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WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, March 23^rd at 6:00 PM Pacific Time, Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) will host his second telephone town hall of 2021. He will be joined by Jolena Voorhis, San Joaquin County Deputy County Administrator. The telephone town hall is another of the many listening tour events Rep. Harder is hosting to hear from his constituents on how to be most helpful during this difficult time.

WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) sent a letter to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig urging him to extend this year's tax filing deadline to June 15^th. Rep. Harder's letter asks the IRS to prioritize delivering the $1,400 direct stimulus checks passed through the American Rescue Plan before turning the agency's attention to 2020 tax filings.

WASHINGTON — Yesterday, the Center for Effective Lawmaking (CEL) announced its Legislative Effectiveness Scores for the recently completed 116^th Congress. Congressman Josh Harder (CA-10) was ranked the 4^th most effective House freshman, putting him in the top 4% of his class of lawmakers. The scores are normalized to an average value of 1.0, meaning Rep.

WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Josh Harder (CA-10) announced that more than $29 million in rental and utility assistance is now available for San Joaquin County families through the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). The ERAP will help qualified tenants address unpaid rent, utilities, and prevent eviction. The application will be available through an online portal, where the applicant will create an account and submit an electronic application.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Josh Harder (CA-10) and Doris Matsui (CA-06) led two letters urging immediate remedies to the ongoing judge shortage in the Eastern District of California. In the Rep. Harder-led letter addressed to the Biden Administration, he urges the president to prioritize appointing two judges to the vacant seats in the Eastern District of California in order to immediately remedy the crippling judge shortage in the region.

WASHINGTON — Today, Rep. Josh Harder (CA-10) voted to pass the final version of the American Rescue Plan currently on its way to President Biden's desk. The package includes a round of $1,400 direct stimulus checks, more than $190 million for Stanislaus County and its cities, and more than $180 million for San Joaquin County and its cities. The package's child tax credit is expected to lift 40% of the nation's kids out of poverty, including tens of thousands in the Central Valley.

WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Josh Harder (CA-10) and his colleagues sent a letter to Speaker Pelosi and Leader McCarthy on behalf of the 1.6 million California households struggling with water debt. Rep. Harder and his colleagues have secured a one-time federal allocation for water assistance in the American Rescue Plan and are now pushing for continued support for the program. This year, a study found that California households hold a stunning $1 billion in water debt and low-income communities of color shoulder a disproportionate amount of the burden.

WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Josh Harder (CA-10) called on the federal government to immediately clarify when and if a mass vaccination site will be coming to the Central Valley. In his afternoon press conference just now, Gov. Newsom announced that the federally-funded mass vaccine site he previously announced in the Central Valley is currently on hold. Other states, he said, were, "a little upset" that California was going to receive the Central Valley vaccination site and caused the delay.