WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2023: U.S. Representatives Troy Balderson (OH-12), Bill Johnson (OH-6), and Brad Wenstrup (OH-2) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and U.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore raising concerns over the recently announced plan to change the name of Ohio's Wayne National Forest to the Buckeye National Forest. The forest, which is located in each of the Representatives' congression  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2023: U.S. Representatives Brad Wenstrup (OH-2), Troy Balderson (OH-12), and Bill Johnson (OH-6) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and U.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore raising concerns over the recently announced plan to change the name of Ohio's Wayne National Forest to the Buckeye National Forest. The forest, which is located in each of the Representatives' congressio  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2023: U.S. Representatives Troy Balderson (OH-12), Bill Johnson (OH-6), and Brad Wenstrup (OH-2) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and U.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore raising concerns over the recently announced plan to change the name of Ohio's Wayne National Forest to the Buckeye National Forest. The forest, which is located in each of the Representatives' congressi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2023: U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis, both R-Wyo., joined U.S. Senator JD Vance (R-Ohio) in introducing legislation to prevent the government from imposing new federal mask mandates for domestic air travel, public transit systems, and in schools. The Freedom to Breathe Act would also prevent air carriers, public transit authorities, and all educational institutions from refusing   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a letter to Special Counsel Jack Smith after launching an inquiry into Jay Bratt, one of his senior prosecutors and top aides. Bratt allegedly improperly pressured Stanley Woodward, a lawyer representing a defendant indicted by Jack Smith, by implying that the Administration would look more favorably on Mr. Woodwa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, issued the following news release: Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) is threatening to subpoena the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) after both government entities failed to produce information related to an illegal Chinese lab operating on U.S.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 7, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing, Urban Affairs Committee, released the following statement after the confirmation of The Honorable Philip Jefferson for Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve, The Honorable Adriana Kugler for Governor of the Federal Reserve, and the renomination of The  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 7, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing on "Perspectives on Challenges in the Property Insurance Market and the Impact on Consumers." Sen. Brown's remarks, as prepared for delivery follow: Few  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2023: Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) is threatening to subpoena the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) after both government entities failed to produce information related to an illegal Chinese lab operating on U.S. soil as requested. Prestige Biotech, a Chinese company, was caught red-hand  more