Press Releases
Counties in the Central Valley including San Joaquin and Sacramento are considered high-intensity drug trafficking areas; So far in 2024, 5.8 million fentanyl-laced pills have been seized in California
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Harder called out Sacramento politicians and the California Department of Water Resources for trying to ship the Central Valley’s water south while causing “significant and unavoidable” impacts on Delta communities.
On Saturday, Duke was honored in Washington, DC alongside 25 other canines who died in the line of duty last year
Americans lost $10 billion to scams and fraud last year; more than 2022’s record-high $8.8 billion and nearly 300% higher than in 2020, according to an FTC report
This week, Rep. Harder introduced a resolution to make tomorrow, May 9th, National Scam Survivor Day
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.