That’s why I was pleased to welcome Congressman Aguilar to the Central Valley—to hear directly from those on the front lines, elevate the challenges they are facing, and reaffirm our commitment to protecting affordable health care for families in the California and across the nation.
I will protect affordable health care for families in California and across the nation.
Occurrences
Evidence
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Costa hosted a Central Valley health care roundtable on H.R. 1 Medicaid and ACA reductions, federal Medicaid funding withheld from California, and access to affordable care.
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Congress.gov lists H.R.4849 as the Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2025, status Introduced, with Rep. Jim Costa added as a cosponsor on 08/19/2025.
Assessments
The evidence shows Jim Costa made same-term efforts to protect affordable health care, including cosponsoring H.R.4849 and holding health care advocacy/oversight events. However, the cited legislation had only been introduced and there is no evidence that Costa delivered a concrete federal protection or enacted affordable-care safeguard matching the promise. Under the adjudication rule, a serious but unsuccessful legislative or executive attempt counts as not delivered with an effort badge.