Jim Costa: “Mark Twain, I think, got it right when he was a reporter in California... in the West whiskey was made for drinking and…”

I rise to honor Joel Nelson, a proud son of the San Joaquin Valley who served 37 years as the head of California Citrus Mutual. Mr. Speaker, you should understand that California produces 80 percent of all the citrus consumed in the United…

I wish my constituents back home in the 21st Congressional District and Americans throughout the country a very happy new year. May it bring us good tidings and health, and may the Congress come together to solve some of the critical…

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.

I rise today sadly to pay tribute to John Harris, a good friend and a giant of California agriculture and the San Joaquin Valley. Born on July 14, 1943, in Fresno County, John was a proud graduate of the University of California-Davis and…