WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) will be joined by Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an Indianapolis-based obstetrician-gynecologist (OBGYN), as her guest to President Joe Biden's State of the Union Address to Congress on Thursday, March 7, 2024. Dr. Bernard has come under repeated attack by various elected officials, public figures, and media outlets after the Indianapolis Star reported initially in July 2022 that she provided med  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that he will host Wood County Sheriff Mark Wasylyshyn as his guest at the State of the Union on Thursday, March 7. Brown joined Sheriff Wasylyshyn on a trip to the southern U.S. border in November, and they are working together to ensure that law enforcement have the tools and support they need to keep communities safe and address the fentanyl  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chair of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, issued the following statement after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized new climate disclosure rules. The new disclosure requirements require public companies to disclose material climate-related risks to investors, including the first SEC requirements to disclose mater  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) opened today's hearing titled "Examining the White House's Role in Pandemic Preparedness and Response" by explaining that after the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress passed the Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emergin  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, the House of Representatives passed the 2024 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act as part of a package of six appropriations bills which will fund government operations through September 30th 2024.This legislation will now go on to the United States Senate for passage, before going to President Biden to be signed into law. "Our nation is at a pivotal mome  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) joined Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, in introducing the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. The bill prevents app store availability or web hosting service  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), and U.S. Representatives Greg Landsman (D-Ohio) and Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) on Tuesday introduced the STOP CMV Act to raise awareness of congenital Cytomegalovirus (CMV), a common virus that can cause birth defects, and to encourage increased screenings of infants for the illness to allow   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 (TNSres) -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, the House Judiciary Committee and its Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government released an interim staff report titled, "Financial Surveillance in the United States: How Federal Law Enforcement Commandeered Financial Institutions to Spy on Americans." The report reveals alarming evidence of federal law enforcemen  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, under questioning from Senator JD Vance (R-OH), National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy revealed that the chemical explosion in East Palestine, Ohio was not necessary and that the chemical experts who advised against the "vent and burn" were ignored. Two days after a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, a vent and burn was conducted on five vinyl   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on March 6, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) released the following statement on his vote for the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024. The bill passed the House of Representatives and is now heading to the Senate for consideration. "While the package is not as strong as I would like, House Republicans secured conservative wins, like fully funding veterans' health care programs, that can pass a De  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 7 -- Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, Congressman Greg Landsman (OH-01) announced he has secured $15 million for 15 Southwest Ohio projects in the federal government funding bills that passed the House today and will be signed into law this week. The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations bills to fund the federal government through September 30, 2024. Included in these governmen  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: Today, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chair of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, issued the following statement after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized new climate disclosure rules. The new disclosure requirements require public companies to disclose material climate-related risks to investors, incl  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, the Senate Budget Committee passed U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH)'s bipartisan Railroad Employee Equity and Fairness (REEF) Act to protect railroad employees from cuts to unemployment and sickness insurance and end mandated cuts to the Railroad Retirement Board's Unemployment Insurance Account. The Budget Committee advanced the bill unanimously. "Today we are one step closer to endi  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) announced $44 million in 2024 Community Project Funding priorities he secured for the Miami Valley region passed the House of Representatives. "Today I secured over $44 million in federal funding for critical projects in our community," said Congressman Mike Turner. "This funding bolsters our economy, strengthens our infrastructure, and increases the Mi  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on March 6, 2024: * * * U.S. Congressman Max Miller (OH-07) released the following statement regarding his vote in support of a package of six appropriations bills. The measure passed by a total of 339-85. "I've heard a clear and consistent message from my constituents in Northeast Ohio since last January: cut back on Washington's reckless spending and end business as usual. I said earlier this week that I would  more