WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. David Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2021: Tonight, the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed the U.S. House of Representatives with the support of Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14). This critical legislation authorizes a 2.7% pay increase for U.S. servicemembers, authorizes $250 million to conduct counter terrorism operations in Afghanistan, and increases America's topline defense budget by 5% over FY21 levels. Also inclu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Anthony Gonzalez, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2021: Yesterday, amendments submitted by U.S. Representative Anthony Gonzalez (OH-16), were included in the House of Representatives passed version of the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The amendments are based off of four bills Gonzalez introduced during the 117th Congress. "Supporting our nation's veterans and combatting the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) are two of my main  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on Sept. 24, 2021: * * * "Today, instead of standing up for the men and women of America's Customs and Border Patrol, Joe Biden called agents on horseback doing their extremely difficult job an 'embarrassment', and vowed that these agents 'will pay.' "Joe Biden's repeal of President Trump's effective border security policies has brought chaos to our southern border. I've already done (as have many of my colleagu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: "I am the father of two daughters and the grandfather of four granddaughters, and addressing women's health issues is high on my priority list. But women's health is not what this legislation was about. Protecting the most vulnerable among us - the unborn -- is among the most solemn responsibilities I have as a member of Congress," said Bill Johnson. "Unfortunately, radical Democrats in Congress and across th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. David Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2021: Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) joined Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) and 37 of his Republican colleagues in introducing a resolution to urge the Biden Administration to fulfill its obligation to fully enforce federal immigration laws in response to the migrant surge in Del Rio, Texas. The resolution also requests the Biden Administration take the following actions: 1. Reinstate the Remain   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following statement on Sept. 24, 2021: * * * Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, released the following statement after the House passed the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which includes an amendment she co-led with Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) requiring mandatory sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project. The NDAA also increased funding for the Ukraine Sec  more

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2021: Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) voted against H.R. 3755, the Women's Health Protection Act, for its radical change to abortion laws across the country. This bill would allow abortion at any stage of pregnancy and would eliminate widely supported pro-life laws at every level of government. "This bill should be named the Abortion on Demand Act because that is exactly what this extrem  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2021: Congressman Mike Turner, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee Strategic Forces Subcommittee, released the following statement after the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 316-113. "In this year's NDAA, I have worked to secure more than $120 million for new military construction at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin this week joined a bipartisan group of Senators in urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken to press Bahrain about their human rights abuses and pushing for more accountability. Joining Baldwin on the letter were Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio. "For the past decade, the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has awarded a $125,000 grant to the Pickaway Addiction Action Coalition to implement comprehensive community-wide strategies to address the local drug crisis and prevent substance misuse in youth. These funds will be used to help the coalition educate youth on the dangers of alcohol and substance misuse and pro  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has awarded a $125,000 grant to the Educating Communities on Healthy Opportunities (ECHO) to implement comprehensive community-wide strategies to address the local drug crisis and prevent substance misuse in youth. These funds will be used to help the coalition educate youth on the dangers of alcohol and substa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) has awarded the Ohio Attorney General's Office a Building State Technology Capacity grant worth $215,000 to enhance the state's Grant Management System (GMS). This will allow more than 400 victim service providers' access to their service information in a centralized database. This will al  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program has awarded a $500,000 grant to the Ohio Department of Health to help reduce lead exposure and the number of children with elevated blood lead levels (BLL) across Ohio. "Too many children in Ohio are being poisoned by their own homes, and too many Ohio families l  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation (OLDCC) awarded a $6 million grant to the City of Springfield to construct a facility for the National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence (NAAMCE) at Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport. NAAMCE will be used by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, to condu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) passed a bipartisan resolution to designate the week of September 20 through September 24, 2021, as "Community School Coordinators Appreciation Week". Community schools are public schools that provide integrated student supports, well-designed and expanded learning opportunities, active family and community engagement, and collabora  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following newsletter: This week I had the opportunity to speak with Dorothy Gackstetter, from Graytown in Ottawa County. Ms. Gackstetter's son, Scott, is developmentally disabled and relies on of Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, benefits. Their family is currently being penalized for doing the right thing, because of outdated government rules. SSI is a program that helps eight million Americans who are elderly, blind, or disab  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2021: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) today announced that the Senate's FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes $1.35 billion in funding to upgrade Abrams tanks, which will continue the production of the M1A2 SEPv3 upgraded Abrams tanks at the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center (JSMC) in Lima, Ohio in order to ensure that our forward-deployed soldiers have tanks with the most cutt  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2021: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, today praised the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for securing the first guilty plea under Portman's Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA). SESTA is bipartisan legislation enacted in 2018 as p  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following joint statement: * * * U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Mitt Romney (R-UT) issued the following statement, urging the House of Representatives to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill: "Passage of the historic bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on Monday would be a great victory for the American people. It will modernize and upgrade our  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) passed a bipartisan resolution to designate the week of September 20 through September 24, 2021, as "Community School Coordinators Appreciation Week." Community schools are public schools that provide integrated student supports, well-designed and expanded learning opportunities, active family and community eng  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Marco Rubio, R-Fla., today led colleagues in urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken to press Bahrain about their human rights abuses and pushing for more accountability. Joining Wyden and Rubio on the letter were Sens. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio. "For the past decade, the State Depar  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) released the following statement after the U.S. House approved H.R. 3363 - the SPC Christian Ward Act - as part of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This legislation helps bring closure to military families by ensuring that possessions of fallen service members are returned to their families. An amendment was added to the NDAA to include H.R. 3363, thanks  more