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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Ohio Newsletter for Tuesday June 18, 2024 ( 10 items )  

Biden Administration Releasing Unvetted, Potentially Gang Affiliated Unaccompanied Alien Children Into Country: Report
WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSres) -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: Today, the House Judiciary Committee released an interim staff report titled, "New Information and Testimony From Biden Administration Officials Reveal Disregard for Potential Gang Affiliation of UACs." The report details how President Biden's open-borders policies coupled with Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Becerra's em  more

Brown Pushes Bank Regulators to Protect Consumers and Communities When Reviewing Mergers
WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, urged the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to ensure their updated bank merger policies will adequately scrutinize mergers' effects on consumers and communities. "Last year's bank failures coupled with an increasing trend towards concentrati  more

House GOP Leaders Press Office of Special Counsel on Retaliation, Smear Campaign Against IRS Whistleblowers
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.), House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), and House Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) today are investigating whether the U.S. Office of Speci  more

House Oversight Committee Chairman Comer: House GOP Leaders Press Office of Special Counsel on Retaliation, Smear Campaign Against IRS Whistleblowers
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), House Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), and House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) today are investigating whether the U.S. Office of Special   more

Rep. Davidson Introduces The REAL Meat Act of 2024
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) introduced the REAL Meat Act of 2024 today alongside 8 other House colleagues. This legislation prohibits federal funding from being obligated or expended for the research, production, advancement, or enhancement of cell-cultured meat. "Fake cell-cultured meat not only poses a health risk to the human body, but it also threatens the livelihoods of America's hard-  more

Rep. Joyce Announces $2.1M Grant Awarded to Portage County Head Start Programs
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: Today, Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) announced that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will award the Portage Private Industry Council $2,120,144 for its Head Start programs. "Head Start programs help some of the most vulnerable children put their best foot forward every day," said Congressman Joyce. "This funding will help the organization prepare young children with necessary   more

Rep. Scalise: House GOP Leaders Press Office of Special Counsel on Retaliation, Smear Campaign Against IRS Whistleblowers
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: Today, Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), House Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), and House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) are investigating whether the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has contributed to the reta  more

Rep. Scalise: House GOP Leaders Press the Office of Special Counsel on Retaliation, Smear Campaign Against IRS Whistleblowers
WASHINGTON, June 18 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: Today, Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), House Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), and House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) are investigating whether the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has  more

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Brown Pushes Bank Regulators to Protect Consumers, Communities When Reviewing Mergers
WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, urged the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to ensure their updated bank merger policies will adequately scrutinize mergers' effects on consumers and communities. "Last  more

U.S. Rep. Max Miller Week in Review
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Below are the highlights of U.S. Congressman Max Miller's (OH-07) schedule from the week of June 10 along with highlights of his staff's engagement with constituents. WEDNESDAY, June 12 * Congressman Miller met with representatives of the Ohio Home Builders Association (OHBA) who were in Washington, DC for the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) annual fly-in. The NAHB, a trade association that repres  more