WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: Congressman Troy Balderson (OH-12) delivered remarks on the House Floor Monday in response to President Biden's recent announcement banning future liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects, a decision that jeopardizes the stability and affordability of natural gas domestically, hurts the American economy and jobs, undercuts U.S. allies, and strengthens adversaries. On January 26, President B  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) released the following statement on the bipartisan border bill released by Senate negotiators. The legislation includes Brown's bipartisan Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act, which would impose new sanctions and anti-money laundering penalties targeting the illicit fentanyl supply chain, from the chemical suppliers in China to the cartels that  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (Ohio-04), along with 21 of their colleagues, filed a brief in the Supreme Court in Joseph Fischer v. United States. The brief opposes the Biden administration's weaponization of a financial crimes statute against January 6 defendants--some of whom weren't even at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. The members are represented by Ame  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) continues his fight to protect Ohio farmland from countries like China that pose a threat to our national security. Last week, Brown introduced the bipartisan AFIDA Improvements Act of 2024 which the Bryan Times wrote "would give U.S. officials a better idea of how much farmland is currently owned by foreign investors." The Dayton Daily News highlighted Brown's continued leade  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Last week, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined a bipartisan group of colleagues in urging the Biden Administration to increase tariffs on Chinese solar imports threatening American solar manufacturing jobs, including at companies like First Solar in Toledo. The Toledo Blade Editorial Board called the move "welcome action" and "important for Toledo." Read what they're saying about Brown's efforts to fight   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: Today, Congressman Dave Joyce's (OH-14) bill, H.R. 5009, the Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver Reauthorization (WILD) Act, passed the U.S. House of Representatives. This bipartisan legislation would reauthorize the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program, which enables wildlife and habitat conservation in all 50 states and territories, and the Multinational Species Conservation Fund, which su  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following statement: * * * Today, Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) released the following statement on his vote to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. "In February 2021, Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution and pledged to faithfully discharge the duties of his office. The Secretary of Homeland Security has the solemn duty to secure and protect United States a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Last week, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) traveled to the El Paso sector of the U.S./Mexico border. During the trip hosted by Rep. Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Rep. Sykes visited various sites to get a complete look at the issues migrants and federal law enforcement agents face along the border.  "For too long, discussions in D.C. around border security and immigration reform have been partisan,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Senator Rick Scott led a press conference with Senate conservatives to voice their strong opposition to the recently released "border deal." Joining Senator Scott were Senators Mike Lee (R-Utah), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Eric Schmitt (R-MO). Following the press conference, Senator Scott released the following statement. Senator Rick Scott said, "It   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, along with Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and Mark Warner (D-VA) urged President Joe Biden to increase funding for export control administration and enforcement. In a letter to the President, the S  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: Today, Congressman Brad Wenstrup released a discussion draft of legislation to incentivize greater domestic manufacturing of critical battlefield medicines and devices in the U.S. "Many of the name brand and generic medications millions of Americans rely on every day are being manufactured in China, or are sourced with materials from China. If you had told me when I was a surgeon serving in Ira  more