WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. David Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2021: Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) announced he has cosponsored legislation to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 13 U.S. military servicemembers who were killed in Afghanistan last week. The legislation, which was introduced by Congresswoman Lisa McClain (MI-10), will award the Congressional Gold Medal to Hospitalman Maxton Soviak, Staff Sgt. Darin Taylor Hoover, Sgt. Johanny R  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2021: Following the House Armed Services Committee passage of the FY2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Turner issued the following statement: "Early this morning in the Armed Services Committee, I voted to increase President Biden's inadequate defense budget that would have left our military without the support they need to keep our Nation safe. I was also able to include significant   more

TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2021: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined Cleveland-Cliffs leaders and United Steelworkers at Cleveland-Cliffs' Toledo Direct Reduction plant to discuss the Buy America protections he secured in the bipartisan infrastructure plan. "This week I've traveled all over the state to hear from local leaders about the investments they're going to make because of the bipartisan infrastructure plan, and   more

FINDLAY, Ohio, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2021: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined local elected and nonprofit leaders for a roundtable to discuss housing needs as Congress works to make new investments in communities. "Ohio towns like Findlay can't reach their full potential and can't attract new jobs and new residents if people don't have an affordable place to live," said Brown at the roundtable. "That's why I'm working on a signi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2021: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) announced that The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo $199,323 in a federal grant to help support and strengthen their emergency medical services (EMS). In total, nationwide, SAMHSA awarded $5.6 million to strengthen the role of EMS personnel in rural America. According to S  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) released a statement following the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Health and Human Resources (HHS)'s request that Congress permanently schedule illicitly manufactured and deadly fentanyl-related drugs known as fentanyl analogues. The proposal is consistent with bipartisan legislation Portman has introduced with   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has opened new or expanded hunting and sport fishing opportunities across 2.1 million acres, including at the Ohio River I  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has opened new or expanded hunting and sport fishing   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2021: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, urged the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to clearly communicate with victims of disasters on their eligibility for the Individuals and Households Program (IH  more