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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Ohio Newsletter for Friday April 11, 2025 ( 15 items )  

Baldwin Demands Answers from Trump Admin on Closure of Head Start Office that Serves Grantees in Wisconsin
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Demands Answers from Trump Admin on Closure of Head Start Office that Serves Grantees in Wisconsin WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) is demanding answers from U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about the closure of five regional Head Start offices across the country, including the Region 5 office in Chicago which serves Head Start grantees  more

Brown Votes Against MAGA Budget That Cuts Medicaid, SNAP to Fund Tax Breaks for Billionaires
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Brown Votes Against MAGA Budget That Cuts Medicaid, SNAP to Fund Tax Breaks for Billionaires Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) voted against the Republican Budget Resolution on the House floor. The latest Republican budget calls for $5.5 trillion in tax cuts, partially paid for by significant cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and other essential benefits. House Republicans only passed   more

Brown Votes Against Radical and Reckless Republican Voter Suppression Legislation
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Brown Votes Against Radical and Reckless Republican Voter Suppression Legislation Washington, DC - Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) voted against the SAVE Act, legislation that would restrict voting rights for millions of eligible American citizens and create new burdens and costs on military voters, married women, minority voters and others. The SAVE Act is entirely unnecessary because it is alrea  more

Carey, Neal, Salazar, Stauber Introduce Religious Workforce Protection Act
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Mike Carey, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Carey, Neal, Salazar, Stauber Introduce Religious Workforce Protection Act Bill would allow foreign-born religious workers to continue to perform essential services in American communities WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This week, U.S. Reps. Mike Carey (R-Ohio-15), Richard Neal (D-Mass.-01), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.-27), and Pete Stauber (R-Minn.-08) introduced the Religious Workforce Protecti  more

Chairmen Jordan, Grassley, Fitzgerald, and Lee Demand Information From Ivy League Schools on Potential Collusion in Tuition Pricing
WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairmen Jordan, Grassley, Fitzgerald, and Lee Demand Information from Ivy League Schools on Potential Collusion in Tuition Pricing WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust S  more

Congressman Dave Taylor Introduces Bill to Curb Bureaucratic Delays and Enhance Affordability of Rural Broadband
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Dave Taylor, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Dave Taylor Introduces Bill to Curb Bureaucratic Delays and Enhance Affordability of Rural Broadband WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Dave Taylor (OH-02) introduced the Bridging the Broadband Gap Act, which will prioritize the affordability and expansion of broadband to rural communities through satellite and fixed-wireless broadband. This bill will allow states to use funds from the Broadband  more

Grassley, Jordan, Lee and Fitzgerald Launch Bicameral Investigation into Potential Ivy League Tuition Pricing Collusion
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Jordan, Lee and Fitzgerald Launch Bicameral Investigation into Potential Ivy League Tuition Pricing Collusion WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) are inspecting the tuition pricing practices of Ivy League member institutions. The chairmen are joined by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), Chairman of the  more

Grassley, Jordan, Lee and Fitzgerald Launch Bicameral Investigation Into Potential Ivy League Tuition Pricing Collusion
WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Jordan, Lee and Fitzgerald Launch Bicameral Investigation into Potential Ivy League Tuition Pricing Collusion WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) are inspecting the tuition pricing practices of Ivy League member institutions. The chairmen are joine  more

House Energy and Commerce Committee Overwhelmingly Passes Landsman's Bill to Increase Foreign Investment in U.S. Semiconductor
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * House Energy and Commerce Committee Overwhelmingly Passes Landsman's Bill to Increase Foreign Investment in U.S. Semiconductor House Energy and Commerce Committee Overwhelmingly Passes Landsman's Bipartisan Bill to Increase Foreign Investment in U.S. Semiconductor Industry Cincinnati, OH - Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH) announced that his bipartisan legislation - The Securing Semic  more

Joyce Questions Government Accountability Office on Maintenance of Federal Properties
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Joyce Questions Government Accountability Office on Maintenance of Federal Properties WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Subcommittee Chairman Dave Joyce (OH-14) questioned U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Director of Physical Infrastructure, Dave Marroni, on the GAO's assessment of the costs of deferred maintenance   more

Kaptur and Mann Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation Fighting for Farmers with Biofuel Tax Credit
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur and Mann Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation Fighting for Farmers with Biofuel Tax Credit Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), and Tracey Mann (KS-01) reintroduced the bipartisan and bicameral Farmer First Fuel Incentives Act, which would protect American farmers by restricting the eligibility of the 45Z Tax Credit to renewable fuels made only from domestically sourced   more

Moreno Demands Answers Following Hospital Closures in NE Ohio
WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Moreno Demands Answers Following Hospital Closures in NE Ohio WASHINGTON -Today, U.S. Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH) sent a letter demanding answers from Steward Health Care System, Medical Properties Trust, and Insight Health Systems after the sudden closure of two hospitals in Trumbull County left over 200,000 Ohioans without access to care. Senator Moreno called on executives to explain how they plan   more

Moreno Leads Bipartisan Bill to Crack Down on Chinese Investment in US
WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Moreno Leads Bipartisan Bill to Crack Down on Chinese Investment in US WASHINGTON -Today, U.S. Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), along with Senators Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) and Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), introduced the Providing Rigorous Oversight Through Evaluation Of Concerning Transactions (PROTECT) Act, which would give the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) ne  more

Rep. Kaptur: Tariffs Are Taxes
WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following floor remarks on April 9, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, the United States has not had a trade surplus in over half a century. Trade deficits translate into lost jobs and lost wealth for the American people. Balancing U.S. trade accounts is an imperative and a worthy objective, but Trump administration tariffs   more

Senators Marshall and Klobuchar Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation Fighting for Farmers with Biofuel Tax Credit
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall and Klobuchar Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation Fighting for Farmers with Biofuel Tax Credit Washington - U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) today reintroduced the bipartisan and bicameral Farmer First Fuel Incentives Act, which would protect American farmers by restricting the eligibility of the 45Z Tax Credit to renewable fuels mad  more