Jim Costa

Frankly, you know, that trend with Russia in the lead. And I begin referring to my colleagues and to my friends in Europe as Russia today being a syndicate masquerading as a country with a mob boss called Putin, because he is a war…

The challenges of coming together with local, state, and Federal policy to ensure that agriculture remains what it is, which is a national security issue.

I think we all pray that we can come together on a farm bill before the end of the year.

I think that farmers, ranchers, dairymen and -women are critical in so many different ways, but they are also stewards of the environment.

Right now, though, the CAP program is overextended and underfunded.

I appreciate your support for this project in this year's bill and ask that you provide the remaining funds necessary in fiscal year 2025 to complete the general re-evaluation report.

We must begin a new feasibility study so the Corps of Engineers can investigate flood risk management needs as well as potential modifications to improve the dam's safety.

I think that China is watching what we're doing in Ukraine just as Russia is trying to determine what is the resolve of the United States.

But let's be frank about it. Russia today is a syndicate, I think, that's masquerading as a nuclear--a nuclear syndicate masquerading as a country with a mob boss called Putin.

Food is a national security issue.

The goals of the program are to restore and maintain endangered fish populations on the San Joaquin River and to reduce the adverse water supply impact on the Friant Division contractors.

I urge the committee to support the report language that provides up to $30 million for the repair in Reclamation canals for fiscal year 2025.

I think President Putin is a war criminal for all the things that he's done, and I think Russia today is a syndicate masquerading or pretending to be a country run by a mob boss.

Our own very security is being undermined because of our inability to come together on what seems to me common sense.

This unprovoked attack by a war criminal, a war criminal named Putin, and anyone who associates with Putin or takes his side simply, I think, as the President said is ignoring our democratic responsibilities as the leader of the free world.

This bipartisan bill would create a standalone program for alternative manure management conservation practices for dairy producers, and support additional practices to help reduce methane efforts.

This bipartisan bill changes the adjusted gross income for USDA disaster programs, including exempting the $900,000 AGI limitation.

Much has been said about the challenges we face at the border and immigration in America. We must fix this broken immigration system. We had an opportunity in 2013, and Republicans and Democrats must come together to protect our border, to…

I am seeking to authorize both countries in my district, Fresno and Tulare, as new geographic areas eligible for Environmental Infrastructure assistance.

I support efforts to enlarge Eastman Lake, which is located in Madera County.

Simply raising Pine Flat Dam by twelve feet would provide over 120,000 acre-feet of additional storage.

Water supply reliability is a critical factor in our region's health and economic well-being.

I appreciate this Committee for sticking to the traditional biennial WRDA process and committing to work in a bipartisan manner.

The environmental infrastructure authorization also I want to note to the committee for Fresno and Tulare Counties to authorize both counties in my district to be included in new geographical areas for eligible environmental infrastructure…