Press Releases

Farm workers’ jobs are among the most dangerous professions, but a survey of California farm workers shows 31% of male agricultural workers have never visited a medical clinic and less than half have seen a doctor in the past 2 years

WASHINGTON -- Today, Representative Josh Harder (CA-9) gave a fiery speech on the House floor to demand VA Secretary Dennis McDonough fix the physician shortage at the Stockton VA clinic. After the Stockton clinic lost half of its physicians earlier this year, appointment wait times jumped to over 90 days for San Joaquin County veterans. Rep.

WASHINGTON – Representative Josh Harder just reintroduced his Securing Access for the Central Valley and Enhancing (SAVE) Water Resources Act. The bill provides a wraparound approach to addressing water issues facing the Central Valley by increasing storage opportunities, spurring innovation, and making long-overdue investments in our aging water infrastructure.

WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Josh Harder (CA-9), a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, highlighted the $3.8 million community project funding (CPF) he secured to expand Delta College’s nursing program. The money is going to enable Delta College to upgrade and expand the program’s state-of-the-art simulation labs, where students can practice their clinical training on life-like ‘patient mannequins’ and receive detailed feedback about their work.

Wait times at the Stockton VA are the longest out of any VA clinic in California; Rep. Harder has been working for months to get more resources and support from the federal VA to fix this

WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Josh Harder (CA-9) wrote to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) requesting a patient-focused listening session in San Joaquin County as Medicare moves forward with its drug price negotiations.

WASHINGTON  – Representative Josh Harder has reintroduced his Supporting the Health and Safety of Law Enforcement Act, which would create a new grant program to increase coordination between community mental health centers and law enforcement officers on mental health issues, including homelessness and public safety.

WASHINGTON -- Representative Josh Harder just introduced a new bill, the Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act of 2023, to allow the president to declare a “smoke emergency” when wildfire smoke creates hazardous air quality conditions.