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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) and Congressman TJ Cox (CA-21) joined together to introduce a bipartisan resolutioncelebrating the historic, cultural, and significant contributions Portuguese Americans have made to the United States.
(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) along with Rep. TJ Cox (CA-21), and Rep. Josh Harder (CA-10), recently signed and delivered a letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom and other state legislators stating their support for State Senate Bill 559 (SB-559), a critical piece of legislation that would provide funding towards improving the Friant-Kern Canal.
WASHINGTON (June 14, 2019) – House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson of Minnesota and Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Chairman Jim Costa of California issued the following statements in response to today's announcement of open signup for the 2018 Farm Bill's Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program.
Supporters of the American Dream and Promise Act in the visitor galleries roared "Yes We Can" as House Democrats muscled through legislation bestowing a chance for citizenship on an estimated 2 million-plus migrants.
But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell delivered a "No You Can't" the next day.
Combined with President Donald Trump's veto threat, it appears the "Dreamers" will have to wait for protection from deportation and a pathway toward citizenship.
(Washington, D.C.) - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement today after Congress voted to pass H.R. 6, The American Dream and Promise Act:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16), the House Agriculture Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee Chairman, issued the following statement this afternoon in response to USDA's second round of assistance to farmers impacted by the Administration's trade war:
"This rushed and poorly-planned bailout raises the troubling possibility that some of the nation's most valuable agricultural products, like the fruit and vegetable crops produced in Central California, will receive a different and possibly reduced level of aid," said Costa.
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement on the House passage of HR-5 The Equality Act:
It's as simple as this: no American should be treated as less than equal in the eyes of the law. Members of the LGBTQ community deserve the same protections as everyone else. With #TheEqualityAct, we're one step closer to putting an end to this discrimination once and for all."
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) made the following statement in response to the Trump Administration's decision to cancel nearly $1 billion in funding for the California High Speed Rail project:
"Over a year ago the President lamented to a group of airline executives that the U.S. doesn't have high speed rail like the fast trains in Europe and Asia. The reason is he and his administration have done nothing to support high speed rail or America's infrastructure investments, as they have done on those continents," said Costa.