WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11)spoke out against recent comments and unfounded allegations regarding Haitian immigrants in Ohio during today's House Committee on Agriculture Hearing(link is external). In the last week, the House Committee on the Judiciary(link is external), chaired by Congressman Jim Jordan, has posted multiple times amplifying these unfounded and racist rumors. Congresswoman Brown's Re  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Cherfilus-McCormick issued the following statement on Donald Trump Parroting Senator J.D. Vance's Racist Lies. "Donald Trump is once again fixating on fictitious stories rooted in racist stereotypes in hopes of scaring Americans into voting for him. His outrageous comment about immigrants eating Springfield, Ohio, residents' pets is nothing more than a desperate attempt t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: "She has the Bernie Sanders seal of approval for being progressive" U.S. SENATE U.S. Senator Steve Daines today delivered remarks at the weekly Republican Senate Leadership press conference highlighting Vice President Kamala Harris' radical policies. Watch Daines' remarks HERE. "There's a good reason why we haven't seen Kamala Harris out campaigning in some of these key battleground states like Montana a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) were joined by U.S. Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pennsylvania-01), Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio-09), Joe Wilson (R-South Carolina-02) and Mike Quigley (D-Illinois-05) in introducing a bill to endorse the ten-year bilateral security agreement between the United States and Ukraine and affirm the United States' commitmen  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry (R-NC), House Oversight Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) sent a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler requesting documents and communications after learning that the SEC may be   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, issued the following news release: House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) delivered the following opening remarks at today's hearing titled "From Introduction to Implementation: A BEAD Program Progress Report." CHALLENGES TO BEAD IMPLEMENTATION "Almost three years have passed since the Infrastructure Inve  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a letter to European Union (EU) Commissioner for Internal Markets Thierry Breton reiterating the Committee's and Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government's concerns that the EU may be attempting to censor or suppress lawful speech in the United States, and for it  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland surrounding recent reports that a lead attorney defending Google in United States v. Google LLC, a high-profile antitrust case led by the Department of Justice, is simultaneously advising Vice President Harris ahead of the presidential debate.   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic held a hearing titled "A Hearing with former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo" to examine the former governor's role in issuance of unscientific guidance that forced New York nursing homes and long-term care facilities to admit COVID-19 positiv  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, announced that the US Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded over $7 Million in federal investments through its Airport Improvement Program (AIP) to support critical infrastructure upgrades and enhance safety at several regional airports in North  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, along with Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tina Smith (D-MN), and John Fetterman (D-PA) urged Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to finalize a proposed rule expanding the Fed's settl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release: The Committee on House Administration held a Full Committee Hearing today titled, "American Confidence in Elections: Looking Ahead to the 2024 General Election." Witnesses: * Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd * Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose * West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner * Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson * Arizona Se  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) introduced legislation to rename the Petersburg Post Office after John Mercer Langston, a Louisa County native, and 19th century attorney, abolitionist, educator and politician. Langston attended Oberlin College and studied law following his graduation. At 24, he became the first Black American to be admitted to the bar in the state of Ohio. Langs  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) introduced legislation to rename the Petersburg Post Office after John Mercer Langston, a Louisa County native, and 19th century attorney, abolitionist, educator and politician. Langston attended Oberlin College and studied law following his graduation. At 24, he became the first Black American to be admitted to the bar in the state of Ohio. Langst  more