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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.
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Fresno Yosemite International Airport will be getting some major upgrades.
On Friday, officials broke ground on a terminal expansion project called "FAT Forward" that they hope will bring more non-stop flights in and out of the country.
The project aims to bring significant upgrades to the Fresno Yosemite international airport by the fall of 2025.
"What we were trying to do pales to what is going to happen here next," said Assemblymember Jim Patterson.
As jets landed and taxied for takeoff in the background, Fresno city officials broke ground Friday on a nearly $127 million expansion at Fresno Yosemite International Airport.
A leveled dirt field just south of the main terminal will be the site of a new terminal concourse, passenger security screening area, international arrivals facility, new shopping and dining areas and state-of-the art baggage handling systems.
Nevada-based Q&D Construction will head up the project.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced the Safeguarding American Value-Added Exports (SAVE) Act this week. The legislation seeks to establish a list of common names for a variety of ag commodities and food products. Not only would the SAVE Act assign definitions to common names, but the Secretary of Agriculture and U.S. Trade Representative would also have to defend the right to use those common names in foreign markets.
WASHINGTON – House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Produce Subcommittee Ranking Member Jim Costa delivered the following statement at today's hearing entitled "A Review of Animal Agriculture Stakeholder Priorities." Watch the full hearing here.
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