Jim Costa

It has been a Marxist dictatorship since, really its inception, and it is obviously in all ways that we view human rights.

I specifically want to thank you and all of the work that you have done to keep our rail systems safe across the country.

Earlier today, I inadvertently pressed the wrong button when voting on rollcall Vote No. 451. I intended to vote ``no.'' Amendment No. 73 Offered by Mr. Newhouse The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote…

If we are waiting for the private sector to come in and finance it, especially in this day and age... good luck.

It has happened in France and Japan initially because they had the political will.

It comes down to really one crucible. And that is the political will.

Why shouldn't we be focusing on habitat? Why shouldn't we be focusing on nonpoint discharges that put pollutants in the water?

I care about restoring the salmon fisheries. I know salmon fishermen have been impacted, just as farmers in my area have been impacted.

Continuing to do what we have always done and expect different results, that is a definition of insanity

We are continuing to do what we have always done, which is driving me crazy.

In one of the worst civil engineering failures of the 20th century, the breach of the Saint Francis Dam on March 12, 1928, tragically took the lives of over 400 Americans. To honor the memory of those who lost their lives on that fateful…

I think the bipartisan support is here. I yield back the balance of my time.

Finally, I rise, as I have on a regular basis, to update Members of the House on the situation that faces California's water system--the devastating drought that now has gone beyond 4 years. Today, the Shasta Lake and Folsom Lake, which…

I rise, sadly, to address the terror attack that occurred last Sunday in Orlando, Florida. Today, the President and the Vice President are journeying to Orlando to mourn with those families and friends who felt this terrible tragedy that…

I rise, first, to recognize the 100th anniversary of the Farm Credit System in America. The Farm Credit System in America was set 100 years ago to provide lending opportunities for American farmers, ranchers, dairymen--those who tilled the…

I thank Mr. Huffman for yielding me the time. Mr. Speaker, I rise to support the amendment in the Energy Policy Modernization Act that was reflected in Congressman Valadao's legislation, H.R. 2898, of which I am a cosponsor. It is an…

I want to thank the chairman, Mr. Simpson, for yielding me this time. This legislation that is before us gives Congress a new opportunity to give California an ability in the water provisions that are contained within this law that will…

I believe the facts speak for themselves. I believe you would not have this bipartisan agreement before us that the Obama administration has negotiated if that were not the case.

But if we are to do nothing, that does not provide any assurance to the folks in Contra Costa or to the Delta who are discharging.

I think it is important for people to note here, Mr. Brown, that 80 percent of the salts and 90 percent of the selenium have been reduced in the Northern Districts.

Even though, in face of the issue that if they don't comply they don't get water? You don't think that is enough of a motivational factor?

That would impact a whole host of issues, as you noted in your testimony, from protection of endangered species law, to a host of other issues that you are dealing with in the region.

So, to our friends with the Taxpayers, if we do nothing, this is an $80 million obligation that the Department of the Interior has.

This bipartisan piece of legislation that is reflected in both my legislation and Congressman Valadao's reflects years of work.

I also want to commend Mr. Zinke, Mr. Valadao and Mr. Costa for their leadership on these bills.