Jim Costa

It is with great pride that I recognize Audra McDonald, an award-winning actress and singer from my hometown of Fresno, California. Audra, who I have the pleasure of knowing personally, made history on Sunday, if you were watching the Tony…

I want to thank the gentleman from Texas, my good friend and cochair of the Victims' Rights Caucus. I could not have said it any better. Common sense suggests that we fix this problem. I thank the chairman and the ranking member. Madam…

Woman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 81, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by 230,000,000)''. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to the…

We added a specific section clarifying that the Secretary 'shall permit hunting, fishing, and trapping on land and water within the National Preserve . . .'

I shared these concerns and we added language to direct the Park Service to revise the fire management plan for the Monument and to carry out hazardous fuel management activities as soon as possible.

I have been working on an expansion of the Oregon Caves National Monument for three Congresses and through a lot of hard work and collaboration with local stakeholders and agencies, the Oregon Delegation has produced a good bill.

The chairwoman of a major National Academy of Sciences study on the loss of pollinators recently said she was "extremely dubious" that banning neonicotinoids would have any positive effect.

This bill makes critical investments in our military and upholds a sacred promise we make to our men and women in uniform that we will stand by them when they return home, but we can do more. My amendment provides additional funding to end…

We write to express our serious concerns with the proposed rule re-defining the scope of Federal power under the Clean Water Act.

I thank the ranking member, Mr. Levin, for the 2 minutes. I rise today to speak in favor of H.R. 4414, the Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act. I am a cosponsor of this bill because I think it provides a targeted fix to the…

Just to put that in the context of your conversation.

I think these impacts of RFS standard has been price distorting.

How about enough--different idea, plan B. Why don't we maybe at that point cut our losses?

Would it be safe to say that the rules or the propagation of the rules have not been subject to an economic impact analysis?

I think you are in part helping me make the case that I was making earlier as it relates to my concerns for mandatory labeling, MCOOL, as well as for the impacts of GIPSA.

Thank you again, Mr. Chairman.

I find it, frankly, very frustrating that notwithstanding Congress' will, we continue to have the agency attempting to proceed with a rulemaking.

However, this drought is not just about California's economy and the families that work in the fields, it is about a crisis that will touch every Californian.

In California, as many of you know, we have one of the most aggravated drought conditions that our state has faced.

Of particular concern, of course, is loosening, as you indicated, Mr. Chairman, the burdens and regulatory policies and proposals which are, notwithstanding well intended, a hindrance to America's ranchers and processors to comply with.

Our Subcommittee obviously has an important responsibility as it relates to providing oversight for livestock, rural development, and credit for agriculture throughout the country.

In my opinion, this is price distorting as it relates to the impacts and the cost of that.

What I am trying to understand in terms of our oversight role is this; is the Federal funding being used well, as it should be.

We have looked at honeybees as something kind of mystical. They produce honey and wax, but it is really the pollination.

In 2008 we put funding in the farm bill to try to deal with the concerns with the loss of bee colonies throughout the nation, and in 2014 we did so as well.