WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, ranking Republican member of the House Permanent Select Intelligence Committee, issued the following news release on July 20, 2022: The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence approved the Fiscal Year 2023 Intelligence Authorization Act, authorizing funding for initiatives that will improve the Intelligence Community's ability to collect data on hard targets, modernize the IC's use of emerging technology, recruit and retain top talent to  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 20, 2022: Representative Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement after the House passed six of the twelve appropriations bills to fund the federal government for fiscal year 2023. The House and Senate will need to come to agreement on the full package of appropriations bills before they are signed into law. Today, the House passed six annual appropriations bills to fund federal departments  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 20, 2022: Representative Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) - Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development - released the following statement after the House passed her Energy and Water Appropriations bill that will invest in America's energy and water needs and support good-paying jobs. The House and Senate will need to come to agreement on the bills before they are signed into law.   more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 20, 2022: Last night, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) delivered remarks on the Senate floor in support of Ukraine for the 18th consecutive week while the Senate has been in session. Portman called for the Senate to approve Finland and Sweden's NATO application before the August district work period begins, urged the administration to send more High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems or HIMARS to Ukraine to  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 20, 2022: Yesterday, in response to continued right-wing threats to Ohio's personal liberties, Rep. Beatty voted to enshrine marriage equality into federal law. The Respect for Marriage Act will officially repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a defunct and discriminatory statute excluding same-sex couples from marriage under federal law. This legislation will also codify new protections ensuring th  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 20, 2022: Representative Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) voted to pass H.R. 8294, a Six-Bill Appropriations Minibus. Rep. Brown secured five accompanying report language priorities in the Minibus alongside Rep. Kaptur (OH-09), one of the 12 House Cardinals, and Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06), a member of the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, to boost local agricultural procurement, address harmful algal blooms  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Bob Gibbs, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on July 20, 2022: * * * After voting against House Democrats' appropriations legislation, Congressman Bob Gibbs released the following statement. "Every month, we are hit with the reality of government overspending. Inflation, driven by Democrats' spending spree, is hitting forty-plus-year highs every time a new monthly report comes out. What do Congressional Democrats want to do? Pour gasoline on the fire. "Durin  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 20, 2022: Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) issued the below statement following passage of H.R. 8294 by the U.S. House of Representatives. This legislation, which Joyce voted against, includes Transportation and Housing and Urban Development; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration; Energy and Water Development; Financial Services and General Government; Interior and Environment; and Mil  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release and letter on July 20, 2022: Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) joined Republican Leader Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) and Rep. Bill Johnson in sending a letter to President Biden urging him to nominate an Inspector General for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to help ensure that the unprecedented funding made available to the FCC under his administration does not lead to waste, fraud, or abuse. President Biden  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Peter Meijer, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 20, 2022: U.S. Representative Peter Meijer (R-MI), a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, today participated in a hearing about election security titled, "The Changing Election Security Landscape: Threats to Election Officials and Infrastructure." Rep. Meijer asked one of the witnesses, the Honorable Frank LaRose, Ohio Secretary of State, about policies related to timelines of reportin  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) voted to pass a package of six government funding bills focused on supporting working families and communities across Ohio. The legislation includes five out of fifteen community projects he secured in the House Appropriations Committee. The remaining ten projects await full House passage at a later date. "I am proud today to advance $10 million in federal funding that will have a prof  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) voted on legislation to defund the VA Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission responsible for recommending the closure of the Chillicothe VA Medical Center and redirect funding to a program supporting homeless veterans. "The Chillicothe VA has served thousands of veterans across the state of Ohio over the past 100 years. It provides services to over 20,000 veterans spanning 17  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) announced that several of his 2023 community project funding priorities, which he secured, were approved by the U.S. House 220 to 207. "From $29 million for a new School Age Center at Wright-Patterson to millions of dollars in infrastructure improvements across the Miami Valley Region, the federal funds I secured will support community projects that foster greater economic dev  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Representative Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M. (R-Ohio) and other medical providers in Congress met with Dr. Rahul Gupta, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), to discuss drug control strategy and the opioid epidemic. Representative Wenstrup released the following statement after their meeting: "Ohio has long struggled with the effects of the opioid epidemic. I am incredibly conce  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 20, 2022: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) held a news conference call to discuss his legislation, the Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act, which would establish heat protection rules for workers. This legislation would create a universal heat standard requirement through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for workers who are threatened by hot working condit  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release and letters on July 20, 2022: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Bernie Sanders (I-VT) as well as U.S. Representatives Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-07), Stephen Lynch (D-MA-08), and Seth Moulton (D-MA-06) in criticizing app-based delivery companies Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Grubhub, and Instacart for their refusal to disclose   more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter on July 20, 2022: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), a senior member of the Senate Banking Committee, alongside Sens. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) today urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to do more to protect consumers and hold banks accountable for fraud conducted usin  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: After months of bipartisan negotiations, U.S Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) as part of a bipartisan group of senators introduced two proposals, which include legislation to reform and modernize the outdated Electoral Count Act of 1887 to ensure that the electoral votes tallied by Congress accurately reflect each state's vote for President. In addition to Murphy, members of the group include U.S. S  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- 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), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Susan Collins (R-ME), and Joe Manchin (D-WV), introduced two bipartisan proposals which include legislation to reform and modernize the outdated Electoral Count Act of 1887 to ensure that the electoral votes tallied  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on July 20, 2022: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), chair of the U.S. Helsinki Commission and author of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, today led Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.)  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter on July 20, 2022: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy Subcommittee Chair Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Senate Special Committee on Aging Chair Bob Casey, D-Pa., today urged the Social Security Administration (SSA) to incorporate children in ongoing outreach efforts, to help families eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI). "We share Presi  more