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April 28, 2021

(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.

April 24, 2021

(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:

April 24, 2021

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:

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.

"Certainly the governor has the ability to declare a drought status but its tricky to understand the state and federal water projects, how they operate." Costa said.

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 resolution in support of 2021 National Crime Victims' Rights Week, recognizing t

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 Canal Conveyance Capacity Restoration Act, a bill to authorize more than $653 million to restore the capacity of three S

April 15, 2021

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement after voting for H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act.