2 California newcomers differ in bids to upend House races
In this May 28, 2014, file photo, California state Sen. Steve Knight, R-Palmdale, speaks at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif.
Category Archives: Jim Costa
30,000 migrant children could be separated from families by August, Costa says
Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno, talks about the "broken" immigration system on Monday, June 18, 2018, at a news conference at Fresno Yosemite International Airport. He was headed home from a visit Monday to the California-Mexico border.
Urban, rural interests collide, confounding Californiaa s most vulnerable Republicans
The farm bill House lawmakers will consider Wednesday forces vulnerable Republicans in contested House races in largely rural districts to make a difficult, perhaps politically lethal choice between the two constituencies. Reps.
Costa speaks for fruit and vegetable priorities in farm bill
Rep. Jim Costa, D-Calif., spoke with passion about the farm bill and fruits and vegetables in recent remarks recorded in the Congressional Record. From March 6, with the heading "Passing a strong, bipartisan farm bill."
Mr. Nunes Went To Washington
Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., the now-controversial chair of the House Intelligence Committee, is a bit different from what Washington expects in its politicians. He grew up in the agricultural cornucopia of the Central Valley of California -- fruits, vegetables, beef, dairy products and fibers -- the concrete expression of a myriad of hard-working ethnic groups.
Area leaders honor longtime Clovis Councilman Harry Armstrong
A roomful of guests gather to wish the retiring William "Harry" Armstrong, well, bottom left, before his last Clovis City Council meeting Monday night, Oct. 17, in Clovis. Longtime Clovis City Councilman William "Harry" Armstrong, receives guests wishing him well before his last Clovis City Council meeting Monday night, Oct. 17, in Clovis.
Blood drive honors Debbie Parreira
Members of the Parreira family gather to watch as Congressman Jim Costa, third from left, presents Louis Parreira with a Resolution of Congressional Record that will be read on the floor of the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C., on Monday, June 13, 2016, which is Parreira's 90th birthday. The recognition was in honor of Parreira's lifelong commitment to agriculture and the community of Los Banos.