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For the first time in more than a decade, Merced College will have a new building.
Construction of the new 29,000-square-foot Raj Kahlon Agriculture and Industrial Technology Complex kicked off Wednesday morning with a formal groundbreaking ceremony.
The complex will serve as the main building for agricultural-related instruction at the college.
(WASHINGTON) – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) and Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21) released the following statement after introducing the Biodiesel, Renewable Diesel and Alternative Fuels Extension Act of 2021:
(WASHINGTON) – Congressman Jim Costa sent a letter to the State Water Resources Control Board about the need for a balanced approach towards municipal, agricultural, and environmental water use in any response to California's worsening drought crisis.
The letter reads in part:
(WASHINGTON) – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement on escalating rocket attacks by Hamas:
(WASHINGTON) - At a time when California is facing severe drought conditions that triggered Governor Gavin Newsom's declaring a state of emergency and providing more than $5 billion dollars for water infrastructure and drought response funding, Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) introduced bipartisan legislation to address California water supply and water quality goals:
Letter to key House leaders signed by 13 farm district Democrats urges House leadership to exempt family farms from any changes to ‘stepped-up basis'
(FRESNO) – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) is uplifting UCSF-Fresno Doctor Kenny Banh as his virtual guest to President Biden's Joint Address on Wednesday. Dr. Banh has been instrumental in providing COVID-19 testing and vaccines to Fresno County's most underserved and disproportionately impacted communities.
FRESNO – Congressman Jim Costa released the following statement in recognition of the 106th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and the Biden Administration's official acknowledgment of this early 20th century atrocity:
(WINTON) Congressman Jim Costa released the following statement after attending a COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Winton which saw nearly 300 people receive their first vaccine dose. Winton is one of the hardest hit communities of the pandemic and the clinic was a collaboration between Merced County and Rite Aid to ensure residents of this rural area had equal access to vaccinations: