Jim Costa

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. ↗

— Jim Costa

#also #children #counseling #crimes #horrible

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

— Jim Costa

#indian #indian tribes #mercy #often #political

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

— Jim Costa

#agriculture #essential #finite #human #human life

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. ↗

— Jim Costa

#advances #also #higher #higher quality #irrigation

As a matter of fact, if you do not take into account, as Congressman Ross just stated, the Social Security surplus, our fiscal deficit, ladies and gentlemen, is over $700 billion today. ↗

— Jim Costa

#billion #congressman #deficit #fact #fiscal

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. ↗

— Jim Costa

#conservation #country #cutting #developing #ethanol

Conservation is an American value, and it is lacking from this bill. ↗

— Jim Costa

#bill #conservation #lacking #value

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

— Jim Costa

#been #decades #friend #i #japan

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

— Jim Costa

#bush #district #fact #fully #george

I fully support global commerce. ↗

— Jim Costa

#fully #global #i #support