WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following statement on Aug. 24, 2021: * * * Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement after the House passed the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021. "The right to vote is our most sacred - and most important - civic responsibility. "The John Lewis Voting Rights Act ensures that all Americans, regardless of party or background, have free, equal, and fair access to the ballot box, and have a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2021: Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) joined a resolution led by Congressman Michael Waltz (R-FL), an Afghan War veteran, to condemn President Biden's failures in Afghanistan and calls on the President to commit to maintain the evacuation as long as necessary to evacuate U.S. citizens and Afghan partners that would like to leave the country. President Biden has held firm in his commitment to the arb  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2021: Representatives Tim Ryan (D-OH), Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-PR), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), and Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) introduced bipartisan legislation today to eliminate the stigma of mental health in the Armed Forces by identifying ways to encourage servicemembers to seek help when they need it. An estimated 30,177 active-duty personnel and veterans of the post 9/11 wars have died by suicide. Th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2021: Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH) and Steven Palazzo (R-MS) today called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to bar China from hosting the 2022 Winter Olympic Games unless China cooperates fully with the investigation by the World Health Organization (WHO) on the origins of COVID-19. In a letter to the IOC, Ryan and Palazzo highlighted that the WHO's plan for a second COVID-19 origin investigati  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2021: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) announced that the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has awarded $875,000 grant funding for Drug-Free Community (DFC) Programs throughout Ohio. In 1997, Portman authored the Drug-Free Communities Act, which supports evidence-based, community-oriented drug prevention programs. The Drug-Free Communities Act is designed to be optimally effec  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Mark Warner, (D-VA), today unveiled their draft legislation to overhaul international taxation and invest in America by ensuring mega-corporations pay their fair share. The discussion draft builds on the framework released in April, providing a second opportunity for the public to submit comments for consideration. It detail  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2021: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Senator Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Senator Mark Warner, D-Va., today unveiled their draft legislation to overhaul international taxation and invest in America by ensuring mega-corporations pay their fair share. The section-by-section summary is available here: https://www.finance.senate.gov/download/secti  more