WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Illinois, ranking Republican member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2021: Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) this week made stops in Ohio and Tennessee as part of the Faith in Elections Project. On Monday, Davis joined Congressman Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Ranking Member on the House Judiciary Committee Jim Jordan (R-OH) to hear from local election officials in their d  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Bob Gibbs, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Following the blatantly unconstitutional directive from the CDC on eviction moratoriums, Congressman Bob Gibbs wrote to his Republican colleagues asking them to consider and debate filing articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden. After sending the letter, Congressman Gibbs released the following statement: "The rule of law, the separation of powers, and the limitations of executive authority are not ju  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. David Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2021: Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) announced that he has introduced two pieces of legislation to address shoreline erosion in Northeast Ohio: the Creating Opportunities to Advance Shoreline Treatments (COAST) Act and the Detrimental Erosion Forcing Enhanced Needs to Defend (DEFEND) the Great Lakes Act. "Water levels in the Great Lakes have reached historic highs over the past several years, damaging   more

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2021: The Debarment Enforcement of Bad Actor Registrants (DEBAR) Act, legislation authored by Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5), was signed into law by President Biden. The bill, which was introduced in February of this year, passed the House on April 15, 2021, by an overwhelming margin of 411-5, and later passed the Senate on July 27, 2021, by unanimous consent. "The opioid and drug overdose   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) is announcing a federal grant of $539,218 for the University of Akron for their Talent Search Program, which helps the university identify and assist individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds who have the potential to succeed in higher education. The program provides academic, career, and financial counseling to its participants and encourages them to graduate from high school and compl  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 6, 2021, after the Securities and Exchange Commission approved Nasdaq's proposed rule related to board diversity and disclosure: * * * "Corporate America must do more to increase diversity in the boardroom. "I applaud the SEC and Nasdaq for recognizing the benefits to companies and shareholders of a more inclusive and equitable economy."  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) joined a bipartisan, bicameral letter urging U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to swiftly discharge the outstanding student loans of more than 517,000 Americans with a total and permanent disability (TPD) - to look out for those who became disabled since their college careers, impeding their ability to fully earn a living. In addition to Senator King, t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following joint statement with Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Arizona: * * * U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) issued the following statement on the cost estimate released by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on the final legislative text of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act: "The bipartisan legislation the Senate is now considering is a historic investment in our nation's core infrastructure nee  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2021: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senators Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., today launched an investigation into private equity ownership of for-profit hospice companies and subsequent reductions in the quality of care. The investigation centers on Kindred at Home and the period where the company was purchased an  more