Jim Costa
Jim Costa
James Manuel "Jim" Costais the U.S. Representative for California's 16th congressional district, serving in Congress since his initial election in 2004. He previously served California State Assembly from 1978 until 1994, and in the State Senate from 1994 until 2002. He is a member of the Democratic Party. His Central Valleycongressional district takes in large and predominantly Latino portions of Fresno...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth13 April 1952
CountryUnited States of America
Too often, Indian tribes are at the mercy of the shifting political winds of State government.
Despite the previous efforts of Congresses, our addiction to foreign oil, as the President stated, is greater today than ever before. That dependency is a threat to our national security, and we must address that threat.
I fully appreciate the fact that George W. Bush won 49% of my district.
Rosa Parks will be remembered for her lasting contributions to society. Her legacy lives on in the continued struggle for civil rights around the world. She will be missed.
Mrs. Parks was a shy, soft spoken woman who was uncomfortable being revered as a symbol of the civil rights movement. She only hoped to inspire young people to achieve great things.
The Crime Victims Fund is distributed to service providers who assist millions of crime victims annually throughout our communities in a host of ways. It is paid for by fines levied on criminals, not taxpayers.
I fully support global commerce.
Water is a finite resource that is essential in the advancement of agriculture, and is vital to human life.
The civil rights movement would experience many important victories, but Rosa Parks will always be remembered as its catalyst.
In addition, to punishing sexual offenders and protecting our children, we must also provide services, resources and counseling to the people who are victims of these horrible crimes.
But we must take other steps, such as increasing conservation, developing an ethanol industry, and increasing CAFE standards if we are to make our country safer by cutting our reliance on foreign oil.
However, in spite of our best efforts, our fine relationship has been strained by Japan's continued ban on imports of U.S. beef.
The financial report makes it very clear that if we got into honest budgeting today, that in fact we would find ourselves with a much larger deficit than we have today.
In view of Chinas growing military strength and intentions, the best way to safeguard Asias permanent peace and prosperity is to have all Asian countries join forces with other democratic countries in the world to form a global community of democracies.