WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Troy Balderson (OH-12) and Robin Kelly (IL-2) introduced the Protecting Seniors from Emergency Scams Act, legislation aimed at raising awareness for scams targeting older Americans. The bill directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to update its web portal with information about scams targeting seniors. This portal would allow consumers to search for scams by region and access contact  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, joined a bipartisan group of colleagues in urging President Biden to permit the summertime sale of E15 fuel. The senators note that American biofuels are a clean and reliable energy solution that will help drive down fuel costs for consumers. "[W]e must pursue an all-of-the-above energy strategy, which inc  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Bob Casey (D-PA), John Fetterman (D-PA), Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) released the following statement on the Department of Labor (DOL) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) finalizing its proposal to amend current federal standards to better protect America's miners from health hazards related to exposure to respirable crystalli  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Permanent Select Intelligence Committee, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner (OH-10) and Ranking Member Jim Himes (CT-04) issued the following statement after receiving a classified briefing from the Intelligence Community and senior officials from the Department of State and the Department of Defense regarding the current situa  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) sent letters to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Chris Wray and Office of the Director of the National Intelligence (ODNI) Director Avril Haines seeking documents and information to understand if, because of H  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Today, Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) announced a subpoena to compel Dr. David Morens -- a top advisor to Dr. Anthony Fauci at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) -- to hand-over documents from his personal email account r  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) opened today's hearing titled "Academic Malpractice: Examining the Relationship Between Scientific Journals, the Government, and Peer Review" with a reminder that political influence and government intervention has no pla  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Permanent Select Intelligence Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Mike Turner (OH-10), Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Mike Rogers (AL-03), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Michael McCaul (TX-10), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Tom Cole (OK-04), Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, and Ken Calvert (CA-41), Chairma  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Today, the House Judiciary Committee released an interim staff report titled, "How the Biden Administration's Lax Immigration Enforcement Allows Dangerous Criminal Aliens to Run Free in American Communities." The report reveals in detail how the Biden Administration's mass catch-and-release operation at the southwest border and the Administration's fai  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) announced his appointment to serve as Chairman of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Subcommittee on the House Appropriations Committee. "I am honored to be appointed to such a critical and pivotal position on the Appropriations Committee. In this role, I will work with my colleagues to strengthen U.S. financial markets and ensure taxpayer dollars are spen  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 17 -- Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Today, Congressman Greg Landsman (OH-01) announced the opening of his Fiscal Year 2025 federal Community Project Funding process. Each year, members of Congress can submit up to 15 local, community-led projects to the House Appropriations Committee for consideration to receive specialized federal funding through the appropriations bills that Congress passes annually to fund the federa  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: "If you don't make enough weapons to fight three wars, you've got to figure out how to focus. My proposal is we focus on ourselves and we focus on our closest allies." Senator JD Vance (R-OH) joined CNN's State of the Union with Jake Tapper to discuss the need to rebuild the U.S. defense industrial base, our limited capacity to support simultaneous conflicts, and the need to focus on America's core national sec  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: U.S. Congressman Max Miller (OH-07) had a full week both in the district and in Washington, D.C. Below are some of the highlights from the Congressman's official activities for the week of April 9. MONDAY, April 8 Congressman Miller participated in the Total Eclipse Fest event at the Great Lakes Science Center, home of the NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) Visitor Center, along with his wife  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: At a time when the U.S. is issuing debt at unprecedented levels, seizing the assets of one of the world's largest central banks poses a significant threat of exacerbating the perilous financial situation of the U.S. by making U.S. Treasuries less attractive to foreign buyers Senator JD Vance (R-OH) provided a memo to his Republican colleagues in the House and Senate which outlines the dire consequences the REPO  more