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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.
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.
FRESNO – Congressman Jim Costa announced that several San Joaquin Valley community health centers will receive nearly $100 million dollars in American Rescue Plan funding to expand their COVID-19 vaccination and treatment operations.
FRESNO – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement in response to the incident at the U.S. Capitol:
Federal relief of $100 million is coming to Fresno, Madera and Merced health facilities to expand COVID-19 vaccinations and treatment, Rep. Jim Costa said on Friday.
(DELANO) On a day in which the nation celebrates the life and work of Cesar Chavez, Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) joined First Lady of the United States Jill Biden and Governor Gavin Newsom for a National Day of Action event in Delano to honor the former labor leader and reflect on his work for the Latino Community:
FRESNO – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16), Chairman of Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, participated in a hearing with United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to discuss the detrimental impact of longstanding, systemic discrimination against Black, Southeast Asian, Hispanic and other socially disadvantaged farmers in the San Joaquin Valley.
FRESNO – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) along with colleagues, Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-19), Jerry McNerney (CA-09), and Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla, joined 47 members of Congress in urging the Biden Administration to "go big" on funding for science-based strategies to prevent and respond to destructive wildfires.
(FRESNO) - Sergeant Xeng Koua Moua, a Special Guerilla Unit (SGU) veteran, was interred at the San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery in Santa Nella on Monday, March 22, 2021. Sgt. Moua is the first Central Valley SGU veteran to receive the honor of burial at a national cemetery and only the third in the state of California.
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif (KSEE).- On Thursday the U.S. House passed two major immigration bills: one bill would grant permanent resident status to migrant farm workers, the other major bill, the American Dream and Promise Act of 2021, would provide permanent resident status and a path to citizenship for those brought to the U.S.