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WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) hosted the 85th EU-U.S.
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WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16), a senior member of the House Agriculture Committee, voted to pass two pieces of legislation to avert a crippling national rail shutdown.
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WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement after Leader Steny Hoyer announced that he will not be seeking reelection to House Democratic leadership after the 117th Congress.
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WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement after Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that she will not be seeking reelection to House Democratic leadership after the 117th Congress.
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WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee joined Chairman Gregory W. Meeks, and 15 members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee in releasing the following statement recognizing two months since protests in Iran began:
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FRESNO, Calif. – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announcing more than $8.8 million in grant funding to conduct community air quality monitoring in California, including $377,720 for the Central California Asthma Collaborative.
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FRESNO, Calif. – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) continued to advocate for new, advanced aircraft for Fresno’s 144th Fighter Wing.
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WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16), a senior member of the House Agriculture Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, introduced
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OAKLAND, Calif. – U.S. Representatives Jim Costa (CA-16), Barbara Lee (CA-13), Mike Thompson (CA-05), and John Garamendi (CA-03), along with Chair of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Chair Daniel B. Maffei held a roundtable discussion with industry leaders in agriculture, logistics, and trade. The purpose of this roundtable was to discuss supply chain issues in the international shipping industry and the impacts on American businesses and consumers.
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FRESNO, Calif. - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) issued the following statement following the news that Paul Pelosi, husband of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was violently attacked at his home in San Francisco, California.
"I want to express my heartfelt concern to Paul and Nancy Pelosi. I am praying that Paul makes a full recovery. There is no place for violence in our politics and we must all do what we can to ramp down rhetoric that incites these vicious and criminal attacks." said Rep. Jim Costa (CA-16)