Jim Costa

I think we should expand FIRO for more reservoirs, including Bureau of Reclamation projects around the country.

These water projects are a key essential foundation to ensuring that water supply.

Food is a national security issue. It really is.

We like to say that we grow food that feeds the world, and that we have a saying that where water flows, food grows.

I do appreciate the committee sticking to the traditional bipartisan WRDA process and committing to work in a bipartisan manner.

It is always good to be here in the committee with an opportunity to share my thoughts on projects that I think are important to the people of the 21st Congressional District and the San Joaquin Valley.

Our schools must be equipped with nutritional school milk options, and this is what this legislation attempts to try to do. When kids like their school milk options that are flavorful and tasty, they consume them in the levels that they…

This bipartisan bill would create a standalone program for alternative manure management conservation practices for dairy producers.

This bipartisan bill would modernize data collection efforts of the USFS Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program.

This bipartisan bill would make improvements to the Watershed Protection Program and reauthorize the program.

A modernized approach to rural definition and population caps are critical towards investing in the next generation.

2023 Farm Bill funding must focus on providing the resources necessary for our next generation of farmers and farm workers.

Conservation programs are key towards reducing our carbon emissions while maintaining California's competitive edge as a top agricultural producer and exporter for our nation.

Good morning, it is a pleasure to be here. Thank you Chairman Thompson and Ranking Member Scott for holding this Member Day hearing in the House Agriculture Committee Room.

I think the subcommittee should consider taking a CODEL to Armenia and to meet with the officials there.

I think that Russian peacekeepers is a bit of an oxymoron.

Immigrants are creating jobs at higher rates than native born workers.

The main reasons for fewer workers was No. 1, immigration, and the COVID pandemic.

Immigrants are creating jobs at higher rates than native born workers.

The main reasons for fewer workers was No. 1, immigration, and the COVID pandemic.

Don't you think that is something we should change? I mean, that makes no sense.

The farm bill is a safety net for American agriculture, and it is a safety net for those who are socially and economically challenged in our country.

Clearly--my district has the largest percentage of SNAP recipients in California, and Congressman Valadao has a similar high number.

Our message is extremely simple: Care, not cuts.

President Putin's actions are that of a war criminal in terms of their violation of human rights.