Jim Costa: “I hope our Representatives and our Congress and Senate does the right thing for the American jobs that are here”

The House has lost a giant and a trailblazer for justice and a good friend for so many of us, Sheila Jackson Lee, whom we honor here today and remember. Born in Queens, New York, she was among the first women to graduate from Yale, and she…

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…

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…

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.