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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Ohio Newsletter for Wednesday December 14, 2022 ( 5 items )  

Portman Praises The Respect for Marriage Act Becoming Law
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on Dec. 13, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), a cosponsor of The Respect for Marriage Act and key supporter of the legislation, commented on the bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act being signed into law after attending the signing ceremony at the White House: "This is a momentous day for our country and so many families I represent. I am proud of my colleagues who reached across the aisle and worked har  more

Portman, Markey Applaud Passage of Legislation Awarding Congressional Gold Medal to Heroes Doherty, Woods, Stevens, and Smith Killed in 2012 Benghazi Consulate Attack
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2022: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) applauded the passage of their bipartisan and bicameral legislation awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith in recognition of their service to defend the United States of America. Doherty, Woods, Stevens, and Smith were killed in the September 2012 attack on the U.S. C  more

Sen. Sherrod Brown: President Biden Signs Respect for Marriage Act into Law
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: President Joe Biden signed into law the Respect for Marriage Act, which will protect same sex and interracial marriages, and was supported by U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH). Brown voted to pass the bipartisan legislation in November. It passed the Senate by a vote of 61-36. "Ohioans should be able to marry whom they love," said Brown. "All Americans deserve full civil rights under the law regardless of whe  more

Sens. Portman, King, Hagerty, Sinema, Sullivan, Manchin, Romney, Daines Urge Interior Secretary to Withdraw Guidance That Would Impede Energy Infrastructure Projects
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- 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, Angus King (I-ME), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Mitt Romney (R-UT), and Steve Daines (R-MT) have sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Debra Haaland urgin  more

Turner, Keating Introduce Bill On Black Sea Security
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10), Vice President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and Co-Chair of the House Romania Caucus and Congressman Bill Keating (MA-09), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber and introduced the Black Sea Security Act of 2022. The Black Sea region is of critical importance to both European and global security, as evident during  more