Press Releases
Somerset, PA Today Congressmen John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13) and Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14) released the following statement on the Office of National Drug Control Policy's (ONDCP) designation of Westmoreland County in the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program, which will provide new opportunities and resources to combat drug trafficking and abuse in western Pennsylvania.
Today, Representatives John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13), Brenda L. Lawrence (MI-14), Troy Balderson (OH-12), and Mike Quigley (IL-05) introduced the bipartisan Small Business PPE Tax Credit Act, which would provide a tax credit, up to $25,000, for the purchase of personal protective equipment (PPE), for small businesses, 501(c)(3) non-profits, veterans' organizations, independent contractors, farmers, sole proprietors, and other organizations for the purchase of personal protective equipment (PPE).
Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13) offered an amendment to H.R. 7608, the State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021, to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from enforcing municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) stormwater permits.
Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13) today announced that six students from Pennsylvania's 13th Congressional District have received appointments to the U.S. Service Academies. These students have the opportunity to attend the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY, or the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO.
Somerset, PA Today Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13) announced that the Somerset County Commission has received a $1,000,000 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). This funding will expand the Twin Lakes Center's drug and alcohol treatment and rehabilitation services, increasing the number of beds at the Center and expanding the availability of professional support services.
Somerset, PA Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13), who represents Shanksville in the U.S. House of Representatives, today offered the following statement on the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
Somerset, PA Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13), joined by a number of community leaders in Somerset and Cambria Counties, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao urging the completion of U.S. Route 219, which would expand economic opportunities and increase safety across the region.
Somerset, PA Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13) today welcomed Vice President Mike Pence to Westmoreland County for a discussion with national and local pro-life leaders hosted by the Susan B. Anthony List.
Somerset, PA In today's Somerset Daily American, Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13), who represents Shanksville in the U.S. House of Representatives, honored the 40 crew and passengers aboard United Airlines Flight 93 ahead of tomorrow's 19th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.