Dear Neighbor,
Thank you for reading my District Round-up. As your candidate for Pennsylvania’s 13th Congressional District, it is my honor and pleasure to deliver to you where I’ve been and what issues I’ve tackled in the past week. Criss-crossing the counties of Adams, Franklin, Fulton, Bedford, Cambria, Blair, Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata, Perry, Cumberland, and Somerset gives me great opportunities to meet with voters, hear what is on your hearts and minds, and the chance to voice my fight for Everyday Americans. If you would like to contribute to my campaign, please donate here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/beth-farnham-for-congress-1
Many, many thanks to Eileen and Stu Roberts of Blair County for graciously opening their home on Sunday in order for their friends to meet me and hear about my positions on the issues.
It was a lovely afternoon of good friends, good food, and progressive support.
If you’re interested in hosting such an event, please reach out to Eileen at VolunteerRecruiterBFFC@gmail.com.
Photo credits: Jack Stansbury
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Town Hall on Healthcare and Affordability
Beth Farnham for Congress is excited to host a Town Hall on Healthcare and Affordability on Saturday, January 24, 2026, at The Franklin County Visitors Bureau, 15 S. Main St. Chambersburg, PA 17701 from 2 PM to 4 PM.
Check-in will begin for those registered at 1:45 PM, and the town hall will start at 2 PM and end at 4 PM. Because of limited seating, only registered attendees will be admitted. Please allow for check-in time, which is required.
Free required registration for the Town Hall here: https://bethfarnhamforcongress.com/chambersburg/
There is free parking along Main Street on Saturdays and in the metered public lots. Please do not park behind the church.The Town Hall will take place inside the 11/30 room on the second floor. Please use the ramped side entrance on the left of the building, enter the doors, and use the elevator to go up 1 floor. The check-in process for registered attendees will begin at 1:45 PM. If enough seats are still available, on-site registration may be held.
Please note that no signs, firearms, or weapons will be permitted at the event, and security prohibits large bags, backpacks, or diaper bags, but reserves the right to check any bag. The event will be recorded.
The event program will be provided at check-in and is the key for entry to the room.
Voters from Pennsylvania’s 13th Congressional district (PA-13) are urged to attend and share concerns or ask questions of Beth Farnham, candidate for Pennsylvania’s 13th Congressional district. This event is paid for by Beth Farnham for Congress.
I stand with Governor Tim Walz and the people of Minnesota against the violence of the Trump administration.
“The governor also called on Minnesotans to be peaceful as they continue to protest the shooting death of 37-year-old Renee Good.
‘We must protest loudly, urgently, but also peacefully,” he said. ‘Indeed, as hard as we will fight in the courts and the ballot box, we cannot and will not let violence prevail.’”
The people of Minnesota deserve to exercise their First Amendment rights against the tyrannical government that is the Trump administration.
No more Americans nor any person on US soil who is not a threat to others be gunned down by law enforcement. That violence, paid by taxpayers, is at the direction of a criminal who does not have America’s best interest in mind.
Please elect me in November so I can hold the Trump administration accountable for their crimes.
Together, we #ChooseDemocracy and Justice!
Why am I the best candidate for mental health?
Because I believe in MORE funding for mental health and drug addiction services, not less, and in universal healthcare that consistently provides needed treatment independent of employment status.
“The Trump administration sent shockwaves through the U.S. mental health and drug addiction system late Tuesday, sending hundreds of termination letters, effective immediately, for federal grants supporting health services.
‘We are definitely looking at severe loss of front-line capacity,’ said Andrew Kessler, head of Slingshot Solutions, a consultancy firm that works with mental health and addiction groups nationwide. ‘[Programs] may have to shut their doors tomorrow.’”
And the Trump administration should be accountable for the severe harm they are doing to the residents of this country.
I have never supported that person who just arbitrarily cut off funding for mental health services.
Meanwhile, our own US Representative, multimillionaire John Joyce, will likely twist himself into knots because he will try to justify Trump’s horrible actions instead of impeaching Trump for illegally impounding congressionally-approved funds.
But it doesn’t have to be this way. Please vote for me, Beth Farnham, in November so that I can work on improving the lives of Everyday Americans.
Together, we #ChooseDemocracy and Universal Healthcare!
NEW SECTION! Joyce’s votes on recent legislation
| Legislation | Joyce’s vote | US House Result | How Beth would have voted | Rationale for Beth’s vote |
| H.R.5184 – Affordable HOMES Act | Yes | Passed | No | – Repeals Department of Energy (DOE) energy efficiency regulations applicable to manufactured housing and eliminates DOE’s authority to issue similar regulations (Sec. 2). -Repeals the DOE final rule titled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Manufactured Housing and published on May 31, 2022 (Sec. 2). -Authorizes the DOE to provide recommendations to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for revisions to energy conservation standards applicable to manufactured housing (Sec. 2). |
| H.R.6504 – Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act | No | Passed | Yes | Extends, through December 31, 2028, the special duty-free rules for various apparel products imported from Haiti, including the duty-free treatment provided for a limited amount (referred to as tariff preference levels) of certain apparel products assembled in and imported from Haiti (Sec. 2). Requires the President to proclaim such modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) that may be necessary to restore preferential treatment to articles that became ineligible for such treatment due to prior revisions to the HTS (Sec. 3). Specifies that this Act also provides for the refund of duties (i.e., liquidation or reliquidation of entries) on covered articles from Haiti that entered into the United States on or after September 30, 2025, and before the date of this bill’s enactment (Sec. 3). |
| H.R.6500 – AGOA Extension Act | No | Passed | Yes | Extends, through December 31, 2028, trade preferences that provide duty-free access to the U.S. market for most exports from eligible countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) (Sec. 2). Specifies that this extension applies to the duty-free treatment of the products of beneficiary SSA countries under the Trade Act of 1974 (specifically, the Generalized System of Preferences) and the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) (Sec. 2). Specifies that the extended period applies to the following provisions of AGOA (Sec. 2): The duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles from beneficiary SSA countries; and The third-country fabric provision, which allows limited amounts of apparel articles from lesser developed beneficiary SSA countries to qualify for duty-free treatment, even if the yarns and fabrics used in their production are imported from non-AGOA countries (e.g., apparel assembled in Kenya with Chinese fabrics). Authorizes the refund of duties (i.e., liquidation or reliquidation of entries) on articles from eligible SSA countries that entered into the United States after September 30, 2025, and before the date of this bill’s enactment (Sec. 2). Extends, through December 31, 2031, customs user fees and merchandise processing fees (Sec. 3) |
| H.R.2683 – Remote Access Security Act | Yes | Passed | Yes | Expands the scope of the U.S. export control system to include remote access of items (Sec. 2). Defines “remote access” as either of the following (Sec. 2): Access to an item subject to the jurisdiction of the United States by a foreign person through a network connection, including the internet or a cloud computing service, from a location other than where the item is physically located; or Any other form of access specified in regulations promulgated by the Department of Commerce. Extends the application of export controls under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA) to remote access of items, thereby allowing Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security to issue licenses and impose penalties related to remote access of controlled items (Sec. 2). |
| H.R.4593 – SHOWER Act | Yes | Passed | No | It increases water flow to waste water and increase utility bills. |
| H.R.2262 – Flexibility for Workers Education Act | Yes | Failed | No | Amends the definition of “hours worked” under the Fair Labor Standards Act to exclude certain voluntary training that occurs outside an employee’s regular working hours (Sec. 2). Specifies that such training does not count as hours worked even if it is offered by the employer, provided that an employee’s working conditions are not adversely affected by choosing not to participate and the employee does not perform any work for the employer during the training (Sec. 2). |
| H.R.7006 – Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yes | Passed | No | Abortion bans, weakened contraceptive access, funding to Isreal that perpetrates Gaza murders after “ceasefire”, Palestinian statehood only granted through US Secretary of State, no expanding healthcare coverage. |
| H.R.2988 – Protecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings Act | Yes | Passed | No | Retirement plans should not include cryptocurrency investments and should consider Environmental, Social, and Governmental factors concerning investment decisions. |
If you’re like me, you love this country as much as I do and work to make a positive difference. In the midst of this Constitutional Crisis, please consider reaching out to your local Democratic committees or Democratic candidates so that we can strengthen our Democracy instead of letting it slide into fascism.
We don’t just #ChooseDemocracy, we choose Pennsylvania, we choose The United States of America, we choose Humanity and I am deeply glad to work along side you.
Sincerely,
Beth
Beth Farnham for Congress 