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Jim Costa Biography

James Manuel Costa, ComM /ˈkɒstə/ (born April 13, 1952) is the U.S. Representative for California's 16th congressional district, serving as a Democrat in Congress since his initial election in 2004. He previously served in the California State Assembly from 1978 until 1994, and in the State Senate from 1994 until 2002. At the time of his election to the California State Legislature, he was the youngest member of the legislature at the age of 26. During his time in the California State Assembly, he served as the Majority Caucus Chair. His Central Valley (California) congressional district takes in large and predominantly Latino portions of Fresno. Congressman Costa is chair of the Blue Dog Coalition and ranking member of the United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture.

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When you're in a broken family and your role model is a violent male, boys grow up believing that's the way they're supposed to act. And girls think that's an accepted way men will treat them.

Believe, Girl, Growing Up, Men, Think, Way

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.

Country, Forces, Military, Strength, View, Views

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.

Oil, Addiction, Effort, Address, Dependency, Today

Water is a finite resource that is essential in the advancement of agriculture, and is vital to human life.

Advancement, Agriculture, Essentials, Resource, Vital, Water

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.

Café, Conservation, Country, Cutting, Oil

For decades, Japan has been a friend and reliable trading partner with the United States, and I anticipate that relationship will prosper.

Japan, United States, Partners, Reliable, Friend

It does not matter what party you are a member of in this great Nation of ours. Accountability and competence are characteristics that Americans value throughout our great land.

Accountability, Characteristics, Competence, Land, Party

Additionally, Smart Irrigation Month serves to recognize advances in irrigation technology and practices that produce not only more but also higher quality plants with less water.

Irrigation, Practice, Recognize, Smart, Technology, Water

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.

Children, Counseling, Crime, People, Punishing

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.

Civil, Legacy, Rights, Struggle

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.

Hoped, Moving, People, Rights, Shy, Uncomfortable

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.

Community, Criminals, Way, Service, Distributed, Host

As Taiwan's friend and ally, I believe it is important for the United States to monitor the situation in the Taiwan Strait very carefully to help ensure Taiwan is not forced into a position which would endanger its freedom or its democracy.

Believe, Carefully, Democracy, Forced, Important, States

I fully appreciate the fact that George W. Bush won 49% of my district.

Appreciate, District, Fact, Facts, Fully, George

I fully support global commerce.

Commerce, Fully, Global, Support

Too often, Indian tribes are at the mercy of the shifting political winds of State government.

Government, Wind, Political, Shifting, Mercy

In coming to the Congress as a new Member and becoming a fellow Blue Dog, we have had an opportunity to share and really spend a great deal of time in examining the challenges that our Nation finds itself in in getting its fiscal house in order.

Dog, Opportunity, Blue, Fellow, Spend, Share

The civil rights movement would experience many important victories, but Rosa Parks will always be remembered as its catalyst.

Catalyst, Important, Parks, Rights, Victory