allow the deployment of prescribed fires as EPA tightens federal health-based air quality standards.
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- The local legal community laid out its case on Friday to add more federal court judges in the Central Valley.
Cases ranging from drug offenses to bankruptcy are heard inside the federal courthouse in downtown Fresno.
The US Court for the Eastern District of California covers 34 counties from Bakersfield to Redding.
"We have had six district judges assigned in this district since 1978. We have had no increases," said Anthony Ishii, a retired federal judge.
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.