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(Washington) Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration's announcement that it will be revoking California's right to set its own vehicle emissions standards:
(FRESNO) Congressman Costa and Representatives John Garamendi, Josh Harder, and TJ Cox along with Senator Dianne Feinstein, released the joint statement today in support of Governor Gavin Newsom's plan veto SB1, legislation that would have profound impacts on the long-term availability of water in the valley:
Gov. Gavin Newsom took considerable political heat over the weekend from a pair of unlikely sources — the environmental community and Democratic lawmakers.
Both were angered over his pledge Saturday to veto Senate Bill 1, a proposal that they say would have protected California's waterways and fish against the Trump administration.
The 99-year-old World War II veteran and Pearl Harbor survivor used a walker as he made his way slowly to the front of the room, amid hugs and kisses. The look on his face was one of awe, wonder and tearful happiness.
Family members, friends and fellow veterans gathered for the surprise ceremony to honor Paredes and present him with a series of medals he earned in wartime overseas but never received during in his long life back in America.
The Atwater resident served in the Unites States Army from 1941 to 1945.
(WASHINGTON) In his continuing effort to work with Federal and State legislators to solve California's water problems, Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom urging him to include two amendments to Senate Bill 1 (SB1), a key piece of legislation that would have profound impacts on the long term availability of water in the Valley.
Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16), has introduced H.R. 4204, The Special Guerrilla Units (SGU) Service Recognition Expansion Act, bipartisan legislation that expands eligibility for interment in national cemeteries to all Hmong and Lao citizens who fought in support of the United States during the Vietnam War. Currently, only Hmong and Lao SGU Veterans who became naturalized citizens after the Hmong Veterans Naturalization Act of 2000 are eligible to receive burial benefits.
(WASHINGTON) – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16), founder and Co-Chair of the Victims' Rights Caucus, introduced H.R. 4203, Janes Law. This important piece of legislation works to close loopholes that allow individuals to deliberately cross state lines after a divorce or separation in order to avoid paying court-ordered distributions.
WASHINGTON) – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16), introduced H.R. 4204, The Special Guerrilla Units (SGU) Service Recognition Expansion Act, bipartisan legislation that expands eligibility for interment in national cemeteries to all Hmong and Lao citizens who fought in support of the United States during the Vietnam War. Currently, only Hmong and Lao SGU Veterans who became naturalized citizens after the Hmong Veterans Naturalization Act of 2000 are eligible to receive burial benefits.
(Fresno, CA) - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement in response to shootings this weekend in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio that took the lives of 31 people and injured more than 50 others: