WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, ranking member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, posted the following news release on June 4, 2026: * * * GAO Investigation Requested by Kaptur, Murray Confirms Energy Department Illegally Steered Funding Away from Clean Energy ICYMI: Kaptur, Murray, Kaptur Asked GAO to Look Into Energy Department's Decision to Steer Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Away from Wind, Solar in Defiance of Spending Law - To  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, posted the following news release on June 3, 2026: * * * Hearing Wrap Up: Rampant Fraud in Medicaid Waiver Program The Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses held its first hearing today titled "Universal Basic Fraud: Vulnerabilities in Medicaid Waiver Programs." During the hearing, members examined fraud in Ohio's Medicaid Home and Comm  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Latta, Carter Introduce Bill to Protect American Wi-Fi from Foreign Adversaries * Today, Congressman Bob Latta (OH-5) and Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (LA-2) introduced the Advancing American Wi-Fi Against Foreign Adversaries Act, a bipartisan bill that strengthens coordination between the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), a  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sykes Opposes Agriculture Funding Bill Citing Cuts to Food Assistance and Rural Investment U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) voted against H.R. 8646, the Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, warning it reduces critical support for food assistance, rural infrastructure, and working families. "This bill may claim to be about fiscal responsibility  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 4, 2026: * * * Rep. Sykes Secures Nearly $2.5 Million For Healthcare Centers AKRON, OH -- Today, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) announced that the Department of Health and Human Services has awarded two Health Center Program grants to healthcare centers in Ohio's 13th Congressional District, totaling $2,455,014. "Community health centers play a critical role in keeping Northeast Ohio f  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 3, 2026: * * * Husted discusses burden of federal benefits cliff on workers, small businesses Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) today delivered remarks at the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship's hearing on how the federal benefits cliff traps Americans in a generational cycle of poverty and stifles job creation and productivity for our small businesses. A benefits cliff occurs when a pe  more