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WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Josh Harder (CA-9), a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, announced that he secured funding to protect wildland firefighters from major cuts to their pay and benefits in the House-passed government funding bill. Wildland firefighters made as little as $11.86 per hour – less than the living wage - before Rep. Harder secured a pay increase for them in 2021.
The Delta Tunnel’s construction would jeopardize the Delta’s levee system and could damage critical flood prevention infrastructure
Rep. Harder and his colleagues are also working to block federal resources from being used to jam the boondoggle project through
A new invasive species of beetle was recently found infesting almonds and pistachios in the San Joaquin Valley; the beetle’s larvae cause damage by boring into nuts
Reports show criminals are stealing livestock and expensive equipment like tractors from farms and
New FTC report shows Americans lost a record $10 billion to scams and fraud last year; more than 2022’s record-high $8.8 billion and nearly 300% higher than 2020
WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Harder announced the San Joaquin County Office of Education will receive a $13,951,807 federal grant for its Head Start programs supporting children between the ages of 3 and 5 years old. Head Start provides school readiness, social development, and health services for young children while they are in their prime of early development.
Milk is San Joaquin County’s top-producing commodity, bringing in over $626 million in 2022; California produces 20% of the country’s milk supply
Without enough half-pint milk cartons, school lunch programs won’t be able to serve nutritious milk to students
WASHINGTON — Rep. Harder is taking further action to protect San Joaquin County families from natural disasters and make sure that they have enough time to apply for loans to cover damage to their property and get back on their feet. Rep. Harder joined a bipartisan group of his colleagues in urging the U.S.
WASHINGTON – Ahead of peak wildfire season, Rep. Josh Harder is taking action to fight catastrophic wildfires and their dangerous smoke. Harder and a bipartisan group of his colleagues are calling for more controlled burns in wooded areas in a new letter sent to the Department of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan, Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Mandy Cohen.