WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2021: "Yesterday, we saw the culmination of perhaps the biggest national security blunder by a US president in decades as President Biden withdrew American Forces from Afghanistan, meeting his self-imposed artificial timeline, but breaking his promise to leave no Americans behind. He left hundreds of Americans and Afghan allies to fend for themselves behind enemy lines. "Taliban death squads are alr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on Aug. 31, 2021: * * * Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) provided the following statement on President Biden's decision to continue with the withdrawal from Afghanistan while knowingly leaving American citizens behind. "President Biden made the decision to leave Americans behind by not extending the deadline to withdraw from Afghanistan, which is today, August 31st. We no longer have troops on the ground, yet the  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2021: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined local transit leaders and riders to discuss how the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan, would help public transit agencies invest in expanding service for Ohioans, job training, and new low and no-emission buses. "Transit is really all about the Dignity of Work - it creates jobs, it conn  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2021: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently awarded a $38,095 in grant funding to Chester Volunteer Fire Department from the Assistance to Firefighter Grants Program. This competitive grant program funds critically needed resources to equip and train emergency personnel, enhance efficiencies and support community resilience. "Thi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2021: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently awarded $60,952 in grant funding to Geneva-on-the-Lake from the Assistance to Firefighter Grants Program. This competitive grant program funds critically needed resources to equip and train emergency personnel, enhance efficiencies and support community resilience. "This is exciting news for   more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2021: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently awarded nearly $73,952 in grant funding to Cleveland Heights from the Assistance to Firefighter Grants Program. This competitive grant program funds critically needed resources to equip and train emergency personnel, enhance efficiencies and support community resilience. "This is excitin  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on Aug. 30, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) released the following statement regarding the situation in Afghanistan: "As the United States ends its evacuation operation in Afghanistan, I join with a grateful nation in thanking every member of our military and the diplomatic corps who served and honor those who made sacrifices to protect all of us. We remember those families who live every day with the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following commentary to the Columbus Dispatch: * * * In a new op-ed for the Columbus Dispatch, Senator Portman argues that the Democrats' proposed $3.5 trillion spending bill will send inflation soaring and undermine America's long-term economic growth. Immediately after taking office, President Biden teamed up with Congressional Democrats to jam through a $1.9 spending bill, leading to the largest price increases in more than a deca  more