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April 21, 2021

FRESNO – Congressman Jim Costa released the following statement in response to Governor Gavin Newsom's drought emergency declaration:

April 20, 2021

There are a number of factors to consider when declaring a state of emergency. After a dry water year, little to zero water allocations, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack declaring drought conditions in counties up and down the state and even the entire republican delegation sending letters Governor Gavin Newsom, Congressman Jim Costa said declaring drought can be tricky.

April 20, 2021

FRESNO - Congressman Jim Costa released the following statement in response to the verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin:

April 19, 2021

Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement after partnering with Congressman David Cicilline (RI-01) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) to introduce the Advancing Mutual Interests and Growing Our Success (AMIGOS) Act:

April 16, 2021

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16), founding member and Chairman of the Crime Survivors & Justice Caucus, introduced a

April 15, 2021

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) and Senator Diane Feinstein, along with Representatives John Garamendi (CA-03) and Josh Harder (CA-10) today introduced the bipartisan

April 15, 2021

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement after voting for H.R.

April 9, 2021
Editorial

The year 2020 will be etched in history not only for the pandemic that swept the nation, but also for the devastating wildfire season California experiencedthat left hardly any region of the state untouched and set a record for the 

Issues:Infrastructure and TransportationEnergy & Environment
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hate crime forum
April 8, 2021

FRESNO – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) hosted a forum with local leaders from the Asian-American community to address the recent rise in anti-Asian hate crimes across the country. Among the topics of discussion include the impact of these events on valley Asian communities and ways to support victims.

April 6, 2021

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16), Chair of Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture and Agriculture Committee Members Rep. Dusty Johnson (Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, with Rep.

Issues:Agriculture