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November 2, 2020

(FRESNO, CA) - In an effort to ensure American farmers and food producers continue to have access to fair trade rules and the movement of products overseas, Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) led 111 of his colleagues in a bipartisan letter callin

Issues:Agriculture
October 30, 2020

(Fresno, CA) - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) issued the following statement after President Trump signed into law H.R.

October 19, 2020

(FRESNO, CA) - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement after a U.S. District Court blocked implementation of the Trump Administration's rule that strips Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits away from millions of Americans by subjecting them to time limits on benefit eligibility and weakens states' ability to target assistance in high-unemployment areas:

October 14, 2020

(FRESNO) – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement after violence continues to escalate despite Azerbaijan and Armenia agreeing to a temporary ceasefire in Artsakh:

October 13, 2020

(FRESNO) – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement highlighting the House of Representative's accomplishments in the 116th Congressand underlining the need for the Senate to take action on more than 400 House-passed bills to improve the lives of hardworking Americans:

October 9, 2020

(FRESNO) – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, issued the following statement in response to the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the United Nations World Food Programme:

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National Hydrogen Fuel Cell Day
October 8, 2020

(FRESNO) – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement after introduction of a resolution designating October 8th as National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day and to highlight the pivotal role this technology could play in combatting the climate crisis:

October 2, 2020


(WASHINGTON) – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement after the House passed the updated Heroes Act, a $2.2 trillion bill that strengthens our response and provides critical relief for families, workers, and businesses, including American agriculture, to deal with the ongoing economic hardships caused by the coronavirus pandemic:

October 1, 2020

(WASHINGTON) - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement upon introducing a resolution to condemn Azeri aggression in Artsakh, denounce Turkey's involvement in the conflict and call for an immediate return to the 1994 cease-fire agreement: