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Jim Costa is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing California's 16th congressional district since January 3, 2013. He has a long history of public service, having previously served in the California State Assembly and the California State Senate. Throughout his career, Costa has focused on issues such as agriculture, water resources, and education, reflecting the needs of his constituents in the Central Valley of California.
I also rise today to recognize the career of Tom Flores, a trailblazer in the Latino/Hispanic communities in professional football. It is appropriate. With the Super Bowl coming up this Sunday, I can't think of a better time to do it. A…
Anti-Semitism at its very root is hate. And hate, sadly, has been a part of man's history from the very beginning.
I rise with a heavy heart. The two most difficult votes any Member of Congress ever has to cast is to vote to go to war or to impeach. Today, I will vote for the Articles of Impeachment. Over the last few months, I have listened carefully…
Today is a monumental and historical day. This bipartisan Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019 will truly help people throughout the country. I want to thank Chairperson Zoe Lofgren and Dan Newhouse for their hard work over the last 9…
I also rise to support the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act. Americans want Congress to tackle issues that they care most about, and spiraling drug costs is one of the most important issues. Passing H.R. 3, the Elijah E…
Thank you all for joining us today as we evaluate the implementation of farm bill food international assistance and development programs.
Programs like McGovern-Dole Food for Education, Food for Progress, and Food for Peace help build a more prosperous world.
Last year, 80 million people around the world required emergency food assistance.
As the richest nation in the world, puts America in responding to the needs that are so many out there and really shows us attempting to put the very best foot forward.
I believe has--or programs, I should say, plural--real merit, and in so many different ways, addresses the basic needs of humanitarian assistance around the world.
I thank Congressman O'Halleran for leading this Blue Dog Special Order on a very important issue affecting rural America. The Blue Dogs, obviously, represent the breadth and width and diversity of our country, but many of us represent…
It saddens me once again to hear another mass shooting has occurred in our country, this time in my district. Last night, in Fresno, California, another senseless mass shooting occurred, where four people lost their lives and six more were…
Congress must act now to ensure a successful nutria eradication program is implemented and sustained.
I request that more time and attention from USDA APHIS be directed towards training CBP ag specialists on insect identifications.
I am here to ask for your help to be a part of the solution to help keep American fruit and vegetable growers in business.
We can't expect Customs and Border Protection or the Department of Agriculture to evolve its capabilities to match these evolving threats without the resources to do so.
The topic of this morning's hearing is safeguarding American agriculture from wild, invasive, and non-native species.
Mr. Harder's legislation deals with the invasive species of nutria, and specifically right now in California, we know with the invasions in Maryland and Louisiana that this very aggressive swamp rat, as Mr. Harder likes to refer to it, can…
I would urge this Committee and the full Committee, if they are not cosponsors of Mr. Vela's legislation that focuses on improving staffing within the inspection services and also within the USDA, to look at that legislation carefully.
I am proud to support H. Res. 296, which would establish permanent United States recognition and the ongoing remembrance of the Armenian genocide. I thank Chairman Engel, Ranking Member McCaul, Mr. Smith, and all of the supporters of this…
I want to state that I think what we all know intuitively, but maybe do not think about often enough in that, is that food is a national security issue. It always has been.
I would like to speak specifically though on House Resolution 189, recognizing the importance of sustained United States leadership in accelerating global progress against maternal and childhood malnutrition in supporting the United States…
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