WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies issued the following testimony by Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, at a member day hearing on May 25, 2022, on fiscal 2023 appropriations: * * * Thank you for the opportunity to testify. I am especially grateful for the opportunity to work with Representative Meng to craft report language that addresses key child nutrition issues. Congresswoman Meng is a p  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, ranking Republican member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 8, 2022: Yesterday, Ranking Member Jim Jordan joined Fox News Channel's The Ingraham Angle to discuss new whistleblower information that suggests the Bureau is "purging" employees who express conservative viewpoints. On FBI Whistleblowers: "Decorated Iraqi war veteran being run out of the FBI. His allegiance to the country is being questioned bec  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: The House of Representatives passed the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), bipartisan legislation that included key wins secured by Representatives Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) and Tim Ryan (OH-13). Reps. Brown and Ryan fought for several provisions in the bill, including increased federal cost-sharing for the Brandon Road Lock and Dam project and language supporting the removal of the Gorge Dam. "By restorin  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on June 8, 2022: * * * U.S. Representative Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) released the following statement after voting against House Democrats' radical gun proposals. Responsible gun owners are not accountable for the actions of evil bad actors. Upholding the Second Amendment and keeping the American people safe are not mutually exclusive. We can - and must - do both. The legislation brought to the floor tonight by Ho  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Representative Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) supported passage in the House of Representatives of H.R. 7910, the Protecting Our Kids Act. The comprehensive legislative package contains commonsense gun safety measures that will reduce gun violence, save lives, and make our communities safer. Northeast Ohio district is no stranger to the pain and trauma of the gun epidemic. In Ohio's Eleventh District, there have bee  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, ranking Republican member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release and letter: Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-OH) just sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray revealing new whistleblower information suggesting the Bureau has been "purging" employees who share conservative viewpoints. In one such example, the FBI targeted and suspended the security clearance of a retired servicemember who had disclosed personal views  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) issued the below statement following the vote on H.R. 7910. The legislation was split into multiple sections, two of which Joyce voted in favor of. "Stopping school shootings isn't a Republican issue or a Democrat issue," said Joyce. "The Senate seems to understand that - as evidenced by the serious efforts underway in that chamber to craft a bipartisan bill that addresses the root   more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) addressed the ongoing baby formula crisis in an op-ed that appeared in today's Findlay Courier. Latta laid out how the situation got to this point and the efforts he's supporting to fix the problem. Latta is a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which has oversight over the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Click here to read the piece in its entirety. Form  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) voted to pass the Protecting Our Kids Act, a legislative package of critical, common sense gun safety measures that will help save lives by closing dangerous loopholes, strengthening safe storage requirements, targeting gun trafficking, banning bump stocks and high-capacity magazines, and more. "We live in a time when no place--not schools, grocery stores, hospitals, houses of worship,   more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, ranking Republican member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release and letter on June 7, 2022: Republican Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan and Republican California Rep. Tom McClintock sent a letter Tuesday to the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) calling for information about the May assassination plot against former President George W. Bush. The Daily Caller first obtained the letter to Secretary of St  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: The House of Representatives passed the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), bipartisan legislation that included key wins secured by Representatives Tim Ryan (OH-13) and Shontel M. Brown (OH-11). Reps. Ryan and Brown fought for several provisions in the bill, including increased federal cost-sharing for the Brandon Road Lock and Dam project and language supporting the removal of the Gorge Dam. "I'm proud that t  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 8, 2022: Yesterday, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen told U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) that the expansion of the Child Tax Credit was "not a significant factor" and has "utterly nothing to do" with inflation - dispelling recent criticism that the expanded CTC helped fuel it. The exchange came during a Senate Finance hearing on the President's FY23 budget request, and was in response to Se  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Development office awarded two Community Facilities Loans, one Grant, and one Water and Waste Disposal Loan totaling $2,376,500 to three communities in Eastern Ohio. "This federal funding makes critical investments in improving our state's infrastructure bolstering economic growth, and supporting law enforcement   more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) sent a letter to President Biden urging him to immediately issue an executive order directing the federal government to develop a national plan to defend Americans' fundamental reproductive rights, including their right to an abortion. The letter was also signed by Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.); R  more