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WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) announced a $23 million American Rescue Plan Good Jobs Challenge grant for the Fresno County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) to develop and spur the Central Valley's economy and create new, good-paying jobs in industries of high-demand.
WASHINGTON - Today, Reps. Jim Costa (CA-16), Mike Thompson (CA-05), Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Jimmy Panetta (CA-20), Cindy Axne (IA-03) and 17 members introduced legislation to reauthorize the Emergency Relief Program (formerly known as WHIP+) for natural disasters that occurred in 2022. The ERP offers critical assistance to agricultural producers, including grapegrowers, whose crops were impacted by smoke taint.
WASHINGTON — Today, Chair of the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Jim Costa (D-CA), Chair of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-NJ), Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Chair of the House Committee on Agriculture David Scott (D-GA) introduced the Freight Rail Shipping Fair Market Act.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16), a member of the Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement after the House passed
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16), a senior member of the House Agriculture Committee, applauds the U.S.
WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) announced it will use emergency powers under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to take immediate action on protecting Giant Sequoias, as first proposed by the bipartisan Save Our Sequoias (SOS) Act. The SOS Act was introduced by Representatives Jim Costa (D-Calif.), Scott Peters (D-Calif.), Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.), David Valadao (R-Calif.), Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), and Bruce Westermann (R-Ark.) on June 23, 2022. The members released the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement after the House passed H.R.