WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Permanent Select Intelligence Committee, issued the following news release: The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence passed the FISA Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2023 by voice vote. "The Intelligence Community relies every single day on information collected through FISA Section 702 to keep us safe and inform policymakers. Any lapse could result in a catastrophic national security failure for which Congr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In the latest sign of strong momentum for U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown's (D-OH) bipartisan legislation to fix the Social Security Income program, the executives of the eight leading banks in the United States endorsed the SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act. The legislation, which is co-sponsored by U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Susan Collins (R-ME), Bob Casey (D-PA), Jam  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on Dec. 7, 2023: * * * Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) released the following statement on his vote to censure Congressman Jamaal Bowman (NY-16): "After pulling the fire alarm as House Democrats worked to delay votes on September 30, Jamaal Bowman was faced with multiple opportunities to diffuse the situation, including passing several Capitol police officers on his way out of Cannon. He chose not to alert them to t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: AKRON, OH -- This week, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) met with local business leaders and members of the Greater Akron Chamber (GAC), University of Akron, and Kent State University to discuss economic issues facing Northeast Ohio and Ohio's 13th Congressional District. "Small businesses form the backbone of our economy. I was glad to meet with local leaders from the Greater Akron Chamber, Univ  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) voted against H.J. Res. 88, a partisan resolution to repeal the Biden-Harris administration's Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan, a new income-driven repayment plan that significantly lowers monthly payments for many low- and middle-income borrowers. If Republicans succeed and this bill becomes law, 5.5 million student loan borrowers will see their monthly   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Representatives Dave Joyce (OH-14), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), Brian Mast (FL-21), Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), and Troy Carter (LA-02) introduced a modernized version of the Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States (STATES) Act to ensure that each State has the right to determine for itself the best approach to cannabis within its borders. This legislation also extends these protections to Washin  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2023: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, and U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., and Mike Carey, R-Ohio, today introduced the Workforce Housing Tax Credit (WHTC) Act to increase the supply of affordable housing for middle-income families who earn too much to qualify for low-income affordable housing a  more