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WASHINGTON – Building on his commitment to accessibility, Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) will give residents of the Central Valley another opportunity to connect with him during a live telephone town hall while he is in Washington for votes. The event will begin at about six o'clock PM Pacific and last approximately an hour. During the telephone town hall, Rep. Harder will answer questions in real-time and offer assistance to folks who need help with federal issues.
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan bill introduced by Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) will receive a hearing in the Water Oceans and Wildlife Subcommittee on July 25th at 10:00 AM eastern. Rep.
WASHINGTON – Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) today voted for a bipartisan bill to eliminate a 40 percent tax on top-tier health insurance plans. The so-called "Cadillac Tax" was initially passed into law as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but its implementation has been repeatedly delayed thanks to bipartisan opposition.
WASHINGTON – Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) released the following statement after voting to condemn comments made by President Donald Trump indicating that four women of color who serve in the United States Congress should "go back" to where they came from.
"One of the things that makes America exceptional is that we come from everywhere. The color of our skin does not define if we are American. Folks in the Central Valley get that – we're Portuguese and Indian – Assyrian and Mexican – we're a land of a hundred nations. That makes us stronger.
Harder Will Introduce Education Bills in Coming Weeks
WASHINGTON – Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) today questioned international experts on apprenticeship programs during a hearing in the House Education and Labor Committee. Rep. Harder is in the process of developing an education and skills package tailored to the needs of the Central Valley and developed from the input from educators and businesses on the ground. Rep. Harder will release his legislation over the coming weeks.
WASHINGTON – Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) announced that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) would invest $395,877 over the next decade to support the construction of broadband to homes and businesses across the Central Valley. Within six years, internet providers must build much-needed and long overdue internet infrastructure to provide communities with access to broadband.
WASHINGTON – Representative Josh Harder (CA-10), a member of the Education and Labor Committee, released the following statement on the resignation of Labor Secretary Alex Acosta. Earlier this week, Rep. Harder called for Acosta's resignation in the wake of new charges against Jeffrey Epstein and the Department of Labor's failure to support investigations of sexual misconduct.
WASHINGTON – Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) demanded the resignation of Labor Secretary Alex Acosta in the following statement.
"Alex Acosta has been letting sex traffickers off the hook for years – he should resign immediately. Jeffrey Epstein's is not an isolated case – Alex Acosta's Department of Labor has also taken steps to undermine federal sex trafficking investigations.
"It's 2019 – it's long past time that we hold perpetrators of sexual misconduct – and their defenders – accountable."
WASHINGTON – ON THURSDAY, JULY 11th at 6:00 PM PDT – Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) will hold a Facebook Live Town Hall to give his constituents an opportunity to connect with him while he is in Washington for votes. In addition to the 11 in-person town halls, Rep. Harder has already held one Facebook Live town hall and one telephone town hall.