Press Releases
Congressman John Joyce (PA-13) today voted against H.R. 582, legislation that will raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the measure could lead to the elimination of over 3.7 million jobs by 2025. The 13th District lawmaker issued the following statement after opposing the bill:
Congressman John Joyce (PA-13) today released the following video message commemorating the 18th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
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Read his full remarks:
Today, September 11th, we remember what happened 18 years ago in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, here in Washington at the Pentagon, and of course, in New York City. Our resolve is to fight terrorism, which is why I serve you on the House Homeland Security Committee.
Congressman John Joyce (PA-13) today released the following statement on H.R. 4378, which appropriates funding for the federal government through November 21, 2019 and for other purposes.
Congressman John Joyce (PA-13) today released the following statement after voting no on H.Res. 660, House Democrats' partisan impeachment inquiry resolution.
Congressman John Joyce (PA-13) today released the following statement after opposing a Democratic bill that claims to protect pre-existing conditions despite the reality that it does nothing of the sort:
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:
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.
Congressman John Joyce (PA-13) today put forward a second legislative proposal in as many months to support the 13th District's hunting community and address the outbreak of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in the region. The measure Joyce and his neighbor GT Thompson (PA-15) introduced today, the Chronic Wasting Disease Research Act (H.R. 2081), would authorize an additional $15 million in grant funding to states, institutions of higher education and other eligible entities that are invested in researching a cure for Chronic Wasting Disease.
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.