WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on Jan. 13, 2022: * * * Congressman Troy Balderson (OH-12) issued the following statement today in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to block the Biden Administration's COVID-19 vaccination mandate issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). "The Supreme Court's decision to block the OSHA vaccine mandate is welcome news for employers who had serious concerns about keeping wor  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2022: Representative Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) supported passage in the House of Representatives of the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act, comprehensive voting rights legislation that protects the right to vote and restores the protections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. "I was proud to cast my vote for The Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act to defend our democracy and protect the essential right to  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Bob Gibbs, R-Ohio, issued the following statement: * * * After the release of the United States Supreme Court's ruling striking down President Biden's unconstitutional vaccine mandate through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Congressman Bob Gibbs released the following statement. "The Supreme Court made the correct ruling on the OSHA mandate case. After months of saying he didn't have the authority to implement federal vaccine mandates, Biden unle  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on Jan. 13, 2022: * * * Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) released the following statement after the Supreme Court blocked enforcement of the President Biden's OSHA vaccine mandate for private businesses. "The U.S. Supreme Court's action today blocking Joe Biden's vaccine mandate on private businesses caps off what has been a rough week for President Biden. The High Court's decision today - ruling that the Bi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2022: Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) released the following statement regarding the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5746. "This bill is a solution in search of a problem. Over the past year, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have consistently pointed to the record high turnout and secure outcome of the 2020 election - and I agree with them. "The right to vote is one of the   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2022: Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement after the House passed the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act, which combined the Freedom to Vote Act and the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act into one bill. In a vote of 220-203, Rep. Kaptur joined every House Democrat to pass the bill, while House Republicans were unanimous in their opposition. The bill will now be  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2022: Congressman Tim Ryan voted to pass the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act, a bill that will fully restore the Voting Rights Act to ensure safe, secure, and accessible elections for all. Additionally, it will enhance the ability of every American to cast their ballots freely, equally, and without interference, as well as put an end to partisan gerrymandering and the influence of special interest mon  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: In the cases of NFIB v. OSHA and the State of Ohio v. OSHA, the Supreme Court of the United States blocked the Biden Administration's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) "emergency" rule forcing private companies to enforce a COVID-19 vaccine mandate from going into effect. OSHA is now prevented from implementing the mandate until SCOTUS issues its ruling on the merits of the case, expecte  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2022: Congressman Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M., (R-Ohio) issued the following statement after the United States Supreme Court blocked the Biden administration's vaccine mandate on businesses with 100 or more employees in National Federation of Independent Business v. Department of Labor: "The decision to receive a vaccine should be made between a patient and their doctor - not the federal government. The   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2022: Reps. Greg Stanton, D-Ariz., and David Joyce, R-Ohio, today introduced the Stronger Engagement for Indian Health Needs Act, which would elevate the current role of the Indian Health Service Director to Assistant Secretary for Indian Health within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) with the goal of improving Native American health outcomes. Specifically, the bill makes the pos  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2022: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) - Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs - announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded six Healthy Homes Production (HHP) grants, totaling $9,471,823 to cities and organizations across Ohio. These grants will help Ohio cities provide a comprehensive approach to address multiple childh  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following opening statement at a Jan. 13, 2022, nominations hearing for Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard to serve as Fed vice chair and Acting Director Sandra L. Thompson to be the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency: * * * It's amazing what a difference a year makes. Today, we have safe and effective vaccines that are saving lives and getting peo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2022: As the rise of the Omicron variant continues to threaten the safety of our nation's health care workforce, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) in leading their colleagues in a letter calling on the Biden administration to continue and make permanent the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) emergency COVID-19 protections for health care w  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) Tuesday, along with their colleagues Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Ed Markey (D-MA), sent a letter to Bob Rich Jr., Chairman and majority owner of the Rich Products Corporation, to express support for the 100 or so bakery workers on strike against the Rich Products Corporation at the Jon Don  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Sens. Ben Cardin (D-MD), Chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship, Ron Wyden (D-OR), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) sent a letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra on the CFPB's proposed rule supporting access to credit for small b  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Sens. Ben Cardin (D-MD), Chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship, Ron Wyden (D-OR), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) sent a letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2022: U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship Chair Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Chair Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) sent a letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2022: The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the nominations of Leonard Philip Stark, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit; Bridget Meehan Brennan, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio; Jacqueline Scott Corley, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California; Cha  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2022: The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the nominations of Leonard Philip Stark, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit; Bridget Meehan Brennan, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio; Jacqueline Scott Corley, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California; Charles Esque Fleming, to be United States Dist  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on Jan. 13, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) voted today to impose sanctions on companies and individuals responsible for the planning, construction and operation of the Kremlin-financed Nord Stream 2 pipeline (NS2) project that would carry natural gas from Russia to Europe. In 2021, President Biden refused to impose congressionally-mandated sanctions on the Nord Stream holding company, which allowed the  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement on Jan. 13, 2022: * * * After President Biden announced that the federal government is sending military medical teams to six states - Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Michigan and New Mexico - to help hospitals overburdened by COVID-19, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said he backed the move. Senator Reed has been in close contact with the U.S. Dep  more