Jim Costa

I agree with my colleague, Grace Napolitano, on WaterSMART and a host of these areas.

I would urge you to take another look at it.

I want to talk about drought in California and the Western states, and also a bit about the fire issues with our parks and forests.

I want to thank all of you for your good work, and thank my friend, Anna Eshoo, for her efforts.

This is an issue that affects all Americans, and we should do whatever we can to encourage the education of physicians and nurses across the country.

We have a lot of concern about the shortage of doctors and the need for health infrastructure.

For 40 years I have supported increasing medical care throughout not only my valley that I represent.

The fact is that rural communities, underserved communities throughout the country suffer without immediate action.

Having medical schools in these areas will allow students who want to stay and work in these communities to complete their studies.

My bill, Expanding the Medical Education Act, will curb the shortfall of physicians by establishing medical training programs in areas of high need.

If we are going to discuss ways to improve our Nation's infrastructure for the benefit of all Americans--clearly, we all believe in increasing and investing in our infrastructure, but we must think beyond bridges and roads.

This legislation is to provide a billion-dollar authorization to create new medical schools in underserved areas or to expand existing medical schools.

One of the many lessons I believe that we have learned out of this pandemic, this horrific pandemic that has taken 600,000 American lives and done so much damage to every segment of our society, is that when we address a crisis, we can do…

I think modern-day Russia is their version of 'The Sopranos.'

You need two things to be successful in that for outcomes: one, determine what consistent funding sources we can have.

One size doesn't fit all, but beyond that, farming has changed.

American agriculture has played a role and continues to play a role in reducing our carbon footprint.

Does not the EU law also provide supporting a framework for guaranteeing human rights, equality, and nondiscrimination provisions of the Peace Accord?

They should work--you and they should work together to promote reconciliation in Northern Ireland.

As the chair of the Transatlantic Legislators' Dialogue, we have a lot of dialog, as you might expect, with the members of the European Parliament.

I commend this Committee for its focus on rural connectivity.

I think the first step is, again, understanding the scope of the problem.

About 15 percent of my district does not have access, and it is a problem, to say the least.

We must invest in electrified high-speed rail.

Climate change continues to intensify droughts in the West with more unpredictable weather patterns...