WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH) and Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL) introduced legislation to enable health care providers to track and ensure the well-being of patients who are prescribed opioids. The Remote Opioid Monitoring Act would create a study focusing on the benefits and efficacy of remote monitoring. "The opioid epidemic has been indiscriminate, impacting every community across the country," sai  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 29 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 28, 2023: Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined local leaders and law enforcement personnel at the Franklin County Sheriff's Office to discuss his Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act, a sanctions and anti-money laundering bill aimed at combatting the country's fentanyl crisis and saving lives in Ohio by targeting the illicit fentanyl supply chain, from the   more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 28, 2023, and a letter: Today, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) demand answers from 23 companies that appear to have committed wage theft by denying low-wage workers overtime pay by abusing the label "manager." The senators sent letters to 23 companies identified in a recent report as having the highest proportion of positions used to strategically avoid paying workers over  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release on June 28, 2023: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), and Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) today issued the following statement on their commitment to pursue a thorough inquiry into misconduct at the Department of Justice and I  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on June 28, 2023: House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.), Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), and Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), today issued the following statement on their commitment to pursue a thorough inquiry into misconduct at the Department of Justice and Internal Reven  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release and letters: Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent two letters to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan advancing the House Judiciary Committee's oversight of the out-of-control agency. In a letter, co-signed by House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), the Committees raise concerns about Khan's adherence to federal ethics guidance a  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, issued the following news release and letter: Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) is requesting the production of all phone records between Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky and American Federation of Teachers (AFT) president Randi Weingarten related to AFT's potential  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-California, issued the following news release on June 28, 2023: In the United States, we are proud to have the strongest military in the world. Each day, our men and women in uniform protect the mission and keep the homeland safe, but it is incumbent upon Congress to ensure that our heroes have ample resources to continue defending our national security. That's why Speaker Kevin McCarthy returned to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base i  more

TOLEDO, Ohio, June 29 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 28, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced a $7 Million federal award to the University of Toledo Health Science Campus. This National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) award will directly support and enhance research, help retain nationally-recognized faculty, and aid in ongoing efforts to recruit the best and brightest talent to The University of Toledo. The federal fun  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) launched an investigation into 23 companies that appear to have committed wage theft by denying low-wage workers overtime pay by abusing the label "manager." The senators sent letters to 23 companies identified in a recent report as having the highest proportion of positions used to strategically avoid paying workers overt  more

UNION TOWNSHIP, Ohio, June 29 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following news release and letter on June 28, 2023: Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) is requesting the production of all phone records between Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky and American Federation of Teachers (AFT) president Randi Weingarten related to AFT's potential political interference with the CDC's school reopening guidance. O  more