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Congressman Jim Costa
May 12, 2022

The Invest to Protect Act has 63 bipartisan cosponsors in the House. The Senate companion legislation was introduced by Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Raphael Warnock (D-GA), and is co-sponsored by Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME), Jon Tester (D-MT), Tom Tillis (R-NC), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Todd Young (R-IN), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN).

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Congressman Jim Costa
May 10, 2022

WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement after the House passed

May 9, 2022

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fresno City College is celebrating $475,000 in federal funding that will be used to bolster the school's nursing program.

Congressman Jim Costa helped secure the funds to address a significant need in the Valley.

"We have a shortage of nurses, we have a shortage of physicians and this is an opportunity to do something about that," Costa said.

Issues:Healthcare
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Congressman Jim Costa
May 4, 2022

WASHINGTON – Representative Jim Costa (CA-16) announced that California will receive $20,649,415 in federal funds to bring down heating and cooling costs for working families. These investments, secured through last month's government funding legislation, will be used to lower Californians' energy bills, provide crisis assistance, and help weatherize homes.

May 4, 2022

NMPF soundly rejected a Canadian proposal to "modify" its dairy tariff rate quota (TRQ) administration process in joint commentswith USDEC to the Canadian government on April 19.

Issues:Agriculture
May 4, 2022

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Bob Menendez and House Foreign Affairs Committee members Brad Sherman (D-CA) and Jim Costa (D-CA) pressed Secretary of State Antony Blinken last week to enforce Section 907 restrictions on U.S. military aid to Azerbaijan and expand U.S. aid to Artsakh, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA). The exchanges with the Secretary of State took place during Senate and House committee hearings reviewing the Biden Administration's Fiscal Year 2023 foreign aid priorities.

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Congressman Jim Costa
May 3, 2022

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) announced that California will receive $555,295,299 in funding under the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to provide Californians with more transportation options, ease congestion in local communities, and reduce carbon pollution across the state.

April 28, 2022

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday that the United States would "strongly support" Sweden and Finland should they decide to pursue membership in NATO.

"We, of course, look to them to make that decision. If that's what they decide, we will strongly support it," he told Rep. Jim Costa (D-Calif.) during a House hearing.

Blinken told Costa he could not provide a timeline but noted it is "under very active consideration by both countries."

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Congressman Jim Costa
April 27, 2022

WASHINGTON - Rep. Jim Costa's (CA-16) bipartisan bill, H.R. 6023 - Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act passed in the U.S.

Issues:Economy