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(WASHINGTON) To raise awareness about the physician shortage in the Valley, Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) announced that he will be joined at the 2020 State of the Union Address in Washington by Enid Picart, a first generation college student who is a San Joaquin Valley PRIME medical student at UCSF-Fresno:
(FRESNO, CA) - In their ongoing efforts to improve water quality and reliability in the San Joaquin Valley, Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) and Representative TJ Cox (CA-21) introduced a package of legislation to address California's water issues.
The half-century-long push to open a public medical school in the San Joaquin Valley gained additional steam Wednesday.
Reps. Jim Costa (D–Fresno) announced a new bill, the Expanding Medical Education Act of 2020, to help finance the construction of medical schools.
FRESNO, CA – In his continued efforts to fight for better access to healthcare for residents of the San Joaquin Valley, Congressman Jim Costa introduced legislation that will provide $200 million dollars in funding to help curb the shortfall of primary care providers in California, particularly in underserved areas where patients have limited access to medical care.
(WASHINGTON) - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement after Gov. Newsom's announcement of $11.5 million in emergency grants to address the homeless crisis in Fresno:
WASHINGTON (January 16, 2020) – Following an announcement from USDA on the award of $10.2 million in funding for animal pest and disease prevention and management efforts and the request for vaccine bank Foot and Mouth Disease proposals, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota, and House Agriculture Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee Chairman Jim Co
WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (MN-07) and Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16), Chairman of the Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee, issued the following statements Wednesday after President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He signed the first phase of a trade deal between the two countries.
(WASHINGTON) - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement after California Governor Gavin Newsom announced his 2020-1 State Budget proposal:
Fresno, CA - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement on the killing of Iranian military general, Qasem Soleimani: