Press Releases

Congressman John Joyce (PA-13) today released the following statement on President Trump's proposal to reopen the government, secure the border and address other immigration issues:

"Time and time again throughout the shutdown, President Trump has shown a willingness to compromise so we can secure our border and reopen the government. First, he agreed to change the makeup of the wall from concrete to steel. Now, he has put forward a package that includes immigration reforms that Democrats have advocated for vigorously in the past.

Congressman John Joyce (PA-13) today was named Ranking Member of the House Small Business Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture, Trade and Entrepreneurship.

Congressman John Joyce (PA-13) today voted to advance the "Border Crisis Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2019," legislation that would increase funding for the purposes of addressing the security and humanitarian crisis on the southern border. Democrats blocked the proposal and later in the day passed a measure to grant amnesty to more than two million people instead.

Congressman John Joyce (PA-13) today voted against H.R. 9, legislation that would force the United States to reduce its carbon emissions without any guarantee that competing economic countries will do the same. The measure would reinstitute the emission standards that President Obama agreed to under the Paris Agreement on climate change, a deal President Trump removed the United States from in June of 2017.

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 13^th 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.