Press Releases

2024 State of the Air Report gave San Joaquin County a failing grade for particle pollution, which contributes to asthma

STOCKTON – Representative Josh Harder (CA-9) announced this year’s winners of the Congressional Art Competition for California’s 9th District and held an event to celebrate all of the student artists who submitted their work. The first-place winner, Adithi Kollipara is from Mountain House and attends Mountain House High School. Adithi’s piece titled “Wat Dhammararam Memories” will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for a year.

WASHINGTON – Representative Josh Harder (CA-9) passed vital bipartisan legislation to combat illegal fentanyl trafficking in the United States. The Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act is on its way to becoming law after passing the House of Representatives as part of the foreign aid package that passed over the weekend.

Children in 44 states, including California, have elevated levels of lead in their blood linked to contaminated applesauce products

WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Josh Harder (CA-9), a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, announced that he secured $2,750,000 for the Stockton Metropolitan Area Project Reimbursement which will go directly to the Lower San Joaquin River Flood Control Project. This Community Project Funding (CPF) secured by Harder will go towards completing this vital project to protect Stockton from flooding.

PG&E has already raised rates twice so far this year, with at least one more rate increase on the way

Families’ PG&E bills have doubled in the last 10 years; PG&E reported $2.2 billion in profits in 2023 - a nearly 25% increase

WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Josh Harder (CA-9), a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, announced that he secured $850,000 for the construction of the Pathways Project, a homeless shelter in Stockton led by St. Mary’s Community Services.