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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Ohio Newsletter for Wednesday December 29, 2021 ( 5 items )  

Sen. Portman Announces $8.7 Million for Assault Runway Improvement at the Youngstown Air Reserve Station Signed Into Law as Part of FY 2022 NDAA
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) announced that as the result of President Biden signing the FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law, the Youngstown Air Reserve Station (YARS) is set to receive $8.7 million to widen an assault runway. This will allow C-17 and C-130 pilots to perform required training landings in the Mahoning Valley, improving both our military readiness as well as strengthe  more

Sen. Portman Announces Funding for Abrams Tanks, Stryker Vehicles, and Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense Signed Into Law as Part of FY 2022 NDAA
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on Dec. 28, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) announced that as a result of President Biden signing the FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law, $1.35 billion in funding will go 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 so  more

Sens. Portman, Peters Announce Bipartisan Legislation to Direct DHS to Research Supply Chain Vulnerabilities That Threaten National Security Signed Into Law as Part of FY 2022 NDAA
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 28, 2021: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced that their bipartisan Domains Critical to Homeland Security Act was signed into law as part of the FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Fund (NDAA).   more

Sens. Portman, Shaheen Announce Increased Funding for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative Signed Into Law as Part of FY 2022 NDAA
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) announced that as a result of President Biden signing the FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law, the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative has been extended through 2022 and its funding has been increased from $250 million to $300 million per year, with at least $75 million specifically for lethal assistance. These funds will be use  more

Sens. Portman, Sinema, Peters, King, Rounds Announce Bipartisan Legislation to Ensure National Cyber Director Can Receive Detailees Signed Into Law as Part of FY 2022 NDAA
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 28, 2021: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Angus King (I-ME), Co-Chair of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, and Mike Ro  more