Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Josh Harder sent a letter to California state legislative leaders urging them to implement a gas tax rebate and take immediate action to lower prices by cutti
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Representative Josh Harder sent a letter to Small Business Administrator (SBA) Isabel Guzman calling out the agency for failing to track demographic data for the recipients of the $357 billion COVID relief dollars dispersed by the SBA. By failing to track this data, Harder's letter states, the program neglected underserved business owners across the Central Valley.
WASHINGTON – Late last night, Representative Josh Harder voted to pass the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 which will provide $13.6 billion of humanitarian and military assistance to Ukraine and fund the US government through the end of 2022.
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Josh Harder sent a letter to California's Director of Energy Infrastructure Safety Caroline Thomas Jacobs urging her to reverse her recent decision allowing PG&E leadership to pass the costs of the catastrophic wildfires PG&E on to California taxpayers while also capping the amount of fire damage that PG&E shareholders are responsible for paying back to the same fund.
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Josh Harder is encouraging first responders and educators in Stanislaus and San Joaquin Counties to apply for a $1,000 first time homebuyer grant by going online here.
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Josh Harder announced he is backing three bipartisan bills to address the drug epidemic and fund Central Valley police departments. The bills, detailed below, will:
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Josh Harder announced that California added 32,600 manufacturing jobs in 2021, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Rep. Harder helped Central Valley manufacturers create and restore jobs by passing the American Rescue Plan and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. He is also working to create even more domestic manufacturing jobs by passing the America COMPETES Act which will supercharge American manufacturing and strengthen the supply chain.
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Josh Harder announced that he has received the National Association of Community Health Centers' 2022 Distinguished Community Health Advocate Award. The award recognizes members of Congress who have supported community health centers in their districts.
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Josh Harder sent a letter to National Drug Control Policy Director Rahul Gupta urging his office to increase financial support for local police and sheriffs' departments in the fight against methamphetamine and fentanyl.
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Josh Harder sent a bipartisan letter to House and Senate leaders urging them to invest in 21st century satellite technology to measure land subsidence nationwide. In the last 100 years the San Joaquin Valley has sunk, or subsided, by at least 33 feet, causing significant regional infrastructure challenges.