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After practicing medicine in Pennsylvania for over 25 years, Congressman John Joyce came to Congress to fight for every Pennsylvanian in the 13th Congressional District. He is working to defend our Constitutional rights, rebuild our economy, improve our health care system, strengthen our national security, stand up for our farmers and agriculture community, defeat the COVID-19 pandemic, and create American jobs for American workers by bringing family-sustaining jobs home to Pennsylvania.
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Congressman John Joyce (PA-13) released the following statement regarding the ongoing negotiations on border security legislation:
"The reason that the people of our district sent me to Washington is simple: they are fed up with politics as usual. The people of PA-13 are tired of kicking the can down the road when it comes to securing our border and do not understand why Democrats, who have supported physical barriers in the past, refuse to offer a single dollar for the wall.
Congressman John Joyce (PA-13) today released the following statement after opposing H.R. 3877, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019:
"As a small business owner, I understand what it's like to make the hard choices that are required in order to balance a check book. One cannot just keep borrowing money without ramifications in the private sector, and it's now time that the federal government adopt that model.
Altoona, PA Today Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13) announced that five additional fire departments in Pennsylvania's 13th Congressional District have been awarded grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Assistance for Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program, totaling nearly $25,000 in support.
Congressman John Joyce (PA-13) Thursday was appointed to the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security, Facility and Operations. The role will give Joyce further involvement in the efforts of the Department of Homeland Security to reduce illegal immigration and secure the border.
Congressman John Joyce (PA-13) today voted in favor of holding Robert Mueller accountable to the taxpayers and ensuring the special counsel's report is released to the public. The 13th District lawmaker issued the following statement after voting in favor of H. Con. Res. 24:
Altoona, PA Today Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13) announced that two fire departments in Pennsylvania's 13th Congressional District have been awarded grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Assistance for Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program.
Congressman John Joyce (PA-13) today announced the 2019 High School Congressional Art Competition for the 13th District of Pennsylvania. The United States House of Representatives sponsors this competition each spring to recognize and honor talented young artists from each congressional district across the country. Every school district in the 13th Congressional District is invited to submit one piece of student art to represent the artistic talents of its high school. More than 650,000 young artists have participated in the Congressional Art Competition since it began in 1982.
Congressman John Joyce (PA-13) today released the following statement after voting no on H.Res. 660, House Democrats' partisan impeachment inquiry resolution.
Chambersburg, PA Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13) this year has helped more than 1,000 Pennsylvanians navigate red tape at federal agencies, including the Social Security Administration, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and others. He and his team have opened nearly 1,100 constituent service cases since January.
Congressman John Joyce (PA-13) today gave his first address on the floor of the United States House of Representatives, where he called for Democrats take up an appropriations package that will fund the border wall and bring an end to the government shutdown.