WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following joint news release on June 24, 2022: The co-chairs of the GOP Doctors Caucus released the following statements on the U.S. Supreme Court's opinion in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization case. Statement from Rep. Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M. (R-OH): "As a physician and a man of faith, I believe that life begins at conception. No matter how weak or small, all human life is deserving of basic dignity and respect. Roe v  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 24, 2022: Senator Portman joined Bloomberg TV to discuss the need to pass bipartisan legislation to make the United States' economy more competitive with China as well as his retirement security legislation that he authored with Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD). The bipartisan Retirement Security and Savings Act, the fourth retirement security bill the Senators have authored together passed unanimously through t  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release and letter on June 24, 2022: Congressman Troy Balderson this morning led more than 60 Members of Congress in a letter sent to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg calling on the Department of Transportation (DOT) to streamline redundant, burdensome, and costly barriers preventing haulers from pursuing in-demand careers. "The licensing process for truck drivers should - most importantly - ensure high standa  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following statement on June 24, 2022: * * * Rep. Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court released its Dobbs v. Jackson opinion that overturns Roe v. Wade. "Today is a dark day in American history. The Supreme Court's devastating decision overturning Roe v. Wade is a deliberate attack on reproductive rights and an individual's fundamental right to make decisions about their body and their heal  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Representative Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) supported passage in the House of Representatives of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. The bill, previously passed by the Senate, now heads to the President for his signature. "A day after the Supreme Court's shocking ruling on gun safety laws, Congress is showing that we can in fact work together across the aisle to pass meaningful legislation that will save lives,  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Bob Gibbs, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on June 24, 2022: * * * "This is a landmark ruling recognizing the moral and constitutional errors of Roe, and a tremendous victory for the millions of Americans who have spent fifty years fighting for the pro-life cause. Just as important, this is an opportunity for every unborn child, the voiceless and most vulnerable, who need a champion for their chance at a thriving and fulfilling life. "Our previous abortion p  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on June 24, 2022: * * * U.S. Representative Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) released the following statement after the Supreme Court voted 6-3 to uphold Mississippi's ban on nearly all abortions after 15 weeks. Today marks a landmark and historic decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in favor of life. It's a great day! After oral arguments concluded last December, it was fairly clear that several justices had significant  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on June 24, 2022: * * * U.S. Representative Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) released the following statement after the House of Representatives voted on the gun package sent over from the U.S. Senate. The gun bill voted on in the House today contains some common sense, bipartisan provisions that I wanted to support, such as: expanded background checks for those who recently turned 18 (up to age 21) to include juvenile   more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on June 24, 2022: * * * Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) released the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. "As someone who spent over 25 years practicing law, I always believed Roe v. Wade was a stretch of legal theory. "The Constitution does not confer the right to abortion. It does, however, provide states with the power to regulate the practice as th  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on June 24, 2022: * * * Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) released the following statement after voting in favor of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. "As a staunch defender of the Second Amendment, I have consistently opposed partisan gun control bills that chip away at the freedoms of law-abiding citizens. I've done so while remaining committed to bipartisan solutions that will genuinely help prevent gun violence  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on June 24, 2022: * * * Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) provided the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court's opinion in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization case. "Today, we celebrate life and all of those who are committed to protecting and defending the most innocent among us - the unborn," said Latta. "The Supreme Court's decision overturns the wrongly-decided Roe v. Wade case, whic  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) voted to pass the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, legislation that provides commonsense solutions to keep Americans safe from gun violence. "Today, we have finally broken a decades-long partisan logjam to protect our kids and make our communities safer from gun violence. This is truly a historic moment and a testament to what we can accomplish when we set aside our partisan differenc  more

DAYTON, Ohio, June 24 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 24, 2022: Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) secured $29 million for a new School Age Child Care Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) in the FY23 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed by the House Armed Services Committee 57-1. In addition to funding for the center, Turner increased President Biden's defense budget, secured funding for critical innovative technologies and improve  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following news release and letter on June 24, 2022: Representative Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M. (R-Ohio) led a letter signed by all Ohio Republican Members of Congress to Attorney General Merrick Garland urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate and prosecute the recent wave of violence and vandalism since the leak of the draft Supreme Court opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. The letter amplifies Ohio Attor  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on June 24, 2022: * * * Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) released the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court's opinion in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization case. "As a physician and a man of faith, I believe that life begins at conception. No matter how weak or small, all human life is deserving of basic dignity and respect," said Rep. Brad Wenstrup. "Roe vs. Wade was terrible jurisprude  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following statement on June 24, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe V. Wade. "For fifty years, women in America had the right to make their own personal health care decisions. Today, five judges handed that right over to politicians. "This will be the first generation of women to grow up with fewer rights and freedoms than their mothers and gran  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 24, 2022: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) yesterday joined 64 of his Senate colleagues in passing the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, commonsense gun safety legislation that will help protect families and children and reduce violent crime across the country. It will improve federal background checks and close the "boyfriend loophole," barring anyone convicted of domestic violence from having a gun i  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on June 24, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court released its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. "Today's ruling is consistent with my view that policy questions regarding abortion should be decided by the elected representatives of the people, not the Supreme Court. Through its ruling today, the Court made this clear. "The state  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release and letter on June 24, 2022: Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Ranking Member Rob Portman (R-Ohio) are writing to the Justice Department to gather information on the departments' posture to defend the U.S. Supreme Court amid a barrage of attacks and threats from pro-abortion extremists stemming from the unprecedented leak of a   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 24, 2022: U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Ranking Member of Senate Judiciary Committee, and Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, sent a letter to the Justice Department to gather information on the departments' posture to defend the U.S. Supreme Court amid a ba  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: 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, introduced the bipartisan Global Catastrophic Risk Mitigation Act to ensure the United States government is better prepared for high-consequence events, regardless of the low prob  more