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(FRESNO, CA) - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16), who is seeking the House Committee on Agriculture chairmanship, received endorsements from a broad coalition of Congressional members who support his priorities for the 117th Congress:
(FRESNO, CA) - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16), who is seeking the chairmanship of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, received the endorsement of the California, Texas and Florida Citrus industries, citing his experience and history of collaborative leadership.
A coalition of California farm organizations and water districts has formally asked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to appoint Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno, as the new chair of the House Agriculture Committee.
In a letter sent to Pelosi today, the 70 organizations said Costa "possesses the experience and leadership adeptness" to serve effectively as committee chair. The position opened last week when the current chair, Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., was defeated for re-election.
(FRESNO, CA) - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16), who announced he will seek the chairmanship of the U.S.
A broad coalition of California agriculture groups are preparing to publicly back Rep. Jim Costa's bid to lead the House Agriculture Committee, adding a new element into the competitive race to be chair.
Rep. Jim Costa's (D–Fresno) bid to become the next chairman of the powerful House Agriculture Committee gained considerable steam on Friday.
A lengthy assortment of California grower groups and agriculture services associations arrived in full-force behind Costa's candidacy in a letter sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
"We believe that Congressman Costa possesses the experience and leadership adeptness needed to carry the Committee and its important work forward," the letter reads.
(FRESNO) - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following state after former Vice-President Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 United States Presidential election:
"Congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris", said Costa. "The 2020 election is over."
(FRESNO, CA) - Rep. Jim Costa (CA-16) announced today he will seek the chairmanship of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture.
(FRESNO, CA) – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) led 100 of his colleagues in issuing a bipartisan letter to U.S.