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Altoona, PA Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13), the top Republican on the House Small Business Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture, Trade, and Entrepreneurship, released the following statement on farm and agricultural producers' eligibility for the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loans, both of which were replenished by Congress last week.

Congressman John Joyce (PA-13) released the following statement after President Trump gave his State of the Union address this evening.

"Tonight, President Trump offered an encouraging and optimistic path forward for the American people. From securing our southern border and rebuilding the military to strengthening the U.S. economy and making quality health care more affordable for American patients, our nation is moving in the right direction.

Altoona, PA Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13), the top Republican on the House Small Business Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture, Trade, and Entrepreneurship, recently led a letter to Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Jovita Carranza encouraging the agency to expand its support for farmers in the face of the coronavirus crisis by clarifying guidance surrounding the Paycheck Protection Program. Dr. Joyce was joined by five fellow Members of Congress on this letter to Administrator Carranza.

Altoona, PA Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13), alongside Congressman Fred Keller (PA-12) and fellow Members of Congress from Pennsylvania, recently sent a letter Governor Tom Wolf urging him to ensure that the funding provided to Pennsylvania in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act reaches rural Pennsylvanians. In the CARES Act, Congress passed $150 billion for state governments to provide coronavirus relief, including nearly $5 billion for Pennsylvania.

Altoona, PA Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13) today announced that Broad Top Area Medical Center in Huntingdon County received a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration to combat substance use disorders and opioid use disorders.

Congressman John Joyce (PA-13) released the following statement after joining President Trump in Pittsburgh for his remarks to the Marcellus Shale Coalition's 9th Annual Shale Insight Conference.

Altoona, PA Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13) released the following statement outlining the need for more funding in the Paycheck Protection Program, which is slated to run out of funds before the end of the week. This program, established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, allows small businesses to apply for forgivable loans to cover payroll, employee benefits, and other key expenses, such as rent, mortgage payments, and utilities.

Congressman John Joyce (PA-13) today opposed H.R. 2740, the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Legislative Branch, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act. After the vote, the 13^th District lawmaker highlighted how the measure increases government spending without allocating any funding to address crisis at the southern border.