TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following statement on Feb. 19, 2024: * * * Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development released the following statement regarding the transfer of the former FirstEnergy/Energy Harbor nuclear assets to Vistra Energy Corporation of Irving, Texas: "Today, our region begins its transition to a new, advanced nuclear energy future. We are extremely hopeful  more

TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb. 21 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following joint statement on Feb. 20, 2024: * * * Today, Democratic Co-Chairs of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Congressman Mike Quigley (IL-05), and member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and of the Ukraine Caucus Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) released the following joint statement calling on US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson of Louisiana to bring members of Congress back to Washingt  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following commentary to the Financial Times on Feb. 19, 2024: * * * Europe Must Stand On Its Own Two Feet On Defence The United States has provided a blanket of security to Europe for far too long. In the aftermath of the cold war, European nations made deep and lasting cuts to their defence budgets. Estimates suggest the continent would have spent an additional $8.6tn on defence over 30 years had they maintained cold war levels of mi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 20, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Brown (D-OH), Chair of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement regarding this week's announcement that Capital One will buy Discover Financial. "With a merger this size, the regulators need to ensure our financial system remains strong and competitive,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, urged Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to strengthen enforcement penalties under the Fed's Investment and Trading Policy. In a letter to Chair Powell, Brown cites a Fed report that said that in March 2020, jus  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024: U.S. Congressman Max Miller (OH-07) had a full schedule last week while he was in Washington D.C., during which he met with local stakeholders, voted on major pieces of legislation, and spoke about Career and Technical Education Month on the House Floor. Here are highlights of Congressman Miller's engagements for the week of February 12 through February 17, 2024: TUESDAY, February 13 Congre  more