WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Mike Carey, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * CAREY OP-ED: Reducing Taxes for American Workers WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Mike Carey (R-Ohio-15), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, published an op-ed in The Columbus Dispatch titled, " I am working to lower taxes for struggling Ohioans. I heard them at town hall, " discussing the urgent need for tax relief for Ohioans and all Americans as critical provisions of the 2017 Tax Cu  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Comer Leads Delegation of Kentucky and Indiana Leaders to Meet Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to Discuss I-69 Bridge WASHINGTON--Today, Congressman James Comer (R-Ky.) led a delegation of leaders from Kentucky and Indiana to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for a meeting with Secretary Sean Duffy to discuss progress on the I-69 Ohio River Crossing bridge project. Joining Congressman Co  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Beatty Introduces Resolution to Promote the Prevention, Detection, and Treatment of Hypertension WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) introduced a resolution expressing support for the designation of May as "National Hypertension Awareness Month" and supporting the goals and ideals of this effort. "While hypertension - or high blood pressure - affects nearly hal  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Brown Announces 2025 Congressional Art Competition Winners WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) announced the winners of the 2025 OH-11 Congressional Art Competition. Reyna Verma of Hathaway Brown School won first prize for her print artwork titled " Me and Mama (link is external) " Verma's entry will be displayed in the United States Capitol for one year, where vi  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Brown Votes Against GOP Bill to Deny SNAP Benefits to Millions Washington, DC - Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), Vice Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee voted against Republican Reconciliation Bill following two days of debate in the Agriculture Committee. According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the legislation would cut funding for the Supplemen  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 15, 2025 NAVY Raytheon Co., El Segundo, California, is awarded a $580,589,011 fixed-price incentive (firm-target) contract for the production and delivery of low rate initial production Lot V of the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band ship sets, to include spares and data in support of ensuring that manufacturing technologies and processes are mature and will support full rate production deci  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following white paper (No. WP 25-11) on April 22, 2025 by James Mitchell and Taylor Shiroff entitled "Are Revisions to State-Level GDP Data in the US Well Behaved?." Here are excerpts: * * * Are Revisions to State-Level GDP Data in the US Well Behaved? James Mitchell, Taylor Shiroff April 14, 2025 Abstract No, first estimates of state GDP growth are not rational forecasts, except for Georgia. Revisions t  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following white paper (No. WP 25-12) on April 24, 2025 by Damjan Pfajfar and Fabian Winkler entitled "Households' Preferences Over Inflation and Monetary Policy Tradeoffs." Here are excerpts: * * * Abstract We document novel facts about US household preferences over inflation and monetary policy tradeoffs. Many households were attentive to news about monetary policy and to interest rates in 2023. The median  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following white paper (No. WP 25-13) on May 14, 2025 by Francesco Chiocchio, Jeremy Greenwood, Nezih Guner and Karen Kopecky entitled "Opioids and Post-COVID Labor-Force Participation." Here are excerpts: * * * Abstract At the onset of COVID-19, U.S. labor-force participation dropped by about 3 percentage points and remained below pre-pandemic levels three years later. Recovery varied across states, with s  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System has announced receipt of a change in bank control notice under the Change in Bank Control Act concerning Anchor Bancorporation, Inc., a bank holding company headquartered in Anchor, Illinois. The application was submitted by the Estate of William H. Davis and Donna J. Davis, both of Fairview Park, Ohio. The proposed transaction involves the estate's retention of voting shares in Anchor Bancorporation, Inc. and thereby indirect control of  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025: * * * Husted, Joyce, Rulli alert attorney general to Trumbull County hospital closures WASHINGTON - Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio), Rep. Dave Joyce (R-Ohio) and Rep. Michael Rulli (R-Ohio) today wrote to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi about potential misconduct related to the recent closures of Trumbull Regional Medical Center and Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital. The lawmakers alerted Bondi to conce  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Husted, Senate Republicans call for full dismantlement of Iran's nuclear program "The Iranian regime should know that the administration has Congressional backing to ensure their ability to enrich uranium is permanently eliminated." WASHINGTON - Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) joined Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) and his Senate Republican colleagues in writing to President Donald Trump regarding the administration  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a final determination that the domestic ferrosilicon industry is materially injured by imports of ferrosilicon originating from Brazil, Kazakhstan and Malaysia. These imports were found to be sold in the U.S. at less than fair value and subsidized by the governments of the respective countries. The determination follows investigations conducted under the Tariff Act of 1930, which assessed the impact of these  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Joyce Chairs Oversight Appropriations Hearing with Federal Judiciary WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Subcommittee Chairman Dave Joyce (OH-14) held an oversight hearing of the Federal Judiciary. Congressman Joyce questioned Judicial Conference Budget Committee Chair Judge Amy St. Eve and Secretary Judge Richard Conrad on the Federal Judiciary'  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur Stands Up for Military Children Washington, DC - This week, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) introduced the Care for Military Kids Act, a bipartisan bill to ensure that children of active duty servicemembers who are required to relocate for a deployment maintain their Medicaid coverage when moving across state lines. Specifically, this legislation would amend the Social Security Act to ensure th  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Landsman Statement After 26 Hour Debate on Republican Proposal to Cut Billions in Healthcare Cincinnati, OH - Today, Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH-01) released the following statement after spending more than 26 hours in the House Energy and Commerce Committee debating a Congressional Republicans' budget plan, which will strip healthcare from millions: Congressional Republicans were given an assignm  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * New Moreno Bill to Increase Penalties on Criminals Who Assault Police Officers WASHINGTON - Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) will introduce the Larry Henderson Act, which would set a new mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years in prison for anyone found guilty of assault on a federal officer. The legislation also establishes federal jurisdiction over these crimes as exclusive and preemptive, superseding st  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has granted a petition from Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio, regarding a noncompliance issue involving approximately 3,758 Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac RT passenger tires manufactured between July 16, 2023, and September 23, 2023. The noncompliance pertains to certain tires not fully meeting Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 139, which covers new   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is seeking public comment on its information collection process regarding drivers' use of camera-based rear visibility systems compared to traditional mirrors. This data collection supports ongoing research to determine if camera systems can provide the same level of safety as current rear view mirror requirements. The agency intends to request an extension from the Of  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * NSWC Crane to receive two nationwide Federal Laboratory Consortium awards for superior technology transfer Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) was recognized with two awards from the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) at the 2025 FLC Awards Ceremony on May 15, 2025 during the FLC National Meeting. Dr. Angela Lewis, SES, the Technical Director at NSWC Crane, was awarded Lab Director of t  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * PASSED: Senate Resolution to Recognize National Police Week WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) joined Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and 79 bipartisan senators in applauding the Senate's unanimous passage of the resolution designating May 12 through 17 as National Police Week. The National Police Week resolution reiterates the  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Rep. Warren Davidson Introduces the Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) Research Act of 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) introduced the Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) Research Act of 2025. This bill would direct the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the psychological and social roots of what is known as Trump Derangement Syndrome, a phenomenon marke  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Scott, Grassley, Durbin, and Colleagues Unanimously Pass Resolution Recognizing National Police Week WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and 79 bipartisan senators welcomed the Senate's unanimous passage of their resolution designating May 11 through 17 as National Police Week. The Nat  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran Joins Colleagues in Calling for Dismantlement of Iran's Nuclear Program WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) joined U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) and 50 of their Republican colleagues in supporting President Trump's ongoing negotiations with Iran to secure a deal that results in the full dismantlement of the Iranian nuclear program, including permanently ending the regime's ca  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Colleagues Back Full Dismantlement of Iran's Nuclear Program WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined Senate Republican colleagues in leading a letter to President Donald Trump regarding the administration's ongoing negotiations with Iran. The letter calls on the Trump administration to secure a deal that results in the full dismantlement of the Iranian nuclear program, including perm  more