WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Husted joins Bret Baier to discuss bipartisan human trafficking bill, other work for Ohio families Sens. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) and Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) joined Common Ground with Bret Baier to discuss their bill, the Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act. Husted's bipartisan, bicameral bill would direct the Department of Labor (DOL) to train its employees to identify human trafficking and refer s  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 30, 2025: * * * Husted leads bipartisan bill to expand access to safe medicines Sens. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) today introduced the Streamlined Market Access and Reform for Therapeutics Over-the-Counter (SMART OTC) Act, which would modernize the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) process for giving certain prescription drugs status as over-the-counter (OTC) options. "Ohioans dese  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur, Keating, Wilson, Smith Introduce Legislation Formalizing US-Belarus Strategic Dialogue * Toledo, OH -- This week, the bipartisan Co-Chairs of the House Belarus Caucus, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Congressman Bill Keating (MA-09), Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), and Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) introduced legislation to formalize an annual US-Belarus Strategic Dialogue to continue US   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, ranking member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, posted the following news release: * * * Kaptur, Murray Ask GAO to Look Into Energy Department's Decision to Steer Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Away from Wind, Solar In Defiance of Spending Law Toledo, OH -- Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Senator Patty Mu  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Landsman Lays Out Comprehensive Plan to Rebuild America and Fix What's Broken * Cincinnati, OH -This week, Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH-01) announced he released his "Pledge to America" - an op-ed laying out a clear blueprint for his Democratic colleagues to fix what's broken and deliver for hardworking Americans. Landsman shared a vision for his Democratic colleagues in a newly published op-ed f  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Landsman, Ruiz, Kelly, and Dingell Introduce Legislation to Repeal One Big Beautiful Bill's Hospital Cuts * Cincinnati, OH - This week, Representatives Greg Landsman (D-OH-01), Raul Ruiz (D-CA-25), Robin Kelly (D-IL-02), and Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06), introduced commonsense legislation to repeal a provision of the One Big Beautiful Bill that cuts hospital funding. Representatives Landsman, Ruiz, Kell  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Michael Rulli, R-Ohio, issued the following commentary to the Canton Repository: * * * Why I introduced 'Faith and Defiance Day': Remembering Trump assassination attempt I think everyone can agree that we live in a very sensationalized time. Social media has amplified even the smallest events and trends into headline news. We're constantly bombarded with stories heralding the end of the world, so it's easy to look past the truly generational and transformative mome  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Statement from Congresswoman Joyce Beatty on the Passing of Dorothy Teater * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03), issued the following statement on the passing of former Columbus City Council member, Dorothy Teater: "Today, we mourn the passing of my good friend, and trailblazer of central Ohio politics, Dorothy Teater. As the first woman elected to the Franklin County Commission an  more