WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Brown Statement on Massie Amendment * Washington, DC - Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) releases the following statement on the Massie Amendment #8 to the State Department and National Security Appropriations Bill: "The Massie amendment was a false choice between eliminating all U.S. assistance to Israel, including humanitarian aid, and accepting the Trump-Netanyahu status quo. Foreign policy dec  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on July 14, 2026: * * * Energy Subcommittee Advances Six Bills to Support Safe and Reliable Nuclear Power Today, Congressman Bob Latta (OH-05), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy, led a markup of six bills. "In today's markup, the Subcommittee on Energy considered six pieces of legislation to improve the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's licensing process an  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 14, 2026: * * * Chairman Jordan Requests Briefing from UK Official on Proposal Forcing American Social Media Platforms to Display Government-approved News Sources Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a letter to United Kingdom (U.K.) Secretary of State for Culture, Media, and Sport Lisa Nandy requesting a briefing on the U.K.'s Depa  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 15, 2026: * * * Rep. Sykes Denied Opportunity to Question Summit County Election Director During Congressional Hearing on Election Observation Despite Wednesday's House Committee on Administration's hearing featuring testimony from the election director responsible for administering elections in Ohio's 13th Congressional District, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) was denied the opportuni  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 15, 2026: * * * Rep. Sykes Opposes National Security Funding Bill, Condemns Inclusion of SAVE America Act U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) voted against H.R. 8595, the Fiscal Year 2027 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, citing concerns that the legislation cuts funding for global health and refugee assistance, weakens severe weather preparedn  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 15, 2026: * * * Rep. Sykes Warns Trump Administration's Actions Are Weakening FEMA and Politicizing Disaster Relief Today, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) warned that President Trump's actions are weakening the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) ability to fulfill its responsibility to Americans during emergencies by limiting the agency's ability to prepare for and respond to   more