WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Representative Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) issued the following statement after the House passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023. The bipartisan bill includes an amendment offered by Representatives Brown, Marcy Kaptur (OH-9), Tim Ryan (OH-13), Adam Kinzinger (IL-16), Cheri Bustos (IL-17), and Mike Carey (OH-15) to permanently require the Department of Defense to acquire America  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) attended the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce's government affairs breakfast in Kettering, Ohio. During the breakfast, Senator Portman spoke to the Chamber about current legislative priorities in Congress, including passing the United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA), the CHIPS Act to reshore our nation's semiconductor industry, and the FY 2023 National Defense Authori  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Representative Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) issued the following statement after the House passed the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY23. The House-passed NDAA includes a pay raise for service members, significant improvements to our country's research and workforce programs, and investments in new partnerships with the private sector and academia, including Historically Black Colleges   more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: The House of Representatives passed H.R. 7337, Access for Veterans to Records Act. This bill would give $60 million to the National Archives and Records Administration to address the backlog of requests from veterans for critical military records needed to access government benefits. After voting against the bill, Representative Warren Davidson (R-OH) made the following statement: "The records request back  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on July 15, 2022: * * * The House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, H.R. 7900. After voting no, Representative Davidson (R-OH) made the following statement: "This bill is full of agenda items that are not only a distraction but a danger to our national security," said Rep. Davidson. It is the federal government's responsibility to fund a well-prepared mili  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Bob Gibbs, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on July 14, 2022: * * * After the House passed the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Congressman Bob Gibbs (OH-07) released the following quote. "While partisan bickering often dominates Congress and floods the news, every so often, those elected to guide the finances and policy of the federal government can put this bickering aside to pass important bipartisan defense legislation. National defense is   more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: The U.S. House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23), which authorizes funding for members of our military and their families and helps to keep America safe. The legislation, which Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) voted for, included his amendment to eliminate the Armed Forces' dependence on Chinese-made products and resources vital to our national secur  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) voted against the radical "Abortion on Demand Up Until Birth Act" that would codify and expand the Roe v. Wade framework to allow abortions up to birth, allow for discriminatory abortions on the basis of a baby's sex, race, and disability, gut commonsense state restrictions on abortion, and ban state parental notification laws. The abortion legislation, H.R. 8296, passed 219 - 2  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 15, 2022: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) today voted today to pass legislation that helps protect women from draconian state laws such as Ohio's abortion ban that recently forced a 10-year-old Ohioan to travel to Indiana for an abortion after being impregnated by her rapist. The Ensuring Women's Right to Reproductive Freedom Act would guarantee that no woman can be prevented or retaliated against for traveling  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Mike Turner, senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, announced that the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (FY23 NDAA) passed the U.S. House 329 to 101. "The FY23 NDAA establishes the defense priorities for our nation and makes critical investments in our military, including a pay raise for our servicemembers. For Dayton, it includes my priorities of providing $29 mi  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 15, 2022: Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) released the following statement after he voted in support of the bipartisan Sergeant First Class (SFC) Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act. The Senate passed this amended version of H.R. 3967, a much-improved bill that addressed concerns of the previous House version. The PACT Act is comprehensive legislation that ensures veterans exposed to toxins from burn pits  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 16 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) visited the Starbucks location at 401 Vine St. in Cincinnati to show support for hourly workers who voted to unionize last month. "These Ohioans are doing what generations of workers have done in our state - banding together to advocate for themselves and have a voice on the job," said Brown. "This is the new frontier of union organizing, and these workers' success will  more

DAYTON, Ohio, July 16 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined local airport leaders to tour and discuss the federal investments the James M. Cox Dayton International Airport has, and will, receive from the bipartisan infrastructure law. "Here at James M. Cox Airport, we're investing more than $20 million to upgrade facilities, improve travel, and support local businesses," said Brown. "We're putting Ohioans to work at jobs that  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Alex Padilla (D-CA), and over a dozen Senate Democrats sent a letter to President Biden and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, urging them to immediately declare national and public health emergencies over Americans' access to reproductive care. "Simply put, this is an emergency," wrote the lawma  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, posted the following joint news release: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) released a joint statement following the news that the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative reached a resolution with Mexico to allow employees in the Panasonic Automotive Systems de Mexico facility in Reynosa, State of Tamaulipas, freedom of association and ability to collectively bargain with an independent union (SNITIS). This was made possibl  more