--- title: "27 Jim Costa Quotes - Famous Politician (Co-o p villages, the next evolution)" description: "James Manuel Costa is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 21st congressional district since 2023." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b109/author-jim-costa-22308.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Jim Costa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b109/author-jim-costa-22308.jpg) # Jim Costa (1952) Politician United States **27** quotes in **304** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Jim Costa is a politician from the United States, best known for *Co-o p villages, the next evolution*. ## Quick Facts About Jim Costa Born April 13, 1952 Nationality United States Profession Politician Notable works Co-o p villages, the next evolution ## About Jim Costa James Manuel Costa is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 21st congressional district since 2023. He previously represented the 20th congressional district from 2005 to 2013 and the 16th congressional district from 2013 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, his district includes most of Fresno. ## Quotes by Jim Costa > [I fully support global commerce.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-costa/i-fully-support-global-commerce/) [Jim Costa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-costa/) [Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf2/jim-costa-22308_business_i-fully-support-global-commerce-1097023_1097023.png) > [Our current energy policy is bankrupt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-costa/our-current-energy-policy-is-bankrupt/) [Jim Costa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-costa/) [Bankrupt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bankrupt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/678/jim-costa-22308_bankrupt_our-current-energy-policy-is-bankrupt-12_1253326.png) > [Too often, Indian tribes are at the mercy of the shifting political winds of State government.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-costa/too-often-indian-tribes-are-at-the-mercy-of-the-shifting-political/) [Jim Costa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-costa/) [Compassion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/compassion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13e/jim-costa-22308_compassion_too-often-indian-tribes-are-at-the-mercy_1997629.png) > [Conservation is an American value, and it is lacking from this bill.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-costa/conservation-is-an-american-value-and-it-is-lacking-from-this-bill/) [Jim Costa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-costa/) [American](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/152/jim-costa-22308_american_conservation-is-an-american-value-and-it_3100728.png) > [I fully appreciate the fact that George W. Bush won 49% of my district.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-costa/i-fully-appreciate-the-fact-that-george-w-bush-won-49-of-my-district/) [Jim Costa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-costa/) [Appreciate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/appreciate/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec2/jim-costa-22308_appreciate_i-fully-appreciate-the-fact-that-george_1640540.png) > [Water is a finite resource that is essential in the advancement of agriculture, and is vital to human life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-costa/water-is-a-finite-resource-that-is-essential-in-the-advancement-of/) [Jim Costa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-costa/) [Advancement](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/advancement/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/546/jim-costa-22308_advancement_water-is-a-finite-resource-that-is-essen_1640689.png) > [The civil rights movement would experience many important victories, but Rosa Parks will always be remembered as its catalyst.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-costa/the-civil-rights-movement-would-experience-many-important-victories/) [Jim Costa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-costa/) [Catalyst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/catalyst/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/446/jim-costa-22308_catalyst_the-civil-rights-movement-would-experien_990538.png) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-costa/when-you-re-in-a-broken-family-and-your-role-model-is-a-violent-male/) [Jim Costa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-costa/) [Accepted](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accepted/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/457/jim-costa-22308_accepted_when-you-re-in-a-broken-family-and-your_571875.jpg) > [This Department of Treasury, run by this administration, using the same tried and true accounting methods that every business in America uses,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-costa/this-department-of-treasury-run-by-this-administration-using-the-same/) [Jim Costa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-costa/) [Accounting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accounting/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a4/jim-costa-22308_accounting_this-department-of-treasury-run-by-this_2164130.png) > [The Crime Victims Fund is distributed to service providers who assist millions of crime victims annually throughout our communities in a host…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-costa/the-crime-victims-fund-is-distributed-to-service-providers-who-assist/) [Jim Costa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-costa/) [Community](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/community/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afd/jim-costa-22308_community_the-crime-victims-fund-is-distributed-to_2788055.jpg) > [It does not matter what party you are a member of in this great Nation of ours. Accountability and competence are characteristics…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-costa/it-does-not-matter-what-party-you-are-a-member-of-in-this-great/) [Jim Costa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-costa/) [Accountability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accountability/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e9/jim-costa-22308_accountability_it-does-not-matter-what-party-you-are-a_1372030.png) > [Despite the previous efforts of Congresses, our addiction to foreign oil, as the President stated, is greater today than ever before. That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-costa/despite-the-previous-efforts-of-congresses-our-addiction-to-foreign/) [Jim Costa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-costa/) [Addiction](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/addiction/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c42/jim-costa-22308_addiction_despite-the-previous-efforts-of-congress_725637.png) > [The financial report makes it very clear that if we got into honest budgeting today, that in fact we would find ourselves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-costa/the-financial-report-makes-it-very-clear-that-if-we-got-into-honest/) [Jim Costa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-costa/) [Clear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clear/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0f/jim-costa-22308_clear_the-financial-report-makes-it-very-clear_2885387.png) > [As Taiwan's friend and ally, I believe it is important for the United States to monitor the situation in the Taiwan Strait…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-costa/as-taiwan-s-friend-and-ally-i-believe-it-is-important-for-the-united/) [Jim Costa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-costa/) [Allies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/allies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/002/jim-costa-22308_allies_as-taiwan-s-friend-and-ally-i-believe-it_2686039.png) > [In coming to the Congress as a new Member and becoming a fellow Blue Dog, we have had an opportunity to share…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-costa/in-coming-to-the-congress-as-a-new-member-and-becoming-a-fellow-blue/) [Jim Costa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-costa/) [Becoming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/becoming/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4d/jim-costa-22308_becoming_in-coming-to-the-congress-as-a-new-membe_738868.jpg) > [Should we attempt border security first, which I believe we should, we still need to face the fact that comprehensive reform is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-costa/should-we-attempt-border-security-first-which-i-believe-we-should-we/) [Jim Costa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-costa/) [Attempt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/attempt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdb/jim-costa-22308_attempt_should-we-attempt-border-security-first_2584840.png) > [Sadly, every year hundreds of children are victimized by a convicted sexual offender. Convicted predators should be put in prison where they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-costa/sadly-every-year-hundreds-of-children-are-victimized-by-a-convicted/) [Jim Costa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-costa/) [Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/342/jim-costa-22308_children_sadly-every-year-hundreds-of-children-ar_534712.png) > [For decades, Japan has been a friend and reliable trading partner with the United States, and I anticipate that relationship will prosper.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-costa/for-decades-japan-has-been-a-friend-and-reliable-trading-partner-with/) [Jim Costa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-costa/) [Anticipate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anticipate/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/780/jim-costa-22308_anticipate_for-decades-japan-has-been-a-friend-and_2734149.png) > [Mrs. Parks was a shy, soft spoken woman who was uncomfortable being revered as a symbol of the civil rights movement. She…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-costa/mrs-parks-was-a-shy-soft-spoken-woman-who-was-uncomfortable-being/) [Jim Costa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-costa/) [Achieve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/achieve/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/681/jim-costa-22308_achieve_mrs-parks-was-a-shy-soft-spoken-woman-wh_2397374.png) > [We have for too long put vast oil and natural gas reserves off limits to exploration and production, as The Washington Post…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-costa/we-have-for-too-long-put-vast-oil-and-natural-gas-reserves-off-limits/) [Jim Costa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-costa/) [Climate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/climate/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/221/jim-costa-22308_climate_we-have-for-too-long-put-vast-oil-and-na_62971.png) > [But we must take other steps, such as increasing conservation, developing an ethanol industry, and increasing CAFE standards if we are to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-costa/but-we-must-take-other-steps-such-as-increasing-conservation/) [Jim Costa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-costa/) [Cafes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cafes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/490/jim-costa-22308_cafes_but-we-must-take-other-steps-such-as-inc_297206.png) > [In addition, to punishing sexual offenders and protecting our children, we must also provide services, resources and counseling to the people who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-costa/in-addition-to-punishing-sexual-offenders-and-protecting-our-children/) [Jim Costa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-costa/) [Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dea/jim-costa-22308_children_in-addition-to-punishing-sexual-offender_3028320.png) > [Additionally, Smart Irrigation Month serves to recognize advances in irrigation technology and practices that produce not only more but also higher quality…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-costa/additionally-smart-irrigation-month-serves-to-recognize-advances-in/) [Jim Costa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-costa/) [Higher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/higher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c5/jim-costa-22308_higher_additionally-smart-irrigation-month-serv_839420.png) > [As a matter of fact, if you do not take into account, as Congressman Ross just stated, the Social Security surplus, our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-costa/as-a-matter-of-fact-if-you-do-not-take-into-account-as-congressman/) [Jim Costa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-costa/) [Account](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/account/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc7/jim-costa-22308_account_as-a-matter-of-fact-if-you-do-not-take-i_1601762.png) > [In view of China's growing military strength and intentions, the best way to safeguard Asia's permanent peace and prosperity is to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-costa/in-view-of-china-s-growing-military-strength-and-intentions-the-best/) [Jim Costa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-costa/) [Asia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/asia/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a25/jim-costa-22308_asia_in-view-of-china-s-growing-military-stre_27517.png) > [In view of Chinas growing military strength and intentions, the best way to safeguard Asias permanent peace and prosperity is to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-costa/in-view-of-chinas-growing-military-strength-and-intentions-the-best/) [Jim Costa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-costa/) [Asian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/asian/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac2/jim-costa-22308_asian_in-view-of-chinas-growing-military-stren_3127005.png) > [Rosa Parks will be remembered for her lasting contributions to society. Her legacy lives on in the continued struggle for civil rights…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-costa/rosa-parks-will-be-remembered-for-her-lasting-contributions-to/) [Jim Costa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-costa/) [Around the world](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/around-the-world/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/262/jim-costa-22308_around-the-world_rosa-parks-will-be-remembered-for-her-la_743962.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-costa/#itemlist", "name": "Jim Costa Quotes", "numberOfItems": 27, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I fully support global commerce.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jim Costa" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-costa/i-fully-support-global-commerce/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf2/jim-costa-22308_business_i-fully-support-global-commerce-1097023_1097023.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf2/jim-costa-22308_business_i-fully-support-global-commerce-1097023_1097023.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf2/jim-costa-22308_business_i-fully-support-global-commerce-1097023_1097023.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I fully support global commerce.” — Jim Costa", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Our current energy policy is bankrupt.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jim Costa" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-costa/our-current-energy-policy-is-bankrupt/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/678/jim-costa-22308_bankrupt_our-current-energy-policy-is-bankrupt-12_1253326.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/678/jim-costa-22308_bankrupt_our-current-energy-policy-is-bankrupt-12_1253326.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/678/jim-costa-22308_bankrupt_our-current-energy-policy-is-bankrupt-12_1253326.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Our current energy policy is bankrupt.” — Jim Costa", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Too often, Indian tribes are at the mercy of the shifting political winds of State government.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jim Costa" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-costa/too-often-indian-tribes-are-at-the-mercy-of-the-shifting-political/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13e/jim-costa-22308_compassion_too-often-indian-tribes-are-at-the-mercy_1997629.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13e/jim-costa-22308_compassion_too-often-indian-tribes-are-at-the-mercy_1997629.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13e/jim-costa-22308_compassion_too-often-indian-tribes-are-at-the-mercy_1997629.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Too often, Indian tribes are at the mercy of the shifting political winds of State government.” — Jim Costa", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Conservation is an American value, and it is lacking from this bill.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jim Costa" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-costa/conservation-is-an-american-value-and-it-is-lacking-from-this-bill/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/152/jim-costa-22308_american_conservation-is-an-american-value-and-it_3100728.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/152/jim-costa-22308_american_conservation-is-an-american-value-and-it_3100728.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/152/jim-costa-22308_american_conservation-is-an-american-value-and-it_3100728.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Conservation is an American value, and it is lacking from this bill.” — Jim Costa", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I fully appreciate the fact that George W. 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