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WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Josh Harder (CA-10), a staunch opponent of California's gas tax, once again urged Sacramento to suspend any future increases in the gas tax. According to AAA tracking data, Californians are paying an average of more than $4.60 per gallon, the single highest price in the nation.
WASHINGTON — Yesterday, Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy demanding he reverse the service delays and price hikes he recently implemented at the United States Postal Service (USPS).
WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) is doubling down on his push to include prescription drug cost reduction measures in the upcoming Build Back Better legislation after a new report that Aduhelm, currently priced at $56,000 per year, is expected to drive rising Medicare Part B rates next year.
WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) introduced a resolution to honor the 16,000 wildland firefighters who've worked across the West this year alongside Republican Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-3). Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Steve Daines (R-MT) recently introduced a bipartisan companion bill in the Senate.
WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) joined President Biden, Democrats and Republicans at the White House for the official signing of the bipartisan infrastructure bill. Rep. Harder helped negotiate the bill alongside 30 Democrats and 30 Republicans as part of the Problem Solvers Caucus. Now that the bill has been signed into law, Rep. Harder is focused on ensuring its historic investments are delivered to the Central Valley.
WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) backed a new bill that will raise federal firefighter pay to at least $20 an hour and increasing annual pay to at least $20,000 per season, create a permanent federal classification so wildland firefighters are correctly recognized for their dangerous work, improve their physical and mental health care services, secure their retirement benefits, provide housing stipends for those fighting fires 50+ miles from their homes, offer tuition assistance, and more.
WASHINGTON — Today, Rep. Josh Harder (CA-10) announced more than $179 million is available to help hardworking California families pay their energy bills this winter through the Department of Health and Human Services' Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). This funding will be distributed by local agencies (list below) and is expected to help more than 5 million households stay warm this winter.
WASHINGTON — Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) sent a letter to California Public Utilities Commission President Marybel Batjer urging immediate changes to power shutoff policies leaving thousands of vulnerable Californians in the dark.
WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) celebrated the passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill through the House of Representatives. Rep. Harder helped negotiate the bill alongside 30 Democrats and 30 Republicans as part of the Problem Solvers Caucus. The bill will bring massive new investments to the Central Valley to repair roads and bridges, build new water infrastructure, and fight and prevent wildfires.
WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Josh Harder's (CA-10) bill to cut red tape to open full U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health benefits to every veteran of World War II passed out of the House Veterans Affairs Committee by unanimous consent, a critical first step toward the bill becoming law.