WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on May 31, 2023: * * * U.S. Congressman Troy Balderson (OH-12) voted today in support of the Fiscal Responsibility Act and released the following statement on the bill's passage: "The Fiscal Responsibility Act puts taxpayers first and holds Washington accountable. The bill will rein in the federal budget, incentivize Congress to get budget bills done on time or trigger further cuts to spending, and rescind billi  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 1, 2023: Representatives Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Terri Sewell (D-AL) reintroduced the For Accurate Import Relief To Aid Retailers and Importers of Foreign Freights (FAIR TARIFF) Act to improve how the United States Trade Representative (USTR) oversees, implements, and administers tariffs. This legislation would give U.S. companies at least 60 days' notice before retaliatory tariffs  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), J.D. Vance (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced legislation that would enable the president to posthumously honor Sergeant Gary Lee McKiddy, a Miamisburg, Ohio Vietnam veteran, with the Congressional Medal of Honor. The legislation would waive the statutory time limit that currently prevents the President from granting Sergeant McKiddy with the awa  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following news release and letter on June 1, 2023: Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) is insisting upon transparency and cooperation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as it has continued to stonewall legitimate Congressional oversight for the past two months. Chairman Wenstrup is reiterating his March 28, 2023, request for documents and communications related to potent  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release statement on May 31, 2023: * * * In a bipartisan vote, the House of Representatives passed The Fiscal Responsibility Act (H.R. 3746), the compromise reached by President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) voted for the legislation which avoids a catastrophic default, maintains signature Democratic priorities including the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the CHIPS and Scie  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) announced that U.S. Senators J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), and John Fetterman (D-Pa.)--all members of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee--joined her and Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-M  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 1, 2023: Yesterday, during a Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs Hearing to consider the nomination of Tanya J. Bradsher to be Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) pressed Bradsher on VA's electric health record modernization effort. Following Brown's urging, U.S. Secretary of VA McDonough paused the rollout as veterans and VA workers at C  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on June 1, 2023: * * * Yesterday, Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) released the following statement after voting in favor of the Fiscal Responsibility Act. "Tonight, I proudly voted yes on the Fiscal Responsibility Act for Americans now, and for our future generations. The Fiscal Responsibility Act - which is based on the House Republican's Limit, Save, Grow Act - avoids a catastrophic default while strengthening ou  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on May 31, 2023: * * * Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) released the following statement on the passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act: "For months, President Biden recklessly refused to negotiate cuts in federal spending with a solution to the debt crisis. The president, along with Congressional Democrats, wanted a 'clean debt increase' with absolutely no spending reforms. In their view, the astronomical rate o  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) announced she voted in support of H.R. 3746, the "Bipartisan Budget Agreement," to allow the federal government to pay its bills for the next two years and avoid a catastrophic default on the federal debt: "From the very beginning, I resolved to never vote for cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security. Despite the House Majority's efforts to strip away  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) joined with Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), and Katie Britt (R-Ala.), all members of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) a  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators JD Vance (R-OH), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Katie Britt (R-AL), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Mark Warner (D-VA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tina Smith (D-MN), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), and John Fetterman (D-PA), all members of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, joined Senators Mike Braun (R-IN), Josh Hawley (R-MO), and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), to update their origi  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), and John Fetterman (D-Pa.), all members of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, joined Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), and Mi  more