Press Releases
Harder Will Introduce Education Bills in Coming Weeks
WASHINGTON – Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) today questioned international experts on apprenticeship programs during a hearing in the House Education and Labor Committee. Rep. Harder is in the process of developing an education and skills package tailored to the needs of the Central Valley and developed from the input from educators and businesses on the ground. Rep. Harder will release his legislation over the coming weeks.
WASHINGTON – Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) announced that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) would invest $395,877 over the next decade to support the construction of broadband to homes and businesses across the Central Valley. Within six years, internet providers must build much-needed and long overdue internet infrastructure to provide communities with access to broadband.
WASHINGTON – Representative Josh Harder (CA-10), a member of the Education and Labor Committee, released the following statement on the resignation of Labor Secretary Alex Acosta. Earlier this week, Rep. Harder called for Acosta's resignation in the wake of new charges against Jeffrey Epstein and the Department of Labor's failure to support investigations of sexual misconduct.
WASHINGTON – Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) demanded the resignation of Labor Secretary Alex Acosta in the following statement.
"Alex Acosta has been letting sex traffickers off the hook for years – he should resign immediately. Jeffrey Epstein's is not an isolated case – Alex Acosta's Department of Labor has also taken steps to undermine federal sex trafficking investigations.
"It's 2019 – it's long past time that we hold perpetrators of sexual misconduct – and their defenders – accountable."
WASHINGTON – ON THURSDAY, JULY 11th at 6:00 PM PDT – Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) will hold a Facebook Live Town Hall to give his constituents an opportunity to connect with him while he is in Washington for votes. In addition to the 11 in-person town halls, Rep. Harder has already held one Facebook Live town hall and one telephone town hall.
Modesto, CA – Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) will return to the Modesto Band (MoBand) to play as a percussionist for the group's Patriotic Spectacular on July 3rd at Graceada Park. Rep. Harder played the drums in the group while he was a student at Modesto High School. MoBand is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year and the Patriotic Spectacular will feature musicians of all ages.
WASHINGTON – Representatives Josh Harder (CA-10), Rob Wittman (VA-1), Grace Napolitano (CA-32), and Morgan Griffith (VA-9) today introduced the Water Resources Research Amendments Act. The bill would reauthorize an expired program which supports local water research institutes that solve problems regarding water quantity and quality in collaboration with universities, local governments, the water industry, and the public.
WASHINGTON – Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's rulings regarding adding a citizenship question to the Census and upholding partisan gerrymandering. It's unclear if the administration will have sufficient time to argue the case before Census forms are printed later this year, making it unlikely that the question will ultimately appear on the Census.
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