Jim Costa: “The nutrition programs are a key component of the farm bill, as we all know.”

I commend the hard work and the efforts and the passion that Representative Takano, the ranking member on the committee and previous chair, has given to this issue. The hard work finally has paid off, and for that we thank him. For far too…

For decades, Head Start and Early Head Start programs have provided comprehensive childhood development services to millions of children across America. Research is showing that participation in Head Start can lead to positive outcomes for…

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.

I rise today to tell an inconvenient truth about what happened to educational funding that Congress appropriated that was to go to our schools. On June 30, just 1 day before $7 billion of educational funding was supposed to be delivered to…