WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Troy Balderson (OH-12) applauded the preliminary approval of $8.5 billion in funding from the CHIPS and Science Act for the development of four semiconductor projects across the United States, including Intel's construction of two state-of-the-art chip manufacturing plants in Licking County. As a result, thousands of jobs are coming to Ohio and millions of dollars are being invested in education  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Production Quality Download of Brown Talking About the Announcement Here Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced the awarding of a major new investment necessary to build the Intel plant in Licking County and cement Ohio's leadership in the semiconductor industry. These funds are from the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, which Brown was instrumental in writing and passing. The funding ann  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Bob Latta's (R-OH5) legislation, the Removing Our Unsecure Technologies to Ensure Reliability and Security (ROUTERS) Act, was approved by the House Energy and Commerce Committee through a bipartisan vote of 43-0. "As we continue to see threats arise from foreign adversaries, like Communist China, ensuring the security of our nation's communications infrastructure is important," Latta sai  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: Today, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, led by Chairman Warren Davidson (OH-08), is holding a hearing entitled "The Characteristics and Challenges of Today's Homebuyers." Read Chairman Davidson's opening remarks as prepared for delivery: "Today, we bring together a panel of   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Permanent Select Intelligence Committee, issued the following news release: House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner (OH-10) and Ranking Member Jim Himes (CT-04) received the Publius Award for leadership and bipartisanship in government from the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress (CSPC). "We are entering a period where the threats are extraordinary domestically and internati  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) released the following statement on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new tailpipe emissions standards rule to force an electric vehicle transition: "Make no mistake: this rule from the EPA today is a de facto ban on gas-powered cars. Unnecessary and strict tailpipe emission standards have one goal, and that goal is to take away Americans' choice when pur  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: Reps. Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M. (R-OH), Greg Murphy M.D. (R-NC), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), and Joe Morelle (D-NY) sent a letter with 35 additional Members to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, Department of the Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, and Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor Julie Su, urging the Administration to take action to ensure that the  more