WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Representatives Troy Balderson (R-OH) and Ann Kuster (D-NH) led a bipartisan letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warning of possible drug shortages and supply chain disruptions if the FDA fails to act ahead of the enforcement deadline of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA). The letter outlines issues facing pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors, and dispensers as they   more

DAYTON, Ohio, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023: Today, Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10), Jeffrey J. Mims, Jr., Mayor of Dayton, and Mackensie Wittmer, Executive Director of the National Aviation Heritage Area, held a press conference at the Wright Company Factory to discuss their collective efforts to rehabilitate the site following the March 2023 fire. Congressman Turner announced that the first version of the appropriations package for Tr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- 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) has opened an investigation into the development and implementation of overreaching, federal COVID-19 vaccination mandates and policies at the Department of Defense (DOD), U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Department of L  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) joined "Hannity" on Fox News last night with House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) after Devon Archer provided testimony to the Oversight Committee which revealed that President Biden was dishonest with the American people about his knowledge of his son Hunter Biden's business dealings and his involve  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: In Case You Missed It: Following the Wall Street Journal's Editorial Board opinion article on July 18 attacking Ohio and West Virginia Steelworkers at the steel manufacturer Cleveland-Cliffs, titled, "Tin-Foil Logic for Tin-Mill Tariffs," U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) slammed the Editorial Board for their misguided views supporting foreign competitors that dump tin and chromium coated sheet steel products i  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023, and a letter: Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass) today joined Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and colleagues in urging Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Sandra Thompson to ensure that tenants' rights are protected in any multifamily properties with financing backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. "There have been repeated reports of investors using low-cost financing from   more

AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following statement on Aug. 1, 2023: * * * U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) issued a statement following news that the third largest trucking company in the nation, Yellow Corp., has ceased operations, impacting more than 600 local employees in Ohio's 13th Congressional District: "I am deeply concerned about the devastating impact these layoffs will have on local workers, their families, and our community," said Rep.   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release and letter: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY), and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland launching an inquiry related to the Department's decision to sign off on a sweetheart plea deal with Hunter Biden. On July  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release and a letter: U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senators James Lankford (R-Okla.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), and J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), in writing a letter to Inspector General (IG) for the Department of Health and Human Services Christi Grimm regarding more than $20 million in Provider Relief Funds (PRF) issued to Planned Parenthoo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chair of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, urged Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Sandra Thompson to ensure that tenants' rights are protected in any multifamily properties with financing backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. "There have been repeated reports of inves  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) recently joined her colleagues in passing the bipartisan Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act. This bill aims to stop the flow of deadly fentanyl into our country by choking off the income source of those who traffic in synthetic opioids. This legislation was introduced by Ranking Member Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and cosponsored by Senator Br  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023, and a letter: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) in urging Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Sandra Thompson to ensure that tenants' rights are protected in any multifamily properties with financing backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. "There have been repeated reports of investors using low-cost financing from Enterprise-backed loan  more