WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, issued the following news release: Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) will hold a hearing titled "Assessing America's Vaccine Safety Systems, Part One" to examine the effectiveness of vaccine safety reporting and injury compensation systems following the rollout of the controversial COVID-19 vaccine. T  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Permanent Select Intelligence Committee, issued the following news release: Chairman Turner was joined by HPSCI members Representatives French Hill (AR-02), Abigail Spanberger (VA-07), Jason Crow (CO-06), as well as Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03), who sits on the House Financial Services Committee's Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions and currently serves as a Lie  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) and the National Park Service (NPS) announced the Cleveland Restoration Society will receive a $52,149 federal grant as part of National Register Recognition for Cleveland's Historic Black Churches. The funding comes from the National Park Service's Underrepresented Communities grant program, which works to diversify the sites recognized in the Nation  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: AKRON, OH -- Today, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) launched the application process for the 2024 Congressional Art Competition, a nationwide high school arts competition sponsored by the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The winning artwork of the district's competition will be displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol, alongside winning artwork from all participating districts acro  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: CANTON, OH -- Today, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for Water Bruno Pigott, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) President Lee Saunders, Mayor of Canton William V. Sherer II, and local stakeholders held a roundtable to celebrate a $46 million investment to the Canton Water Depart  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The Senate Budget Committee issued the following written testimony by Columbus City Auditor Megan Kilgore involving a hearing on Jan. 10, 2024, entitled "Investing in the Future: Safeguarding Municipal Bonds from Climate Risk": * * * Chairman Whitehouse, Ranking Member Grassley, and distinguished Members of the Committee: Thank you for inviting me here today. My name is Megan Kilgore. This year marks my twentieth year in the public finance industry. For the last six yea  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, the Senate Commerce Committee unanimously passed U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown's legislation to designate Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport (YNG) as a primary airport. Brown's bill was included as part of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2023. This designation will allow YNG to access funding from the FAA's Airport Improvement Program (AIP), which provides grants for the pla  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2024: U.S. Congressman Max Miller (OH-07) last night attended the annual Celebration of Corn & Wheat, sponsored by the Ohio Corn and Wheat Growers Association in Bucyrus, Ohio at which he was presented with the "Guardian of Corn & Wheat" award. The award recognizes Congressman Miller's steadfast advocacy on behalf of Ohio's grain farmers. "Working with Ohio farmers and the Ohio Corn and Wheat Growers   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: The amendment was included in the Senate's version of the FAA Reauthorization Act. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator JD Vance (R-OH) successfully included an amendment in the Senate's FAA Reauthorization Act which will enable the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport to receive Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding through fiscal year 2028. The airport is also home to the Youngstown Air Reserve Station, which Senator V  more