WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) announced he has reintroduced his resolution to combat the rape kit backlog alongside his fellow Co-Chairs of the Bipartisan Task Force to End Sexual Violence, Reps. John Katko (NY-24), Ann Kuster (NH-02) and Jackie Speier (CA-14). When tested, DNA evidence obtained by sexual assault kits can be a powerful tool in solving and preventing crimes of sexual violence. However, it is estim  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on Nov. 17, 2022, entitled "Threats to the Homeland": * * * We have a lot to discuss today regarding the proliferation of historic threats facing the homeland, and the right people are here to speak about what the Administration is doing to counter those threats. I have been honored to serve on this Committee alon  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release and letter: Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Representative Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today in leading a letter to the heads of all United States banking regulators to call on them to improve banking access for immigrant communities and communities of color. The letter is co-lead by Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Representative Joyce Beatty (D-Oh  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2022: U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) and U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) published an op-ed in The Hill last week that outlines a new bipartisan trade proposal and calls on Congress to pass it before the end of the year. While Congress has taken significant bipartisan strides this Congress, members have been unable to make progress on trade policy. Passing several policies that have histo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, that will help protect communities across the country from possible consequences that may occur by changing the population threshold for metropolitan area  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- 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 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced that their bipartisan Metropolitan Areas Protection and Standardization (MAPS) Act, legislation to help protect communities across the country from possible consequences that ma  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The Congressional Western Caucus issued the following news release: Last week, the Western Caucus Foundation hosted the annual Winter Field Tour and Policy Roundtable in Las Vegas, Nevada, with over a dozen Western Caucus Members, nearly 40 congressional staff, and numerous stakeholders. "Over the past two years, Western Caucus Members have served as a voice for rural America, and we have had the opportunity to travel across the United States to hear from these communitie  more