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WASHINGTON - Rep. Josh Harder’s office has seen an influx in requests from families needing help with expediated passports as summer vacations near. Rep. Harder has helped 56 people this year receive their backlogged passports, including expediting Jonathan Velez’s passport renewal just days before he was set to leave for his family vacation to South America. Velez submitted his passport renewal on January 13th with expedited processing and had not received it by March 8th when he reached Harder's office for help.
WASHINGTON - This morning, Representative Josh Harder sent a letter to the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), demanding resources for fighting the growing spread of Xylazine the “Zombie Drug” in street drugs like fentanyl.
WASHINGTON - This afternoon, Representative Josh Harder (CA-09) demanded answers from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies with ‘Nellie’, a taxidermied nutria, about their proposed funding cuts for controlling the invasive rodent population. Nutria are an semi-aquatic invasive species from South America that are easily recognized by their “nacho cheese” teeth that they use to chew through vegetation and water management systems.
WASHINGTON – Representative Josh Harder (CA-09), one of the very few fathers serving in Congress with young children at home, helped found a new congressional caucus made up of working dads. The Dads Caucus aims to give much-needed attention to issues faced by working parents. After Rep. Harder struggled to find enough baby formula for his newborn daughter Lillian during last year’s formula shortage, he realized how few young dads there were in Congress. Rep.
If you would like to provide comment on the Draft Environmental Impacts Statement, please send them to the following email address: DLL-DCP-EIS@usace.army.mil.
Comments must be submitted on or before March 16, 2023. You can also send questions to the above address or call the Corps' project manager, Zachary Simmons, at (415) 503-2951.
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Josh Harder (CA-9) released the following statement after learning that Shell Oil and Dow Chemical have finally been required to take responsibility for contaminating Manteca’s water supply. Harder has been pushing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and both corporations to take responsibility and accountability.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Josh Harder (CA-9), a founding member of the Dads Caucus, and Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21) led a bipartisan letter to US Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack calling on him to oppose the Biden Administration’s proposed
WASHINGTON – After Representative Josh Harder (CA-9)’s months-long push, the US Army Corps of Engineers reversed course and agreed to host an in-person forum TOMORROW, Wednesday, March 1st at 6:00 PM at the University Plaza Waterfront Hotel in Stockton. Rep. Harder is encouraging members of the community to attend and make their voices heard.
WASHINGTON – In a new letter sent out today, Representative Josh Harder (CA-9) is calling on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to act faster to help San Joaquin County residents who are still struggling to get the assistance they need following the de
WASHINGTON – Earlier this month, Representative Josh Harder (CA-9) joined his colleagues, Representatives Joe Neguse (CO-2), Jim Costa (CA-21), and Dina Titus (NV-1), in sending a letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and the United States Forest Service (USFS). After Rep.