C001059 1952-04-13 2804 1314 Longworth House Office Building http://www.house.gov/formcosta/issue.htm 20 202-225-9308 Jim 'd':4 'ca':5 '-20':6 'jim':2,7,9 'rep':1 'costa':3,8,10 M 400618 Costa Jim_Costa Rep. Jim Costa [D, CA-20] 1206 N00026341 6174 Democrat 202-225-3341 CA Jim Costa 5.375 http://www.house.gov/costa/ 400618 Person congress Thu Nov 26 21:33:45 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009 (tie) New York's 14th District, Carolyn Maloney, 22 nominations. 20. California's 20th District, Cal Dooley/Jim Costa, 23 nominations. '20':18 '22':16 '23':26 'us':1 'cal':23 'new':9 'tie':8 '14th':12 '20th':21 'gari':28 'hous':2 'post':29 'york':10 'costa':25 'nomin':7,17,27 'fewest':5 'tribun':30 'academi':6 'carolyn':14 'maloney':15 'district':3,13,22 'california':19 'dooley/jim':24 6800472 true true google news Gary Post Tribune OK http://www.post-trib.com/lifestyles/1895281,academy-list-1126.article 400618 Person congress Wed Nov 25 21:36:03 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ... Jim Costa ( D-CA ), George Radanovich ( R-CA ), Dana Rohrabacher ( R-CA ), Jim Moran ( D-VA ), Gwen Moore ( D-WI ), Bill Delahunt ( D-MA ) and others. ... 'd':13,28,33,38 'r':18,23 'ca':14,19,24 'ma':39 'va':29 'wi':34 'jim':10,25 'moi':3 'bill':35 'd-ca':12 'd-ma':37 'd-va':27 'd-wi':32 'dana':20 'gwen':30 'moor':31 'r-ca':17,22 'chief':4 'costa':11 'georg':15 'media':42 'moran':26 'other':41 'press':44 'defens':7 'minist':8 'prawit':9 'releas':45 'newswir':43 'chavarat':5 'delahunt':36 'thailand':1 'rohrabach':21 'radanovich':16 'charnvirakuland':6 6790612 true true google news Media Newswire (press release) OK http://media-newswire.com/release_1106722.html 400618 Person house of representatives Tue Nov 24 21:35:16 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Farm Bureau also supports a bill introduced in the House of Representatives by three San Joaquin Valley members—Jim Costa, D-Fresno, Dennis Cardoza, ... 'd':30 'jim':27 'san':23 'also':11 'bill':14 'farm':9,35 'hous':18 'costa':28 'denni':32 'focus':1 'shift':6 'three':22 'water':3 'bureau':10,36 'fresno':31 'member':26 'polici':4 'repres':20 'toward':7 'valley':25 'cardoza':33 'joaquin':24 'support':12 'd-fresno':29 'introduc':15 'california':34 'washington':8 6778381 true true google news California Farm Bureau OK http://www.cfbf.com/agalert/AgAlertStory.cfm?ID=1432&ck=56468D5607A5AAF1604FF5E15593B003 400618 Person representative Tue Nov 24 21:35:17 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Dennis Cardoza, D-Ceres; Jim Costa, D-Fresno; George Radanovich, R-Mariposa; and Devin Nunes, R-Visalia. The purpose: lobby for stimulus funding. ... 'd':13,18 'r':23,29 'jim':15 'cere':14 'fund':9,36 'nune':27 'time':39 'costa':16 'delta':40 'denni':10 'devin':26 'feder':7 'georg':20 'lobbi':5,33 'tular':1 'counti':2 'd-cere':12 'fresno':19 'offici':3 'purpos':32 'cardoza':11 'visalia':30,37 'd-fresno':17 'mariposa':24 'stimulus':35 'r-visalia':28 'transport':8 'r-mariposa':22 'radanovich':21 'times-delta':38 6778382 true true google news Visalia Times-Delta OK http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/article/20091124/NEWS01/911240320/Tulare+County+officials+to+lobby+for+federal+transportation+funding 400618 Person rep\. Mon Nov 23 21:38:25 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 23 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and the American Gas Association helped host a $2,000-a-head energy industry luncheon honoring Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno. The night before, it was the turn of Rep. George Radanovich, R-Mariposa, as energy industry officials hos '2':19 'd':32 'r':46 'co':10 '000':20 'bee':54 'd.c':5 'gas':8,14 'hos':52 'jim':29 'rep':28,42 'head':23 'help':16 'hold':4 'host':17 'hous':2 'turn':40 'costa':30 'georg':43 'honor':27 'night':35 'pacif':7 'a-head':21 'associ':15 'electr':9 'energi':24,49 'fresno':33,53 'member':3 'offici':51 'valley':1 'american':13 'd-fresno':31 'fundrais':6 'industri':25,50 'luncheon':26 'mariposa':47 'r-mariposa':45 'radanovich':44 6757829 true true daylife Fresno Bee http://www.fresnobee.com/ OK http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/1722544.html 400618 Person senate Mon Nov 23 10:31:30 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 20 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...difference, though, matters in particular to UC Merced and San Joaquin Valley lawmakers. At the insistence of Cardoza and Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno, the House bill included a provision authorizing $500 million for developing medical schools in medically 'd':33 'uc':2,16 '500':42 'bee':51 'jim':30 'med':4 'rep':29 'san':19 'bill':9,37 'fund':6 'hous':36 'merc':3,17 'costa':31 'medic':46,49 'senat':8 'author':41 'differ':10 'fresno':34,50 'includ':38 'insist':25 'lawmak':22 'matter':12 'provis':40 'school':5,47 'though':11 'valley':21 'cardoza':27 'develop':45 'joaquin':20 'million':43 'd-fresno':32 'particular':14 6746302 true true daylife Fresno Bee http://www.fresnobee.com/ OK http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/1718169.html 400618 Person rep\. Mon Nov 23 21:38:21 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 20 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Jim Costa, D-Fresno. The night before, it was Rep. George Radanovich's turn, as energy industry officials hosted a $1000-a-head dinner and cocktail ... 'd':11 'jim':8 'rep':18 '1000':29 'head':32 'host':27 'stop':7 'turn':22 'costa':9 'georg':19 'never':6 'night':14 'a-head':30 'dinner':33 'energi':24 'fresno':12 'lawmak':4 'offici':26 'central':2 'cocktail':35 'd-fresno':10 'fundrais':5 'industri':25 'california':3 'radanovich':20 'miamiherald.com':36 6757818 true true google news MiamiHerald.com OK http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/AP/story/1344417.html 400618 Person congress Mon Nov 23 21:38:24 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 20 00:00:00 -0600 2009 (tie) New York's 14th District, Carolyn Maloney, 22 nominations. 20. California's 20th District, Cal Dooley/Jim Costa, 23 nominations. '20':18 '22':16 '23':26 'us':1 'cal':23 'new':9 'tie':8 '14th':12 '20th':21 'hous':2 'york':10 'costa':25 'nomin':7,17,27 'press':30 'associ':29 'fewest':5 'academi':6 'carolyn':14 'maloney':15 'district':3,13,22 'california':19 'dooley/jim':24 6757824 true true google news The Associated Press OK http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hc-67H8DEYorqtVqRobU2mQ9-jdwD9C36VOG6 400618 Person rep\. Mon Nov 23 21:38:20 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 20 00:00:00 -0600 2009 "Federal grants to help our Valley's work force obtain new skills are vital in a tough economy," said Rep. Jim Costa of the grant. "Kern County is already a ... 'jim':27 'new':17 'rep':26 'busi':38 'forc':15 'help':10 'kern':1,32 'said':25 'work':14 'costa':28 'feder':7 'grant':6,8,31 'skill':18 'solar':4 'tough':23 'train':5 'vital':20 'counti':2,33 'fresno':37 'obtain':16 'receiv':3 'valley':12 'alreadi':35 'economi':24 'journal':39 6757817 true true google news Fresno Business Journal OK http://www.thebusinessjournal.com/index.php/energy/3105-kern-county-receives-solar-training-grant.html 400618 Person rep\. Mon Nov 23 10:31:30 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 20 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...Gas and Electric Co. and the American Gas Association helped host a $2,000-a-head "energy industry luncheon honoring" Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno. The night before, it was Rep. George Radanovich's turn, as energy industry officials hosted a $1,000-a-head d '1':52 '2':21 'd':34,57 'co':12 '000':22,53 'gas':9,16 'jim':31 'rep':30,41 'head':25,56 'help':18 'host':19,50 'stop':8 'turn':45 'costa':32 'georg':42 'honor':29 'never':7 'night':37 'a-head':23,54 'associ':17 'electr':11 'energi':26,47 'fresno':35 'lawmak':3 'offici':49 'valley':2 'american':15 'campaign':5 'd-fresno':33 'fundrais':6 'industri':27,48 'luncheon':28 'mcclatchi':58 'radanovich':43 6746301 true true daylife McClatchy http://www.mcclatchydc.com/ OK http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/79256.html 400618 Person congress Wed Nov 25 21:36:00 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ... the Mariposa Republican, but it would be surprising if Appleton would challenge him. Because you don't have to live in the congressional district you run in, Appleton could challenge Democratic Rep. Jim Costa in the 20th District. ... 'bee':6,48 'jim':41 'ray':1 'rep':40 'run':34 '20th':45 'live':28 'talk':8,50 'costa':42 'could':37 'would':14,19 'fresno':5,47 'opinion':7,49 'surpris':16 'appleton':2,18,36 'challeng':20,38 'congress':4 'democrat':39 'district':32,46 'mariposa':10 'republican':11 'congression':31 6790605 false true google blog Fresno Bee Opinion Talk http://fresnobeehive.com/opinion/ OK http://fresnobeehive.com/opinion/2009/11/ray_appleton_for_congress.html 400618 Person senate Wed Nov 25 21:36:00 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009 A report at the link below says: The $300 million Medicaid fix that Sen. Mary Landrieu got inserted into the Senate healthcare bill wasn't the first “Louisiana Purchase” of the healthcare debate. Before Rep. Joseph Cao (La.) cast the lone.. . ... D 'd':53 '..':52 'la':48 '300':2,19 'cao':47 'fix':22 'got':27 'rep':45 'say':17 'sen':24 'bill':33 'cast':49 'cave':54 'deal':10 'link':15 'lone':51 'mari':25 'news':55 'reid':8 'side':9 'wasn':34 'debat':43 'first':37 'senat':31 'insert':28 'joseph':46 'report':12 'million':3,20 'purchas':5,39 'landrieu':26 'medicaid':21 'healthcar':32,42 'louisiana':4,38 6790607 false true google blog Cave News http://caveviews.blogs.com/cave_news/ OK http://caveviews.blogs.com/cave_news/2009/11/the-300-million-louisiana-purchase-and-other-reid-side-deals.html 400618 Person senate Fri Nov 27 10:27:07 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Other politicians who have lent themselves money in past campaigns, like Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno, have had much better luck repaying themselves. Of course, it helps to win. Boxer, by the way, reported having $6.3 million in available ... 'd':24 'up':6 '6.3':45 'jim':21 'rep':20 'way':42 'win':38 'blog':3,51 'down':8 'help':36 'lent':13 'like':19 'luck':30 'much':28 'news':2,50 'past':17 'avail':48 'boxer':39 'costa':22 'cours':34 'money':15 'repay':31 'senat':4 'better':29 'fresno':25 'report':43 'million':46 'campaign':18 'd-fresno':23 'fundrais':5 'politician':10 'fresnobee.com':1,49 6803489 false true google blog FresnoBee.com News Blog http://fresnobeehive.com/news/ OK http://fresnobeehive.com/news/2009/11/senate_fundraising_ups_and_dow.html 400618 Person republican Wed Nov 25 10:27:59 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Before Rep. Joseph Cao (La.) cast the lone Republican vote for the healthcare bill in the House, he secured assurances from President Barack Obama to work on Medicaid funding, loan forgiveness and issues related to two of his local hospitals. ... Dennis C 'c':52 'la':15 '300':4 'cao':14 'rep':12 'two':46 'bill':24 'cast':16 'cave':1,53 'fund':39 'hous':27 'issu':43 'loan':40 'lone':18 'reid':10 'view':2,54 'vote':20 'work':36 'assur':30 'denni':51 'local':49 'obama':34 'relat':44 'secur':29 'barack':33 'forgiv':41 'hospit':50 'joseph':13 'presid':32 'million':5 'purchas':7 'medicaid':38 'healthcar':23 'louisiana':6 'republican':19 6784639 false true google blog Cave Views http://mtcave.blogspot.com/ OK http://mtcave.blogspot.com/2009/11/300-million-louisiana-purchase-and.html 400618 Person senator Wed Nov 25 21:36:00 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ... Corrine Brown, Lois Capps, Michael Capuano, Dennis Cardoza, Russ Carnahan, André Carson, Yvette Clarke, Emanuel Cleaver, James Clyburn, Steve Cohen, Jim Cooper, Jim Costa, Bud Cramer, Joseph Crowley, Henry Cuellar, Elijah Cummings, ... 'bud':36 'cum':43 'hub':46 'jim':32,34 'loi':14 'capp':15 'find':3 'jame':28 'list':8 'name':11 'russ':20 'brown':13 'clark':25 'cohen':31 'costa':35 'denni':18 'henri':40 'steve':30 'yvett':24 'andré':22 'carson':23 'cooper':33 'corrin':12 'cramer':37 'elijah':42 'inform':45 'joseph':38 'capuano':17 'cardoza':19 'cleaver':27 'clyburn':29 'crowley':39 'cuellar':41 'emanuel':26 'michael':16 'carnahan':21 'naalandha':44 'representatives/senators':5 6790606 false true google blog Naalandha Information Hub http://www.naalandha.com/ OK http://www.naalandha.com/2009/11/can-you-find-your-representativessenators-on-a-list-of-the-names-of-yes-votes-for-the-bailout/ 400618 Person congress Wed Nov 25 21:36:00 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Dennis Cardoza of Atwater (Merced County) and Jim Costa of Hanford (Kings County) are the only California members of Congress who have not taken a public position. Both represent Central Valley districts far more conservative than those ... '10':49 'far':41 'gop':3 'jim':16 'ten':51 'top':50 'hous':4 'king':20 'list':52 'merc':13 'napa':47 'atwat':12 'costa':17 'denni':9 'oppos':6 'posit':35 'state':1 'taken':32 'counti':14,21 'member':5,26 'option':8 'public':7,34 'repres':37 'valley':39,48 'cardoza':10 'central':38 'conserv':43 'hanford':19 'congress':28 'district':40 'california':25 6790608 false true google blog The Napa Valley 10 - Top Ten Lists of the... http://napavalley10.cityspur.com/ OK http://napavalley10.cityspur.com/2009/11/24/states-gop-house-members-oppose-public-option-2/ 400618 Person democrat Tue Nov 24 21:35:14 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Dennis Cardoza and Jim Costa, two Blue Dog Democrats from the Golden State who secured funding for a medical school for California's Central Valley. Other lawmakers won carve-outs for their state healthcare systems. Rep. ... 'dog':17 'jim':13 'let':5 'net':4,50 'out':40 'rep':46 'two':15 'won':37 'blue':16 'carv':39 'deal':9 'fund':25 'word':1,47 'costa':14 'denni':10 'medic':28 'secur':24 'state':22,43 'around':2,48 'golden':21 'lawmak':36 'school':29 'system':45 'valley':34 'cardoza':11 'central':33 'sweeten':7 'democrat':18 'carve-out':38 'healthcar':44 'california':31 6778378 false true google blog Word Around the Net http://networdblog.blogspot.com/ OK http://networdblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/let-me-sweeten-deal.html 400618 Person democrat Tue Nov 24 21:35:14 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Dennis Cardoza and Jim Costa, two Blue Dog Democrats from the Golden State who secured funding for a medical school for California's Central Valley.” Washington Post — Nuclear power regains support. In a country of ever-increasing power ... 'dog':18 'jim':14 'one':4 'two':16 'blue':17 'ever':47 'fund':26 'morn':1 'must':2 'plan':9 'post':37 'read':3 'week':6 'costa':15 'denni':11 'medic':29 'power':39,49 'secur':25 'state':23 'afghan':8 'golden':22 'regain':40 'school':30 'valley':35 'cardoza':12 'central':34 'countri':44 'increas':48 'maddmed':10,50 'nuclear':38 'support':41 'democrat':19 'california':32 'washington':36 'ever-increas':46 6778379 false true google blog Maddmedic http://maddmedic.wordpress.com/ OK http://maddmedic.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/morning-must-reads-one-more-week-until-afghan-plan/ 400618 Person democrat Tue Nov 24 10:28:15 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 “[The] best-known deal involved Reps. Dennis Cardoza and Jim Costa, two Blue Dog Democrats from the Golden State who secured funding for a medical school for California's Central Valley.” Washington Post -- Nuclear power regains support ... 'dog':25 'jim':21 'one':4 'rep':17 'two':23 'best':13 'blue':24 'deal':15 'fund':33 'morn':1 'must':2 'plan':9 'post':44 'read':3 'week':6 'costa':22 'denni':18 'known':14 'medic':36 'power':46 'secur':32 'state':30 'afghan':8 'golden':29 'involv':16 'regain':47 'school':37 'valley':42 'beltway':49 'cardoza':19 'central':41 'nuclear':45 'support':48 'democrat':26 'best-known':12 'california':39 'confidenti':50 'washington':10,43 6769105 false true google blog Beltway Confidential http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/ OK http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Morning-Must-Reads----One-more-week-until-Afghan-plan-72521297.html 400618 Person republican Tue Nov 24 10:28:15 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Before Rep. Joseph Cao (La.) cast the lone Republican vote for the healthcare bill in the House, he secured assurances from President Barack Obama to work on Medicaid funding, loan forgiveness and issues related to two of his local hospitals. ... Dennis C 'c':49 'la':12 'cao':11 'rep':9 'two':43 'bill':21 'blog':2 'cast':13 'fund':36 'hous':24 'issu':40 'loan':37 'lone':15 'thon':7 'vote':17 'work':33 'assur':27 'bribe':5 'denni':48 'local':46 'obama':31 'relat':41 'secur':26 'archiv':3 'barack':30 'forgiv':38 'hospit':47 'joseph':10 'presid':29 'medicaid':35 'healthcar':20 'commentari':1,50 'republican':16 'bribe-a-thon':4 6769104 false true google blog Commentary http://www.commentarymagazine.com/blogs/ OK http://www.commentarymagazine.com/blogs/index.php/rubin/177942