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Congressman Jim Costa
November 16, 2022

WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee joined Chairman Gregory W. Meeks, and 15 members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee in releasing the following statement recognizing two months since protests in Iran began:

November 7, 2022
Letters

WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) co-signed a letter with nearly 20 House members urging the Biden administration to support calling a special session of the United Nations Rights Council to investigate Iran’s human rights abuses, including its crackdown on nationwide protests and broader violations of women’s rights.

Issues:Foreign Affairs & National Security
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Congressman Jim Costa
November 4, 2022

FRESNO, Calif. – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announcing more than $8.8 million in grant funding to conduct community air quality monitoring in California, including $377,720 for the Central California Asthma Collaborative.

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Congressman Jim Costa
November 4, 2022

FRESNO, Calif. – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) continued to advocate for new, advanced aircraft for Fresno’s 144th Fighter Wing.

November 4, 2022
Letters

FRESNO, Calif. - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) co-signed a letter urging the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to uphold the congressional intent of the bipartisan Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-14) as the law is implemented.

Issues:Infrastructure and TransportationAgriculture
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Congressman Jim Costa
November 3, 2022

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16), a senior member of the House Agriculture Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, introduced 

October 31, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Recent events have focused attention again on the safety of our elected officials in the face of increasing violence against them. Three members of Congress spoke to ABC7 News about their thoughts and their fears on the state of our democracy.

"The incidents of hate has increased 900% in threats to lives of members of Congress in the last four years. Think about that," Congressman Jim Costa said.

Congressman Costa was part of a panel meeting in Oakland on supply chain issues. But also on everyone's mind - their safety.

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Congressman Jim Costa
October 31, 2022

OAKLAND, Calif. – U.S. Representatives Jim Costa (CA-16), Barbara Lee (CA-13), Mike Thompson (CA-05), and John Garamendi (CA-03), along with Chair of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Chair Daniel B. Maffei held a roundtable discussion with industry leaders in agriculture, logistics, and trade. The purpose of this roundtable was to discuss supply chain issues in the international shipping industry and the impacts on American businesses and consumers.

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Congressman Jim Costa
October 28, 2022

FRESNO, Calif. - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) issued the following statement following the news that Paul Pelosi, husband of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was violently attacked at his home in San Francisco, California. 

"I want to express my heartfelt concern to Paul and Nancy Pelosi. I am praying that Paul makes a full recovery. There is no place for violence in our politics and we must all do what we can to ramp down rhetoric that incites these vicious and criminal attacks." said Rep. Jim Costa (CA-16)

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Congressman Jim Costa
October 18, 2022

FRESNO, Calif. - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement in response to the U.S.