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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. as children, and who are temporarily protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA. Central Valley congressman Jim Costa has been a proponent of this bill with Democratic House leadership.
(FRESNO) Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement after leading efforts to correct a technical error in the Consolidations Appropriations Act of 2021 which would prevent rural health clinics from receiving Medicare reimbursements:
(WASHINGTON) - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement after his vote for H.R. 6, the Dream and Promise Act, and H.R.
The year 2020 was unlike any in our lifetime. The COVID-19 pandemic challenged us in ways we never thought possible. Paired with the prospect of another drought, this year looks to be just as challenging for our ag communities. As a ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, I remain committed to ensuring they have the resources needed to weather this once in a lifetime crisis: A skilled workforce and reliable water supply.
(WASHINGTON) – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement in response to the increase in violence, harassment and hate crimes against Asian Americans:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16), and Reps. Doris Matsui (CA-06) and Josh Harder (CA-10) led two letters to leadership of the House Judiciary Committee and Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, urging them to support the authorization of at least five new permanent district judgeships for the Eastern District of California.
(WASHINGTON) Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement after final passage of the American Rescue Plan, the updated Senate-passed version of President Biden's landmark legislation that will work to crush the COVID-19 virus:
(Washington, D.C.) – Congressmen Jim Costa (CA-16) and Adrian Smith (R-NE), along with Representatives Rodney Davis (R-IL), John Garamendi (D-CA), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Troy Nehls (R-TX), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), and Mike Thompson (D-CA), led a bipartisan group of colleagues in a letter to Michael A. Khouri, Chair of the Federal Maritime Commission, voicing concern over reports that certain vessel-operating common carriers (VOCCs) are declining to ship U.S. agricultural commodity exports from U.S. ports.
(FRESNO) Congressman Jim Costa released the following statement after seeing firsthand federal government efforts to protect Americans from COVID-19 at a United Healthcare vaccination clinic at Hoover High School in Fresno, California. At the event, which was attended by educators and essential food and workers getting their first round of COVID-19 vaccinations, Rep.