Washington, Feb. 2 -- Congressman Jim Costa issued the following press release:
Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) released the following statement regarding the recent federal and local law enforcement action in Las Vegas involving a suspected biological laboratory and ongoing concerns about illegal lab operations:
"The announcement of the recent federal and local law enforcement raid in Las Vegas doesn't come as a surprise. I've been ringing the alarm since 2023, when my constituents experienced a similar threat from an illegal Chinese lab operating in Reedley, California, storing dangerous pathogens and exposing serious gaps in federal oversight.
That is why I led bipartisan legislation through H.R. 5747, Preventing Illegal Laboratories an...