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WASHINGTON — Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and US Citizenship and Immigration Services Director (USCIS) Ur Jaddou requesting they issue a blanket waiver on the $575 filing fee for Afghan individuals applying for humanitarian parole in the United States. Humanitarian parole permits individuals and families at risk of immediate danger to temporarily enter the United States during an emergency. Rep.

WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) is pushing the Biden administration to focus specifically on the health impacts of wildfire smoke as they launch a new whole-of-government initiative on climate and equity.

WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) spoke during a House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing on his new WWII Veterans Hospital and Medical Eligibility Act which will cut red tape to open full U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health benefits to every veteran of World War II.

WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) announced he has secured $9 million in federal funds for mental health services across the Central Valley. Stanislaus County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services will receive $4 million. The Alliance for Community Wellness (La Familia) which spans Stanislaus, Alameda, and Merced counties will receive $5 million.

WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) hosted Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack at a virtual event to discuss the state of agriculture in the Valley. The two were joined by dozens of local farmers and ranchers spanning the full range of Valley produce. At the meeting, Rep. Harder highlighted the six major issues he and Sec. Vilsack are working on to support farmers, ranchers, and the entire Valley economy:

WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) led a bipartisan letter with 67 of his colleagues urging the Department of Education to implement a regulatory fix that currently excludes doctors in California and Texas from receiving federal student loan forgiveness. The California Medical Association (CMA) estimates that the fix could bring 10,000 physicians to the state over the next decade.

WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) led a letter alongside Sen. Alex Padilla (CA) and Rep. Joe Neguse (CO-2) to House and Senate Leadership urging them to include a two-year lift of the federal firefighter pay cap in budget legislation currently moving through Congress.

WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) pushed for new support for the Valley's agricultural fairs during a critical House Agriculture Committee markup. The bill, the bipartisan Agricultural Fairs Rescue Act, will provide $500 million in federal grants for agricultural fairs through state departments of agriculture. State and county fairs are a primary source of promotion of U.S.