NILES, Ohio, Aug. 14 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2021: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) today announced that the Child Tax Credit Payments - which were passed in the American Rescue Plan Act by House and Senate Democrats and signed into law by President Biden - pumped $688,550,000 into the Ohio economy in July alone. According to a new study, in July this tax cut for working families put a $550,840,000 into the pockets of Ohio's families and benefited 2,1  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 14 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on Aug. 13, 2021: * * * Congressman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) issued the following statement in response to continued reports of Taliban advancements in Afghanistan. "The decision to withdraw from Afghanistan seems to have been enacted without having a concrete plan for doing so safely and effectively. "As we prepare to send 3,000 American troops back into the country, it would seem obvious that all did not   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following transcript of an interview on Fox News with Bill Hemmer on Aug. 13, 2021: * * * In an interview this morning with Fox News' Bill Hemmer, Senator Rob Portman discussed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act - landmark legislation he helped craft to upgrade and modernize America's aging infrastructure. The legislation passed the Senate this past Tuesday by a vote of 69-30 and is now under consideration in the Hous  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) issued the following statement in response to the growing security crisis in Afghanistan following the announced withdrawal of American troops by the Biden administration. In recent weeks, Taliban fighters have overrun multiple provincial capitals and estimates suggest insurgents could take control of Kabul, Afghanistan's capital, in a matter of weeks. Portman urged the Biden   more