Press Releases
WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) urged the Small Business Administration (SBA) to increase their speed in delivering the Shuttered Venue Operators Grants intended to help reopen thousands of closed venues across the country. As it stands after two months of the program being open, only 3% of applications for the grant have even been reviewed by the federal government.
WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) led a letter to House leadership pushing for ongoing funding of the federal water affordability assistance program in any upcoming infrastructure or economic recovery package. In California alone, more than 1.6 million households hold $1 billion in water debt, with an average debt of $500 per person.
WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) announced that the IRS will continue to provide tax credits of up to $17,110 per employee to help local small businesses cover the costs of providing paid sick and family leave for workers through September. Along with using the leave to care for themselves and family who are sick, workers can also use paid leave to get their COVID vaccinations and take time off to recover from any temporary side effects from the shot.
WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) announced that his office has now saved constituents $7,008,529 in government benefits or mistaken bills from government agencies. Due to significant failures at the California Economic Development Department (EDD), Rep. Harder's team has focused on bridging the issue by cutting through red tape and getting constituents answers.
WASHINGTON — In reaction to a stunning new ProPublica report on the average tax rate paid by the wealthiest 25 Americans in recent years, Rep. Josh Harder called on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to do everything in its power to ensure the wealthiest individuals and corporations are paying their fair share. According to the report, the wealthiest 25 Americans paid a true tax rate of just 3.4% from 2014 to 2018.
WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Harder (CA-10) secured the inclusion of the 7th Street Bridge and State Route 132 projects in the upcoming INVEST in America Act. Together, the projects will amount to $18.5 million in new federal investments in the Central Valley. Securing a place for both projects in this bill is a momentous first step toward getting them enacted into law. The 7th Street Bridge is one of the most dangerous and poorly rated bridges in California.
WASHINGTON — Today, Representatives Josh Harder (CA-10) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) reintroduced the bipartisan Disability Employment Incentive Act to encourage businesses to hire and retain more workers with disabilities, including veterans. Presently, despite 80% of Americans with disabilities wanting to work, only 18% are actually employed.
WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) is encouraging Central Valley veterans to apply for a new program that offers education and training for high-demand jobs to veterans currently facing unemployment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This program, the Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program, was created and funded by the American Rescue Plan that Rep. Harder voted to pass into law earlier this year. The program has $386 million in federal funding and will help almost 20,000 veterans.
WASHINGTON — Today, Representatives Josh Harder (CA-10) and David Valadao (CA-21) led a bipartisan group of colleagues in writing to the House and Senate leaders urging water storage to be included in any upcoming infrastructure package. The group included Republican Representatives Darrell Issa (CA-50) and Ken Calvert (CA-42), as well as Democratic Representatives Jim Costa (CA-16), John Garamendi (CA-3), Ami Bera (CA-7), Ro Khanna (CA-17), Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-2), Greg Stanton (AZ-9), and Dina Titus (NV-1).
WASHINGTON — In reaction to new reporting on the continued failure of the California Employment Development Department (EDD), Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) again called on the Department of Labor to release the $2 billion in support for state unemployment agencies as soon as possible. Rep. Harder passed these new funds into law in March through the American Rescue Plan, yet not a single dime has been distributed to state agencies.