WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) led members of the Ohio Congressional Delegation in calling on the U.S. Air Force leadership to select Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base as the main operating base for the new KC-46A. Between the proven performance of the Ohio Air National Guard's 121st Air Refueling Wing (ARW) and its two 12,000-foot runways, Rickenbacker AGS is well-positioned to accept the new eight KC-46A ai  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement on June 28, 2024: * * * House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released this statement following the Supreme Court's decision in Ohio v. EPA: "The Supreme Court made the right decision to stay enforcement of the Biden EPA's harmful rule and to allow completion of judicial review. This decision relieves states of the  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Mike Carey, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on June 28, 2024: * * * Today, in response to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the Chevron deference with their ruling on Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, Congressman Mike Carey (OH-15)released the following statement: "The administrative state cannot--and should not--be trusted to set their own powers. "For decades, regulators and bureaucrats have been empowered to legislate without earning a singl  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Legislation would improve community-police relations, keep our communities safe Today, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) introduced the bipartisan Law Enforcement Scenario-Based Training for Safety and De-escalation Act of 2024 alongside Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Don Bacon (NE-02), and Glenn Ivey (MD-04). This legislation would require the U.S. Department of Justice, specifically through   more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Moyle v. United States: "Let's be clear -- this decision is not a victory; rather, it leaves the door wide open for continued attacks on abortion care across the country. Women should not have to live in fear and uncertainty that their freedom to access reproductive healthcare could be   more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: This week, Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) spoke at the House Ways and Means Committee hearing on strengthening child welfare through reauthorization of Title IV-B, a program serving children and youth in foster care. Rep. Wenstrup recently introduced legislation, the Foster Care Adoption Oversight and Support Act, which he introduced along with Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) to help families adopting ch  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: Today, Reps. Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M. (R-OH), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Carol Miller (R-WV), and Jamie Raskin (D-MD) introduced the bipartisan Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Modernization Act of 2024, a bill that would improve access to taxpayer services for low-income Americans by eliminating the per-clinic funding cap on Low-Income Taxpayer Clinics (LITCs). The constraints of the existing cap became   more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States granted a stay of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Good Neighbor Rule for Ohio, West Virginia and Indiana. The Good Neighbor Rule would redu  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following newsletter on June 27, 2024: * * * Tire retreading supports thousands of good paying jobs across the country and in Ohio. Akron is the Rubber Capital of the world, and the tire and retread industries have been critical to the local economy for decades. Trucking companies rely on retreaded tires to keep their trucks on the road and bus fleets need retreaded tires to keep up their operations. It's sustainable and it's affo  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Tonight, Speaker Johnson swore in Representative Michael Rulli after he was elected by the residents of Ohio's 6th Congressional District to serve in the 118th Congress. "The House Republican Conference is grateful to the voters of Ohio's 6th district for sending Michael Rulli to Congress," said Speaker Johnson. "Michael has a strong, conservative background and a long record of dedicate  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur joined 37 Bipartisan Members of the Congressional Steel Caucus, led by Chairman Rick Crawford (AR-01), and Vice Chairman Frank Mrvan (IN-01) in a letter sent to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, expressing concern about the department's reconsideration of Vietnam's non-market economy (NME) status in US antidumping proceedings. As the letter points out, Vietnam remains a top-down,   more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on June 27, 2024: * * * Today, Rep. Wenstrup released a statement following the House Ways and Means Committee overwhelming votes to advance two key health care priorities he has championed to expand coverage of weight loss treatments for Medicare beneficiaries and increase access to critical breakthrough medical devices. H.R. 4818, the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act, as amended, would expand Medicare coverage of   more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Providence, RI - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) released the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision today in Ohio v. EPA, which temporarily halted an effort by the Environmental Protection Agency to curb air pollution and smog that flows from "upwind states" in the Midwest and South to "downwind states" like Rhode Island: "In downwind states like Rhode Island, we all know th  more