Jim Costa

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.

Food is a national security issue. It really is.

I thank the gentlewoman and my classmate for yielding. Mr. Chair, let me speak in favor of this important bipartisan legislation. The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act is an investment, I believe, in our children's health and future. This…

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…

In a moment of crisis, the people of Ukraine and around the world are looking to the United States for support and leadership. After an 80-day hiatus, Russia launched a wave of cruise missile attacks on Ukraine on the Remembrance Day of…

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

We are at a seminal moment in world history, comparable to times in the 20th century, like the Depression, World War II, and the 1960s. The world is on fire with conflict. Democratic countries like Israel, Ukraine, and Armenia are under…

I thank the gentleman from New York (Mr. Meeks), and the chair for putting together this very strong resolution, H.R. 771. The United States unequivocally stands with the State of Israel and its people. The world is watching our actions…

Finally, Mr. Speaker, I rise to remember and honor Kenneth Lee Hart, a friend, a man whose life was marked by dedication, wisdom, a passion for history and for politics. He was a history teacher at the community college. A true patriot…

I also rise today to commemorate the life and legacy of Diana Marcum, a beacon of compassion and storytelling brilliance whose words touched the hearts and unveiled the essence of the human experience. Her journey began as a journalist, an…

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

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.

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.

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

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.