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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Ohio Newsletter for Tuesday August 13, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Brown Introduces New Legislation to Make it Easier for Ohioans Without 4-Year Degrees to Get Public Sector Jobs
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced the introduction of legislation to make it easier for workers without 4-year college degrees, including veterans, to get federal jobs, and to promote hiring based on workers' skills rather than the degree they attain. The Federal Jobs for STARs Act would make federal jobs more accessible for non-degree-holders by taking steps to reduce or remove unnecessary e  more

Consequences of Biden-Harris Administration Open-Borders Policies: Case of Illegal Alien Who Brutally Assaulted, Murdered Maria Gonzalez
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2024: Today, the House Judiciary Committee and its Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement released an interim report regarding Juan Carlos Garcia Rodriguez, a criminal illegal alien whose release into the United States was fast-tracked by the Biden-Harris Administration. According to new, nonpublic information uncovered by the Comm  more

Senate Finance Committee Issues Testimony From Dayton Deputy City Manager Lofton
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by LaShea Lofton, deputy city manager for Dayton, Ohio, on behalf of the Government Finance Officers Association, from a July 30, 2024, hearing entitled "Tax Tools for Local Economic Development": * * * Chairman Wyden, Ranking Member Crapo, and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for holding today's hearing on Tax Tools for Local Economic Development. My name is LaShea Lofton and I am the Deputy   more

Senators Markey and Brown Request Information to Ensure CBP has Resources Needed to Protect Americans from Deadly Opioids
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Letter Text (PDF) Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) wrote to the INTERDICT Science Center of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) requesting information on how better to support the Center's needs and mission. In 2018, CBP rebranded and reconfigured the Department of Homeland Security's Springfield, Virginia laboratory as the INTERDICT Science Center,  more

U.S. Rep. Max Miller Week in Review
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Below are the highlights of U.S. Congressman Max Miller's (OH-07) schedule from the week of August 5. MONDAY, August 5 * Congressman Miller kicked off the week by spending time with members of the Amish community in both Wayne and Holmes Counties. The Congressman made three stops during his visit, the first being at Flextur, a small business in Wayne County which manufactures workstation systems such as weldi  more