WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, issued the following opening statement on March 17, 2026, at a hearing entitled "Winter Storm Fern Lessons: Supplying Reliable Power to Meet Peak Demand": * * * "Good morning and welcome to today's hearing to examine the performance of our electric grid through the duration of Winter Storm Fern. "Starting on January 23rd, a significant winter storm brought widespread snow, sleet, an  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Husted backs bill to expand law enforcement concealed-carry rights Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) joined the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA) Reform Act, a bill that would expand the concealed-carry rights of qualified law enforcement officers. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) leads the bill in the U.S. Senate. "Our law enforcement officers are highly trained and trusted professionals wh  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Husted honors fallen Ohio Air National Guard members on Senate floor Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) today delivered a speech on the Senate floor recognizing the service and sacrifice Capt. Seth Koval, Capt. Curtis Angst and Major Sgt. Tyler Simmons who lost their lives in a KC-135 crash in Iraq on March 12, 2026. The three servicemembers were serving with the 121st Air Refueling Wing based a  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Moreno Slams Tax Breaks to PE Giant for Data Center Project Creating Just 10 Jobs * WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) sent a letter to the Carlyle Group criticizing the company for accepting a $4.5 million state tax break for a data center expansion project in Northeast Ohio. Despite Carlyle's investment, the project will only create ten new jobs and possibly increase energy costs fo  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Subcommittee on Energy Holds Hearing on the Lessons Learned from Winter Storm Fern Today, Congressman Bob Latta (OH-05), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy, led a hearing titled, Winter Storm Fern Lessons: Supplying Reliable Power to Meet Peak Demand. "In spite of generous subsidies and favorable public policy choices,   more