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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Ohio Newsletter for Wednesday March 06, 2024 ( 9 items )  

Brown Calls On President Biden To Reject Three Proposed Regulations That Would Devastate Ohio's Steel Industry
WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) called on President Biden to reverse course and reject three proposed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules that would devastate Ohio's steel industry and cost American jobs. In a letter to President Biden, Brown and colleagues warn that the proposed regulations will not further the goal of promoting a strong, environmentally sustainable American steel industry a  more

Brown Fights to Protect Ohioans' Ability to Use IVF & Other Fertility Treatments to Have Children
WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined new legislation to protect every American's right to use in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other common fertility treatments that millions of Americans need to have children. This legislation would establish a statutory right to access IVF and other related fertility treatments, protecting Ohioans from any state or national effort to ban or limit the ability to use IVF,   more

House Committee Chairmen Jordan, Comer, Biggs Launch Inquiry Into Treatment of Hunter Biden Business Partner by Biden Bureau of Prisons
WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY), and Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Chairman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) sent a letter to Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Director Colette Peters and Southern District of New York Assistant U.S. Attorn  more

House Oversight Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Wenstrup Announces Subpoena for Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo
WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Today, Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) announced a subpoena to compel former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to appear for a deposition on May 24, 2024. On March 25, 2020, Governor Cuomo issued a mandate that forced New York nursing homes and long-term ca  more

Kaptur Announces Senior Advocate Sue Daugherty as Guest for 2024 Presidential State of the Union Address
WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), announced she will host Sue Daugherty, Founding Executive Director of Serving Our Seniors as her guest for the Presidential State of the Union address on Thursday, March 7th, 2024. Serving Our Seniors is a non-profit organization founded in 1996, located in Sandusky, Ohio that supports Erie County seniors as they progress in life. In 1996 Judge Jane L  more

Rep. Sykes Announces Gulf War Veteran And PACT Act Advocate Tim Hauser As State Of The Union Guest
WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) announced she will be joined by Tim Hauser, a Gulf War veteran and founder of the Veterans Assurance Network from Twinsburg, at this year's State of the Union Address in Washington, D.C. "It is my pleasure to announce that Tim Hauser will be my guest at this year's State of the Union," said Rep. Sykes. "Tim bravely served our country during the Gulf War a  more

Unlikely Duo: Brown and Cookie Monster Are "Fed Up" with Shrinkflation
WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) is fed up with corporations decreasing the size of their product without also decreasing the cost. And so is Cookie Monster. Today on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, Brown teamed up with the Sesame Street star to send a simple message to corporate special interests: "me hate shrinkflation!" In an exchange on the platform, Ohio's senior senator and Cookie Monster   more

Warren, Brown, Senators Urge HHS and CMS to Protect Seniors, Hold Insurance Companies Accountable for Abuses in Medicare Advantage
WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Bernard Sanders (I-Vt.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) called on the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to curb abuses in Medicare A  more

Wenstrup Announces Subpoena for Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo
WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Today, Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) announced a subpoena to compel former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to appear for a deposition on May 24, 2024. On March 25, 2020, Governor Cuomo issued a mandate that forced New York nursing homes and long-term care facilities to admit or re-admit potentially contagious and untested COVID-19 patients. Thi  more