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http://renacci.house.gov/index.cfm/weekly-column?ContentRecord_id=34E3B324-91E0-4817-8044-4580889F62C0	Renacci Report: Looking Back At The Past Year In Washington	2014-12-31	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Jim Renacci	R000586	renacci.house.gov			legacy	Looking Back At The Past Year In Washington It is a great honor to serve you in the United States Congress. Though we have much work ahead of us, I want to take this opportunity to highlight my work on behalf of Ohio’s 16th District in Washington this past year. Addressing The Problems At The VA Like many living in Ohio’s 16th District, I was deeply troubled to learn of the systematic failures at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). We can and must be doing more to keep our promise to those who have served our country. In July, the House passed the Veterans’ Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act. Highlights from this legislation include providing $10 billion for veterans to seek private care at hospitals and clinics outside the VA, and $5 billion to allow the department to hire more doctors, nurses, and medical staff. It was signed into law on August 7, 2014. Reducing the Negative Effects of the President’s Health Care Law As I travel throughout Ohio’s 16th District, I continue to hear Ohioans speak of the negative effects of the President’s health care law. Whether it’s higher premiums or a small business grappling with the law’s employer mandate, the broken law’s unintended consequences are significant. This past year, the House passed the Employee Health Care Protection Act. It allows American workers who receive coverage through their employer the opportunity to keep their health plans through 2019. Additionally, I introduced the Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS) Act to clarify the employer mandate’s seasonal worker exemption provision so that our small businesses can focus their resources on doing what they do best: create jobs. Bringing Transparency to the Federal Government In Washington, we know that our current path is unsustainable, but do we really know where we stand fiscally? The answer is that we don’t, thanks to the federal government’s incomplete financial statements. That is why I introduced the Federal Financial Statement Tran…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=7c9c5d64-d278-4768-8103-41babcfff4e0	Your Tax Dollars...Down the Drain: Over-Budget Project for an Already Cancelled Program	2014-12-30	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Rob Portman	P000449	www.portman.senate.gov			legacy	Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) today released the latest example in a monthly series highlighting Washington’s wasteful spending during a time of record debt: It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that it's wasteful to spend money building a facility that will never be used. It does take Washington to fund the construction anyway. The Washington Post recently reported that, last June, NASA marked completion of a $350 million tower (“A-3”) built to test a cutting-edge rocket engine (“J-2X”) that would help send astronauts to the International Space Station, the moon, and even Mars. As part of President George W. Bush’s Constellation program in 2004, the J-2X engine would power the Ares I and Ares V rockets that would transport astronauts and cargo separately to their destinations. Since the engine would be ignited only after the rockets were already in space, A-3 was made to withstand the blast of a rocket engine and create a vacuum inside similar to the conditions in space. The project was originally projected to cost $119 million and be finished by 2010. But in 2010, A-3 was well over-budget and behind schedule. After President Obama proposed abandoning the Constellation program, Congress ended funding for the Ares rockets and the J-2X engine – yet inexplicably reauthorized the final $100 million to complete A-3 despite no longer developing rockets that could use it. This pushed the final cost to $349 million, or nearly triple the original estimate. And even after this additional spending, the A-3 vacuum is still not operational for testing, and would require as long as three more years of work to finish if NASA ever decides to use the tower for its original purpose. “This egregious example of spending shows that Washington continues to operate in its own vacuum, diverting $100 million additional taxpayer dollars into an over-budget project that had already been cancelled,” said Portman. “During a time of already limited resources, this is exactly the type of spending tha…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://latta.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=397914	World War II Veteran to Receive French Legion of Honor	2014-12-29	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Robert Latta	L000566	latta.house.gov			legacy	Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) will join with French Colonel Nicolas Auboin on January 5 at the Wyandot County Courthouse to present Fifth Congressional District of Ohio resident and World War II veteran, Clyde Shull, with the French Legion of Honor. The award is the highest accolade given by the French government and will be presented to Mr. Shull in recognition of his service during World War II. Mr. Shull was also recognized by French Ambassador François Delattre during his visit to Northwest Ohio earlier this year. “It is an honor to have been able to work with the French government to recognize Mr. Shull with this long-deserved decoration,” said Latta. “Mr. Shull exemplifies his generation and the monumental sacrifices they made during World War II, and in receiving the French Legion of Honor, he will be rightfully recognized for his service and dedication to our country.” "Bestowing a Legion d'Honneur in the name of the President of the French Republic is always something special," said Colonel Auboin. "The circumstances here and now are even more specific. Mr. Shull is awarded the highest French decoration in recognition of his sacrifice and his support to the liberation of France, as well as for his contribution to establishing a long lasting peace in Europe. Through him, the French government wants to address the message to an entire generation of World War II veterans and the United States of America that France will never forget what they did in 1944. France also wishes that through this ceremony, this example of dedication and service will be an example for generations to come." Media are invited to attend the event, but must RSVP to Sarah Criser. Details for the event include the following: WHO: Congressman Bob Latta, French Colonel Nicolas Auboin and World War II Veteran Clyde Shull WHAT: French Legion of Honor Presentation WHEN: Monday, January 5, at 10 a.m. WHERE: Wyandot County Courthouse, Common Pleas Courtroom, 109 S. Sandusky Avenue, Upper Sandusky, Ohio 43351 About Mr. Shull Mr. Shull…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://stivers.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398497	With his star hitched to Boehner, Stivers on the rise	2014-12-27	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Steve Stivers	S001187	stivers.house.gov			legacy	WASHINGTON – When Rep. Steve Stivers begins his third term in the House next month, the Columbus Republican will have a new spot at the center of the legislative action. share: f t WASHINGTON – When Rep. Steve Stivers begins his third term in the House next month, the Columbus Republican will have a new spot at the center of the legislative action.That's because GOP leaders, in a surprise move, awarded Stivers a seat on the powerful House Rules Committee in the 114th Congress. The panel sets the terms of debate for nearly every piece of legislation that goes to the House floor and decides which amendments, if any, will receive a vote. Also known as "the speaker's committee," it's how the House speaker controls a bill's fate. Stivers' new assignment, announced in mid-December, comes after he was tapped for a second stint in the GOP leadership, as a deputy to House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La. As a member of Scalise's "whip team," Stivers is one of a half-dozen lawmakers charged with making sure GOP leaders have enough votes to get their legislative priorities passed in the House. The two positions will be "a very powerful combination," said former GOP Rep. Deborah Pryce, who represented Ohio's 15th district for 16 years before retiring in 2009. Stivers, she said, will be "right in the middle of everything." Stivers said he had been pursuing a spot on the House Budget Committee but switched gears when House Speaker John Boehner, R-West Chester, asked him if he would fill an opening on the Rules Committee instead. "It's a chance to really influence the process," said Stivers, a soldier who serves in the Ohio Army National Guard. He said he'll be involved in every major issue that comes before the House -- including health care, tax policy and national security. Others echoed that assessment and said Stivers' elevated role is a sign he's become one of Boehner's most trusted allies. "It's a reflection of confidence from leadership," said Norman Ornstein…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://latta.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=397907	President Signs Lattas Propane Bill into Law	2014-12-23	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Robert Latta	L000566	latta.house.gov			legacy	President Obama has signed bipartisan legislation sponsored by Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH), member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Energy and Power Subcommittee, into law. H.R. 5705, the Propane Education and Research Enhancement Act, addresses some of the winter heating challenges experienced in Ohio and throughout the Midwest last year to prevent future propane price spikes. “As we head into another winter, it is imperative that Americans across the country have access to heat,” said Latta. “Last year, we were faced with propane shortages that threatened the lives and livelihoods of many living in Ohio and throughout the Midwest. With the Propane Education and Research Enhancement Act now signed into law, the industry can help prevent future propane supply issues and price spikes, so residents are not negatively impacted.” The Propane Education and Research Enhancement Act of 2014 clarifies Congress’ intent in the Propane Education and Research Act (PERA), requiring the Department of Commerce to use proper data to calculate consumer prices. It would also allow the Propane Education and Research Council to improve training for distributors and consumers to help mitigate the negative effects of propane prices spikes. # # #	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://renacci.house.gov/index.cfm/weekly-column?ContentRecord_id=4F8CE8D1-C658-4D5B-85EE-802D3D97E5B3	Renacci Report: Working To Reduce The Negative Effects Of The Presidents Health Care Law	2014-12-23	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Jim Renacci	R000586	renacci.house.gov			legacy	The open enrollment period for health care coverage in 2015 began in November, and with it came stories from people all across Ohio. Whether in Ohio’s 16th District or any other part of the state, the negative impact of the President’s health care law continues to be widespread. Many are facing higher premiums and deductibles. People are losing access to their doctors whom they like and trust. Sadly, I have heard from people living in my district who have had their hours reduced at work due to the law’s employer mandates – turning full-time work into part-time work at a time when they can least afford it. A small business owner from North Canton contacted me to inform me of the law’s negatives effects on his business. He said that if 75 percent of his eligible employees participate in the company’s health insurance plan, he will be put out of business within 3-6 months. Though he’s planning on growing his company, the 30-hour definition of full-time employment within the President’s health care law threatens the company’s very existence. A retired constituent told me that his monthly premiums have tripled and his deductible has doubled - forcing him to re-enter the workforce to cover the significant increase in his health care costs. A woman living in Massillon said that though she has insurance now, she can’t go to the doctor because she can’t afford her deductible. Another said that her health care costs are so high she is forced to choose whether to buy food or pay her utility bill to stay warm. People all across my district are growing more and more frustrated with the narrow networks and higher costs of their health care since the implementation of the law. That is why we in the House of Representatives have worked to reduce this broken law’s harmful effects. Earlier this month, we passed a continuing resolution-omnibus bill that reined in the President’s health care law by eliminating new funding for it. Additionally, it cut funding for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) by $10 million. It al…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/newsletters/happy-holidays	Happy Holidays	2014-12-23	2014	2014-12	Democrat	House	OH	Sherrod Brown	B000944	www.brown.senate.gov			legacy	Tuesday, December 23, 2014 Connie and I wish you and your family a happy and healthy holiday season. As the year comes to a close and I reflect on my travels throughout Ohio, one common thread emerges: the compassion of Ohioans. Each week, I encounter Ohioans who volunteer to help others and improve their communities. Whether it’s sending care packages to our brave service members and their families, or shoveling snow for an older neighbor, service helps to strengthen our communities and to spread cheer – during the holiday season and beyond. As 2014 comes to an end, I would like to thank you for the honor of representing you in the U.S. Senate.	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://stivers.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398487	Stivers Nominates Area Students to Military Academies	2014-12-22	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Steve Stivers	S001187	stivers.house.gov			legacy	WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Stivers (R – OH) today announced his nomination of students from across Ohio’s 15th Congressional District to the United States military academies. Stivers nominated the following students: share: f t WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Stivers (R – OH) today announced his nomination of students from across Ohio’s 15th Congressional District to the United States military academies. Stivers nominated the following students:• Lydia LaRue was nominated to West Point. LaRue attends Amanda Clearcreek High School and is the daughter of Dean and Wendy LaRue. • John Lemaster was nominated to the United States Naval Academy, West Point, and the Air Force Academy. Lemaster attends Amanda Clearcreek High School and is the son of Brent and Rosalinda Lemaster. • Kristin Riggs received a nomination to West Point. She attends Canal Winchester High School and is the daughter of Kent and Pam Riggs. • Bryce Bailey received a nomination to the Air Force Academy. He graduated from Columbus Academy and currently attends the Air Force Academy Prep School and is the son of Shawn and Deborah Bailey. • Benjamin Tobin was nominated to the United States Naval Academy, Merchant Marine Academy, West Point, and the Air Force Academy. He graduated from Fairfield Christian Academy and currently attends Ohio University. He is the son of Michael and Resa Tobin. • Tazz Ashbaugh was nominated to the United States Naval Academy and the Air Force Academy. He attends Fairfield Union High School and is the son of Chad and Denese Ashbaugh. • Carlos Rodriguez received a nomination to West Point. He attends Fairfield Union High School and is the son of Carlos and Suzanne Rodriguez. • Rachel Hawthorn was nominated to the United States Naval Academy and the Air Force Academy. She attends Liberty Union High School and is the daughter of Marc and Lisa Hawthorn. • Tearence Lane was nominated to the United States Naval Academy and th…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://timryan.house.gov/press-release/congressman-tim-ryan-letter-tamarkin-company-and-teamsters-377	Congressman Tim Ryan Letter to Tamarkin Company and Teamsters 377	2014-12-22	2014	2014-12	Democrat	House	OH	Tim Ryan	R000577	timryan.house.gov			legacy	Congressman Tim Ryan issued the following letter, calling on The Tamarkin Company and Teamsters Local 377 to continue attempts to settle their labor dispute. To Whom It May Concern, I am calling on the management team at Tamarkin, a subsidiary of Giant Eagle, and members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 377, to quickly and efficiently negotiate a fair resolution to the ongoing labor dispute. The result of an impasse is simply not in the best interests of the workers, the company or this community. It is natural and understandable for each side to fight passionately for what they believe in, but common ground and compromise is required to reach a successful outcome. Both sides should be commended for their dedication and perseverance – too much time has been spent to end the process now. The negotiating process was created to prevent costly and unnecessary disruptions that benefit neither labor nor management. It also serves to maintain the fundamental dignity of working people, and provide the company with a skilled and stable workforce. I am hopeful that both negotiating teams will return to a good faith bargaining process and reach a fair and equitable agreement for all sides. Concerted and continuing efforts to reach an agreement can be challenging but I believe we can come to an agreement before rash decisions are made. Sincerely, Tim Ryan Member of Congress	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://timryan.house.gov/press-release/congressman-tim-ryan-statement-natural-gas-leak-monroe-county-ohio	Congressman Tim Ryan Statement on Natural Gas Leak in Monroe County, Ohio	2014-12-22	2014	2014-12	Democrat	House	OH	Tim Ryan	R000577	timryan.house.gov			legacy	Congressman Tim Ryan issued the following statement and summary regarding this week’s natural gas leak in Monroe County: “My thoughts and prayers go out to the families who were forced to evacuate their homes so close to the holidays as a result of the recent natural gas leak in Monroe County. I am extremely concerned with the frequency in which these accidents have occurred in Ohio this year, and even further disturbed by the slow response time in resolving these situations. It is clear that a more thorough, statewide policy needs to be put into place, along with the necessary funding, to more quickly address these kinds of accidents that are forcing Ohioans from their homes and causing potential damage to our air and water. “Natural gas development can be a great economic driver for our State, but it must be done with the proper safety protocols, oversight, and preparation. As a member of the House Appropriations Committee, I welcome input from Governor Kasich if further federal funds or technical assistance are needed to bolster Ohio’s efforts in maintaining safety around the natural gas and oil development taking place throughout Ohio.” Earlier this week, a leak at the Triad Hunter Stalder well pad near Sardis in Monroe County started leaking natural gas. On June 28th, a StatOil North America well pad in Clarington, Ohio leaked chemicals which caused a fire that sent twenty trucks into flames and burned for nearly a week. On May 4th, an oil and gas well in in Beverly, Ohio leaked approximately 1,600 gallons of oil and chemicals into a tributary of the Muskingum River. All three incidents resulted in evacuations of nearby residents.	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://timryan.house.gov/press-release/congressman-tim-ryan-statement-omnibus-appropriations-bill	Congressman Tim Ryan Statement on Omnibus Appropriations Bill	2014-12-22	2014	2014-12	Democrat	House	OH	Tim Ryan	R000577	timryan.house.gov			legacy	Washington DC – Congressman Tim Ryan made the following statement tonight after he voted against the Omnibus Appropriations bill: "This Appropriations bill is a hand- out to the big banks and opens the door for big money to further corrupt our political process all the while gutting the pensions of working class families. While I believe it is important to pass a long term government funding bill, I could not vote in favor of this package that includes so many toxic, partisan provisions. This legislation fails to include an extension of the Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC), which helped so many struggling families pay their health bills, including more than 20,000 Delphi salaried retirees. On top of that I am vehemently opposed to the last minute inclusion of language that severely cuts the pensions of retirees enrolled in multi-employer pension plans. These changes would slash the benefits of the hardworking men and women of my District and across the nation who are entitled to the retirement they were promised. "This legislation, if enacted, would also be one of the most corrupting campaign finance rules on our books by allowing individuals to contribute to each national party’s three committees a total of $1,555,200 per election cycle. We are continuing down a dangerous path when it comes to how our elections are paid for and how our democracy operates. Furthermore, I cannot support the inclusion of language, written by Citi Group, that allows taxpayer-insured commercial banks to trade derivatives. Banks have the right to gamble with their own money, but the risk cannot be on the backs of the American taxpayers. I am disappointed that Congress could not compromise and pass a clean government funding bill. The American people deserve better."	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://timryan.house.gov/press-release/tim-ryan-david-joyce-join-congressman-sensenbrenner-introduce-comprehensive	Tim Ryan, David Joyce Join Congressman Sensenbrenner to Introduce Comprehensive Legislation Combating Drug Addiction	2014-12-22	2014	2014-12	Democrat	House	OH	Tim Ryan	R000577	timryan.house.gov			legacy	Washington, D.C. – With increasing numbers of Americans falling victim to drug addiction and overdoses from heroin and opiates, Congressman Tim Ryan (D, OH-13) and Congressman David Joyce (R, OH-14) joined Congressman James Sensenbrenner (R, WI-5) in introducing bipartisan legislation that could help turn the tide in the struggle against this epidemic. The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2014 provides a series of incentives and resources designed to encourage states and local communities to advance a continuum of proven strategies to combat addiction. Among other things, the bill would expand prevention and education efforts— particularly aimed at teens, parents and other caretakers, and aging populations—to prevent the abuse of opioids and heroin and to promote treatment and recovery. It would also expand the availability of naloxone to law enforcement agencies and other first responders to help in the reversal of overdoses to save lives, and strengthen prescription drug monitoring programs to help states monitor and track prescription drug diversion. “There is no question that heroin and opiate addiction ruins lives, disrupts families and contributes to destabilizing our neighborhoods,” said Congressman Tim Ryan. “The provisions in this bill have already been shown to work, and will help us fight this epidemic by providing the tools needed by the law enforcement community and others to respond quickly and thoroughly. Since 2007, fatal drug overdoses have been the leading cause of accidental death in our state, and this bill will help reduce those numbers.” "After 25 years as Geagua County prosecutor, I'm a firm advocate for this legislation because everyone will benefit by providing more tools for communities and agencies to combat this heroin epidemic," said Congressman David Joyce. The legislation is the companion to the Senate’s Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, S. 2839, introduced in September 2014 by Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Rob Portman (R-OH), Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), Amy Klobuc…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-inhofe-praise-signing-of-american-airlines-bill-into-law	Brown, Inhofe Praise Signing of American Airlines Bill Into Law	2014-12-22	2014	2014-12	Democrat	House	OH	Sherrod Brown	B000944	www.brown.senate.gov			legacy	Monday, December 22, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), chairman of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Social Security, and U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) released the following statements regarding legislation they sponsored being signed into law on Thursday. The bill would enable nearly 100,000 American Airline employees who received lump sum settlements as part of the airline’s 2011 bankruptcy to roll those awards into individual retirement accounts (IRA). Without a legislative fix, nearly 10,000 Ohio workers would be ineligible for the same tax benefits on savings plans that workers at United, Delta, Northwest, and U.S. Airways received. “This is great news for the nearly 100,000 American Airlines employees who could have lost a significant portion of their retirement savings had action not been taken,” Brown said. “American Airlines employees should have the same deal as everyone else. This law ensures that. I thank Sen. Inhofe for his work on this important bill.” “I applaud Congress for ending the year by providing American Airline employees with the opportunity to rebuild their future retirement without penalty from the federal government,” Inhofe said. “This new law extends equal treatment to American Airline employees as other airlines that filed for bankruptcy prior to 2007. American Airlines employees more than 5,800 Oklahomans, many of which will be able to benefit from this new law. I appreciate Sen. Brown for his work and support of this legislation.” Brown and Inhofe introduced S.2614 on July 16. The legislation first passed by unanimous consent in the U.S. Senate on Dec. 10, signaling strong bipartisan support for passage in Congress. All revenue bills must originate in the U.S. House of Representatives, so on Dec. 11 the House passed its companion legislation, H.R. 2591, and the U.S. Senate passed it on Dec. 13. The Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008 allowed employees of air service providers, who filed bankruptcy prior to 2007, to ro…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/columns?ID=e32ba169-71fc-46e0-8de5-ad8da0354814	Weekly Column: Getting Things Done for Ohio in 2014	2014-12-22	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Rob Portman	P000449	www.portman.senate.gov			legacy	This past week, I hosted one of our monthly telephone town hall meetings with thousands of Ohioans from all walks of life and also had an employee town hall in northeast Ohio with factory workers, administrative staff, and executives. There were lots of points of view but also a common thread to much of what I heard. Ohioans are tired of gridlock in Washington, and they want Congress to get things done that help them and their families. I agree with them, and that's why I've worked again this past year with folks on both sides of the aisle to accomplish important things for the people of Ohio, even in a very partisan atmosphere. Even in a Congress with so much gridlock, I have remained focused on solutions and addressing the issues I hear about from people all across Ohio—from protecting Lake Erie to helping people connect with jobs, to removing regulatory roadblocks for Ohio's small business owners struggling in a weak economy. My top priority remains boosting the Ohio economy and creating an environment where new jobs can thrive. In the 113th Congress, I had 15 of my bills signed into law, as well as a number of amendments and resolutions. I also introduced 69 bills to help Ohio. Among other accomplishments, I've successfully fought for Ohio workers who are being hurt by the unfair trade practices of our competitors around the world. For example, we were recently able to win a victory before the International Trade Commission to crack down on countries that illegally dump their steel in the U.S. market, hurting Ohio steel workers. I've worked to ensure that all Ohioans have the skills they need to take advantage of the new jobs that are coming to our state. When I'm on the road in Ohio, I often hear that employers are having trouble finding workers with the skills needed to fill available jobs. That's why workforce training has been a major focus of mine, and I was pleased when major provisions of my CAREER Act were signed into law. These provisions will help train Ohioans for and connect them with good-pa…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=7396c4fe-b38e-4df2-b169-8825c534c27e	Despite Blocked Action in the Senate, Portman Delivers for Ohio in 2014	2014-12-22	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Rob Portman	P000449	www.portman.senate.gov			legacy	Washington, D.C. – Over the past months, Americans have made clear they are tired of partisan bickering and not getting anything done. I couldn’t agree more, which is why I’ve worked to break the gridlock and deliver results for Ohioans. I have remained focused on solutions and addressing the issues I hear about from people all across Ohio—from protecting Lake Erie to helping people connect with jobs to Ohio’s small business owners struggling in a weak economy. My efforts have focused on helping Ohioans, ensuring that our taxpayer dollars are spent wisely, promoting jobs and pro-growth policies, and protecting our national defense. While I am proud of our successes on behalf of Ohioans there is so much more work that needs to be done. In the 113th Congress, I introduced 69 bills and 15 have been signed into law. Here is a rundown of some of our legislative accomplishments in 2014: Fighting for Ohio’s Workers and Jobs My top priority in the Senate continues to be boosting Ohio jobs and the economy. That’s why I’ve worked to combat unfair trade practices that hurt Ohio workers. We were able to achieve a success recently when the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled to crack down on countries that illegally dump their steel in the U.S. market, hurting Ohio steel manufacturers. This ruling came after I worked side-by-side with the United Steelworkers and a bipartisan coalition to protect oil country tubular goods being manufactured by hundreds of workers at the US Steel plant in Lorain. In 2014, I also supported Ohio manufacturers of solar panels, tires, thermal paper, and rebar in the face of trade violations by their foreign competitors. When I’m on the road in Ohio, I often hear that employers are having trouble finding workers with the skills needed to fill available jobs. That’s why workforce training has been a major focus of mine and I was pleased when major provisions of my CAREER Act were signed into law. These provisions will help train Ohioans for the jobs that are out there and connect unem…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://billjohnson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398361	Budget bill reflects the reality of divided government	2014-12-21	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Bill Johnson	J000292	billjohnson.house.gov			legacy	There's been much written and discussed about the recently passed "Omnibus" spending bill - legislation that funds each of the federal agencies - approved by bipartisan majorities in both the House and Senate. Some of the criticism has been pointed and off-base. While far from perfect, the legislation reflects the reality of divided government, and takes positive steps toward making our federal government more fiscally responsible, effective, efficient and accountable to the American people. The omnibus funds federal agencies through Sept. 30, with the exception of the Department of Homeland Security, which is funded only through February. Contrary to some reports, the bill does not fully fund the president's executive order to grant amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants. Funding for the president's actions comes through DHS, and the reason DHS is only funded for approximately 60 days (all the other agencies are funded through next September), is to enable the next Congress (taking office in January with a Republican Senate majority) to address President Obama's executive action on immigration - an action I believe was beyond his Constitutional power. Two of the most important components of this legislation are that, first, it establishes the lowest federal discretionary spending level in five years. Second, it eliminates the federal mandate to implement Common Core, thereby returning important education decisions to states, local school authorities, teachers and parents. These are positive steps forward. The legislation provides important resources to our military, including: a pay raise for our troops; upgrades to the Navy's submarine fleet; prohibits the release of Guantanamo detainees into the U.S.; funds the fight against Ebola; and, pays for our efforts to combat the ISIL terrorist group and contains support for Ukraine. Some reports claim that the bill fully funds Obamacare. This is not true. In fact, the omnibus begins pushing back against Obamacare - an uphill climb given that the White House and…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://stivers.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398484	Stivers will serve on House Rules Committee next year	2014-12-19	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Steve Stivers	S001187	stivers.house.gov			legacy	Stivers will serve on House Rules Committee next year By Jessica Wehrman, The Columbus Dispatch f t # e Washington, December 19, 2014 Rep. Steve Stivers will serve on the House Committee on Rules during the next Congress, his office announced this week. share: f t Rep. Steve Stivers will serve on the House Committee on Rules during the next Congress, his office announced this week.The Committee on Rules, one of the oldest standing House committees, is charged with determining which bills reach the House floor for a vote. The committee also determines how long and under what rules the full body of the House will debate each bill. The committee has been nicknamed "The Speaker's Committee" because it was chaired by the speaker through 1910 and is the primary means by which the speaker manages which bills go to the House Floor. “As a small businessman, Congressman Stivers brings a vast amount of experience to the Rules Committee, and I look forward to the work we will accomplish together,” said Rules Committee Chair Pete Sessions, R-Texas. Stivers will continue to serve on the House Financial Services Committee. f t # e	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-calls-on-cms-to-protect-seniors-by-preventing-them-from-losing-their-doctors	Brown Calls On CMS to Protect Seniors by Preventing Them from Losing Their Doctors	2014-12-19	2014	2014-12	Democrat	House	OH	Sherrod Brown	B000944	www.brown.senate.gov			legacy	Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Urges Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator to Provide Notice to Seniors about Changes in Networks and Plans While Ensuring Uninterrupted, High-Quality Care. Brown Introduced Legislation to Help Protect Medicare Patients by Ensuring a Patient Bill of Rights Friday, December 19, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) calls for increased consumer protections in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. In a letter to Marilyn Tavenner, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Brown and 19 of his Congressional colleagues urged the agency to require MA plans to fix their provider networks before each annual open enrollment period to provide adequate notice to seniors about changes in networks and plans while ensuring uninterrupted, high-quality care. “Over the last year, thousands of doctors and other providers have been removed without cause from MA plan networks, needlessly disrupting the care of seniors across the country,” Brown wrote. “This blatant bait and switch should not be allowed. Therefore we urge you to require that MA plans fix their provider networks in advance of the annual open enrollment period in your FY 2016 call letter. This will allow Medicare Advantage enrollees to select a plan with a provider network that meets their needs. It will also give MA enrollees security in knowing that their providers cannot be dropped from the network in between enrollment periods.” In advance of next year’s open enrollment period, the lawmakers are urging CMS to fix their provider networks to ensure that when MA enrollees select a plan, they can be sure that their providers will not be dropped from their network in between enrollment periods. In addition to Brown, the letter was signed by U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Rand Paul (R-KY), and U.S. Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-3), Steve Cohen (D-TN-9), Adam Schiff (D-CA-28), Lloyld Doggett (D-TX-35), Charles Rangel (D-NY-13), Keith Ellison…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://jordan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=397881	Jonathan Gruber and health care deception	2014-12-18	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Jim Jordan	J000289	jordan.house.gov			legacy	Last week, Jonathan Gruber testified before Congress. He’s of course the MIT professor who, in a now-famous series of videos, called American voters stupid. Or, to state it plainly, he’s the guy who took your tax money and lied to you about Obamacare, and then when it became law he made fun of you and bragged about it. Of course this is nothing new. In fact it’s just another sad chapter in the story of deception that surrounds the 2010 healthcare law. You might remember some of these statements: The Obama administration and its allies said that if you liked your health care plan, you could keep it. They said if you liked your doctor you could keep your doctor. You were told the Obamacare website would run smoothly and efficiently, and that it would be secure. And you were told that health insurance premiums for families would go down by an average of $2,500 annually. Each of these statements proved to be false. PolitiFact named President Obama’s statement about keeping your healthcare plan as 2013’s lie of the year. And of course we know about the website and health care costs. Time has shown that the American people were deceived. Democrat Elijah Cummings said Gruber’s statements were “unforced errors.” The American people have a different name for them: they call it lying. And the sad fact is, the lack of transparency continues. When Gruber was asked how much he was paid by state and federal taxpayers for his work on Obamacare and later for his help setting up state healthcare exchanges, he refused to give an answer. He takes your money, deceives you, insults your intelligence, and doesn’t have the decency to tell us how much he was paid. And he’s not the only one who continues to deceive. On the heels of the Gruber videos came the revelation that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) padded its Obamacare enrollment numbers with almost 400,000 dental plans to push the law’s enrollment numbers over the goal of seven million the first year. Marilyn Tavenner, administrator of CMS, was also at the he…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://latta.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=397906	Latta Statement on Changes in U.S. Policy Toward Cuba	2014-12-18	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Robert Latta	L000566	latta.house.gov			legacy	Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) today issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s announcement of changes in U.S. policy toward Cuba: "While I am pleased Mr. Gross has been returned to his family, the President’s unilateral action has sent a dangerous message to the rest of the world that America will concede our principles," said Latta. "By reversing 50 years of foreign policy in just one day, the President has made it more dangerous for Americans and weakened the United States’ standing. This reckless action will only embolden the Castro regime and place freedom and democracy farther out of reach for Cuba."	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://stivers.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398476	Share Your Obamacare Story	2014-12-18	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Steve Stivers	S001187	stivers.house.gov			legacy	I have heard from constituents across Ohio’s 15th Congressional District about the crippling effects of Obamacare. I would like to take this opportunity to share a few of those stories with you today. share: f t I have heard from constituents across Ohio’s 15th Congressional District about the crippling effects of Obamacare. I would like to take this opportunity to share a few of those stories with you today.Recently, Dennis from Hilliard, Ohio, reached out to my office to convey his family’s struggles with Obamacare. Dennis health care costs have skyrocketed and he now will be paying about $1,400 per month for insurance for one of the cheapest plans available to him. Understandably, he is worried because making ends meet will become that much harder for his family. Mildred of Columbus, Ohio, another constituent and retired teacher’s aide, shared her story with me as well. Before Obamacare was enacted she had excellent insurance from her employer, which covered her heart surgery and other health issues. However, when Obamacare went into effect, she saw her premiums dramatically increase from $66.00 per month to $229.00 per month. Unfortunately this was more than she could afford and was forced to make a choice—cancel her policy or pay her other living expenses. Now that Mildred has no insurance she is worried about how she will afford another heart operation. Overall Ohio families have seen their coverage increase to an average of $372.70 per month—a 12.1 percent increase from last year. While, small businesses have had premiums increased by over 14 percent in the last year because of the health care law. Stories and facts like these make it absolutely clear that this healthcare law is not working. That is why, I have voted over 50 times to defund or repeal Obamacare. I have also voted in support of the “Keep Your Health Plan Act” to allow Americans to keep their health insurance plans that are currently available on the individual market. I also…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://tiberi.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=394717	IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WASHINGTON POST EDITORIAL:	2014-12-18	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Pat Tiberi	T000462	tiberi.house.gov			legacy	IN RECENT months, the outlook for the Castro regime in Cuba was growing steadily darker. The modest reforms it adopted in recent years to improve abysmal economic conditions had stalled, due to the regime’s refusal to allow Cubans greater freedoms. Worse, the accelerating economic collapse of Venezuela meant that the huge subsidies that have kept the Castros afloat for the past decade were in peril. A growing number of Cubans were demanding basic human rights, such as freedom of speech and assembly. On Wednesday, the Castros suddenly obtained a comprehensive bailout — from the Obama administration. President Obama granted the regime everything on its wish list that was within his power to grant; a full lifting of the trade embargo requires congressional action. Full diplomatic relations will be established, Cuba’s place on the list of terrorism sponsors reviewed and restrictions lifted on U.S. investment and most travel to Cuba. That liberalization will provide Havana with a fresh source of desperately needed hard currency and eliminate U.S. leverage for political reforms. As part of the bargain, Havana released Alan Gross, a U.S. Agency for International Development contractor who was unjustly imprisoned five years ago for trying to help Cuban Jews. Also freed was an unidentified U.S. intelligence agent in Cuba — as were three Cuban spies who had been convicted of operations in Florida that led to Cuba’s 1996 shoot down of a plane carrying anti-Castro activists. While Mr. Obama sought to portray Mr. Gross’s release as unrelated to the spy swap, there can be no question that Cuba’s hard-line intelligence apparatus obtained exactly what it sought when it made Mr. Gross a de facto hostage. No wonder Yoani Sánchez, Cuba’s leading dissident blogger, concluded Wednesday that “Castroism has won” and predicted that for weeks Cubans will have to endure proclamations by the government that it is the “winner of its ultimate battle.” Mr. Obama argued that his sweeping change of policy was overdue because the strat…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://timryan.house.gov/press-release/congressmen-ryan-and-johnson-call-review-anti-dumping-and-countervailing-duty-cases	Congressmen Ryan and Johnson Call for Review of Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duty Cases on Aluminum Extrusions from China	2014-12-18	2014	2014-12	Democrat	House	OH	Tim Ryan	R000577	timryan.house.gov			legacy	Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tim Ryan and Congressman Bill Johnson today urged the U.S. Commerce Department urging the Department to “effectively apply the U.S. trade remedy laws and fully enforce the antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing duty (“CVD”) orders on aluminum extrusions from China.” Joining Ryan and Johnson on the letter were Congressmen Pete Sessions (TX-32), Lynn Westmoreland (GA-3), Walter Jones (NC-3), Paul Tonko (NY-20) and Collin Peterson (MN-7), and Congresswomen Ann McLane Kuster (NH-2) and Diane Black (TN-6). “Once again we are faced with the prospect of the Chinese taking advantage of American workers by importing aluminum products to the United States that have been subsidized by the Chinese government and once again I stand in opposition to allowing this to happen,” said Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-D). “The U.S. Commerce Department needs to ensure that not one more worker should lose their job or one more factory should close because of unfair Chinese imports.” “It’s vital that we continue to protect American industries from unfair trade practices – Pennex Aluminum Company in Leetonia is just one of the companies that has been harmed by China’s imbalanced trade policies in the past. This letter asks the Commerce Department to fully enforce U.S. Trade Remedy Laws to protect hard-working Americans in Eastern Ohio, and across the country, from trade manipulation by Chinese aluminum producers. I’m proud to have joined Congressman Ryan in authoring this bipartisan letter,” said Congressman Bill Johnson (OH-R). Aluminum extrusions are extruded metal profiles in nearly every shape and size used in virtually every type of industry in the United States. Aluminum extrusions are incorporated into everything from computers, cars, appliances, doors, windows, and large scale commercial buildings. In May 2011, the U.S. government imposed trade orders on Chinese products. However, the relief from this decision is currently at risk due to a number of r…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://wenstrup.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398521	Local Congressmen Highlight LNG Connection to Region	2014-12-18	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Brad Wenstrup	W000815	wenstrup.house.gov			legacy	An announced $1 billion service agreement with GE for the nation’s first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) export facility in over 40 years, permitted to deliver natural gas to non-free trade agreement nations, is being touted by southwest Ohio’s congressional delegation as further evidence of the positive local impacts resulting from the nation’s energy revolution. General Electric (GE) Oil & Gas and Cheniere Energy announced a 20-plus year, $1 billion services and maintenance agreement for the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) non-FTA export facility. GE will supply parts and provide maintenance, including Cincinnati-based technical support, for the Sabine Pass facility located in Louisiana. Previous investments at the Louisiana facility include GE gas turbines manufactured in Ohio. The Cheniere facility is one of the largest customers of turbines manufactured from the Cincinnati area this year. The local congressional delegation, including Congressmen John Boehner (OH-08), Brad Wenstrup (OH-02), Steve Chabot (OH-01) and Mike Turner (OH-10), point to LNG export legislation that passed the House of Representatives this summer as the next step towards American energy leadership. The Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act would expedite the federal permitting process for LNG export facilities, boosting the domestic economy and providing more secure energy options for U.S. allies abroad. Congressman John Boehner (R – West Chester): "This isn't just great news for Southwest Ohio and the hardworking folks at GE; it's great news for the entire country. Republicans will continue to push a true all-of-the-above energy strategy that creates jobs here at home and encourages investment in America's vast natural resources." Congressman Brad Wenstrup (R – Cincinnati): “This latest development builds on Cincinnati’s role in our nation’s energy revolution. Energy development means new, good-paying jobs across the board, from drilling to manufacturing to transportation. Unfortunately, the federal government is stalling our ener…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/following-fda-warning-on-the-dangers-of-powdered-caffeine-brown-calls-for-swift-action-to-ban-sale-of-powdered-caffeine	Following FDA Warning on the Dangers of Powdered Caffeine, Brown Calls for Swift Action to Ban Sale of Powdered Caffeine	2014-12-18	2014	2014-12	Democrat	House	OH	Sherrod Brown	B000944	www.brown.senate.gov			legacy	The Parents of Logan Stiner – an 18-Year-Old Northeast Ohio High School Senior Who Died After Ingesting Too Much Caffeine – Met with Brown and Officials from the FDA in Washington Last Week Thursday, December 18, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following a warning from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the dangers of powdered caffeine, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) is calling for swift action to immediately ban the retail sale of the lethal product. Last week, Brown met with the parents of Logan Stiner, a senior at Keystone High School in LaGrange, who died just three days before his high school graduation after ingesting too much powdered caffeine. During their trip to Washington, D.C., the Stiners also met with FDA officials, which prompted this week’s warning on the FDA website. “The FDA’s warning signals the serious threat posed by powdered caffeine,” Brown said. “But a message on the FDA’s website won’t prevent teenagers from buying and using this lethal powder. While it’s too late to save Logan Stiner, the FDA must immediately ban the retail sale of powdered caffeine before more lives are lost.” During the meeting with Brown and U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) in Washington, the Stiner family joined the parents of Wade Sweatt – a 24-year-old Georgia resident who also died after ingesting caffeine powder – and advocates from the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) to deliver a citizen petition urging the FDA to ban the sale of powdered caffeine. There have been at least two deaths from powdered caffeine. In Ohio alone, more than 200 people have been admitted to the hospital for caffeine overdoses, including five life-threatening cases. According to the FDA, a single teaspoon of pure caffeine is roughly equivalent to the amount in 25 cups of coffee – more than six times the recommended daily amount of caffeine for an adult. Although the FDA has alerted consumers to the dangers of powdered caffeine on its website, these products remain on the shelves and a…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/president-signs-browns-legislation-on-sudden-unexpected-infant-and-child-deaths	President Signs Brown's Legislation on Sudden Unexpected Infant and Child Deaths	2014-12-18	2014	2014-12	Democrat	House	OH	Sherrod Brown	B000944	www.brown.senate.gov			legacy	Senate and House Passed Brown’s Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Data Collection and Surveillance of Stillbirths and Sudden Unexpected Deaths in Infants and Children to Improve Prevention Efforts Thursday, December 18, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Obama signed legislation authored by U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) that would help doctors and researchers better understand the causes of stillbirths, Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths (SUID), and Sudden Unexplained Deaths in Childhood (SUDC). “I am honored to join the countless families and advocates in Ohio who have fought – in the midst of unspeakable grief – to advance this bill,” Brown said. “But the fight isn’t over – there are still too many lives cut short and too many families left with questions. Our nation’s infant mortality rate is too high; we must pursue every avenue to prevent the tragedies that take the lives of children and babies.” The Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act will enhance the current system used to report on infant and childhood deaths so that patterns become clear and we can better prevent these deaths. Originally introduced by the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Brown took up the legislation and re-introduced the bill in the Senate with Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), and U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr (D-NJ-6) introduced the House bill. This legislation will build on existing activities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to improve upon the quality and consistency of data collected during death scene investigations and autopsies to better inform prevention and intervention efforts related to stillbirths, SUID, and SUDC. This collaboration with the states to enhance current methods of data collection across existing surveillance systems will enable doctors and researchers to better track and prevent these tragic losses. In addition, the legislation requires the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to disseminate information re…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/president-signs-into-law-new-bipartisan-bill-authored-by-brown-to-streamline-regulations-for-insurers_-like-columbus-nationwide-insurance	President Signs into Law New Bipartisan Bill Authored by Brown to Streamline Regulations for Insurers - Like Columbus' Nationwide Insurance	2014-12-18	2014	2014-12	Democrat	House	OH	Sherrod Brown	B000944	www.brown.senate.gov			legacy	Bill Cleared House by Unanimous Consent in December and Passed Senate in June Thursday, December 18, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Obama signed into law a new bipartisan bill authored by U.S. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Mike Johanns (R-NE). The law clarifies a provision in the 2010 Dodd-Frank law that streamlines regulations for insurers. The bill, which passed the Senate in June and the House in December, provides the Federal Reserve the authority to differentiate between banks and insurance companies when setting capital standards. “This law illustrates what can be done when Congress works together,” Brown said. “This commonsense fix ensures that traditional life, property, and casualty insurance are not regulated in a way that makes sense for banks but not insurers. I applaud the President for signing this bill into law, and my colleagues Senators Collins and Johanns for their leadership.” Specifically, the Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 would: Add language to Section 171 of Dodd-Frank to clarify that, in establishing minimum capital requirements for holding companies on a consolidated basis, the Federal Reserve is not required to include insurers to the extent they are engaged in activities regulated as insurance at the state level; Provide a mechanism for the Federal Reserve, acting in consultation with the appropriate state insurance authority, to provide similar treatment for foreign insurance entities within a U.S. holding company where that entity does not itself do business in the United States; and Limit the ability of the Federal Reserve to require insurers which file holding company financial statements using Statutory Accounting Principles to instead prepare their financial statements using Generally Accepting Accounting Principles. ### Press Contact Meghan Dubyak/Ben Famous (202) 224-3978	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/sens-brown-and-portman-announce-senate-passage-of-resolution-to-honor-ohioan-olympian-and-civil-rights-icon-jesse-owens	Sens. Brown and Portman Announce Senate Passage of Resolution to Honor Ohioan, Olympian, and Civil Rights Icon Jesse Owens	2014-12-18	2014	2014-12	Democrat	House	OH	Sherrod Brown	B000944	www.brown.senate.gov			legacy	Brown’s and Portman’s Senate Resolution Honors Jesse Owens for Contributions to Athletics and Civil Rights, Humanitarian Efforts Thursday, December 18, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) announced the passage of a Senate Resolution to honor Ohioan Jesse Owens. The resolution, introduced by Brown and co-sponsored by Portman, recognizes Owens – one of the greatest athletes and Olympians in world history, and a civil rights icon who singlehandedly discredited false theories of racial superiority at the 1936 Berlin Games. “The legacy of Ohioan Jesse Owens will stand the test of time,” Brown said. “As an athlete, he won world records and Olympic gold medals while dominating his sport as few ever have or ever will. He became a global icon when – at the 1936 Berlin Games – he discredited the theory that the Aryan race was superior to others. And he concluded his life as an ambassador to the United States and an ambassador to the poor. But to achieve each, Mr. Owens had to endure hatred and bigotry from outside agitators and even the school and country he competed for and represented. For these efforts, he made Ohio, the United States, and the world a better place.” “I am pleased that the United States Senate has chosen to honor the life and legacy of Jesse Owens. This Ohioan inspired a nation, stood up to tyranny, and helped advance the cause of racial equality through not only his athletic prowess, but the content of his character,” Portman said. “In the 1936 Olympics, his four gold medals exposed the lie at the heart of Nazism and made him an American hero.” At the age of nine, Owens moved from Alabama to Cleveland, Ohio where he excelled as a track and field star – breaking two junior high school world records, and setting two and tying another high school world record. While a student and athlete at The Ohio State University, Owens could not live on campus due to a lack of housing for black students, and could not stay at the sa…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://kaptur.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/kaptur-announces-doe-grants-two-northeast-ohio-organizations	Kaptur Announces DOE Grants for Two Northeast Ohio Organizations	2014-12-18	2014	2014-12	Democrat	House	OH	Marcy Kaptur	K000009	kaptur.house.gov			legacy	WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 18, 2014) Congresswoman Kaptur announced that the U.S. Department of Energy today selected two Northeast Ohio organizations to promote the development of energy from hydrogen and fuel cells. Congresswoman Kaptur, ranking member on the Energy and Water Subcommittee of House Appropriations, said the Cleveland-based Westside Industrial Retention & Expansion Network (WIRE-net) has been awarded $695,000 and Ohio Fuel Cell Coalition, headquartered at Lorain County Community College (LCCC), $450,000 through the federal Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative. The only other project that the Energy Department announced was the Virginia Clean Cities Initiative at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va. WIRE-net and the Fuel Cell Coalition are pushing the edge of the envelope on manufacturing competitiveness for hydrogen and fuel cells, said Congresswoman Kaptur. The bottom line is competitiveness in a tough global marketplace, said Kaptur. The strategy behind the Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative is to leverage our manufacturing know-how with supply chain innovations. This is how Make in America will help our nation achieve energy independence. With its federal award, WIRE-net will complete a detailed manufacturing analysis of fuel cell systems, both automotive and stationary, along with high-pressure hydrogen storage systems and fuel cell subsystems and components. The analysis will span systems and components manufactured in the U.S., Europe and Asia to identify best current manufacturing processes, key factors that determine competitiveness, and potential ways to cut costs. WIRE-net is a manufacturing consortium serving businesses in Cuyahoga, Lorain, Lake, Medina, Geauga, Portage and Summit counties. The Ohio Fuel Cell Coalition, based at LCCC, will develop a robust supply chain model for fuel cell and hydrogen storage systems that will accelerate mass production while also reducing cost and improving performance and durability. The Coalition will establish an integrated network of …	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://kaptur.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/kaptur-welcomes-additional-glri-funding-combat-harmful-algal-blooms	Kaptur Welcomes Additional GLRI Funding to Combat Harmful Algal Blooms	2014-12-18	2014	2014-12	Democrat	House	OH	Marcy Kaptur	K000009	kaptur.house.gov			legacy	TOLEDO (Dec. 18, 2014) Congresswoman Kaptur, ranking member on the House Appropriations Energy and Water Subcommittee, welcomed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency decision to commit an additional $3.1 million in federal funding to combat harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie. The additional funding comes on top of $8.6 million that was made available to state agencies in Ohio, Michigan and Indiana last October. The conditions that caused the Toledo water crisis last August have not changed materially, Kaptur said. The algae season is over, but the threat remains, so we have to be vigilant about protecting our community and saving Lake Erie. U.S. Rep. John Dingell (D-Michigan) called the algal blooms in Lake Erie an environmental crisis that deserves our attention I'm happy to see this additional funding made available. The USEPA said it will direct $3.1 million from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) to three other federal agencies and the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to expand efforts to reduce phosphorus runoff into Lake Erie. The EPA said it was making the funding available now so that priority projects can be implemented prior to the 2015 algae season. The new grantees include: National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration ($1 million) and the U.S. Geological Survey ($900,000) to improve harmful algal bloom forecasting and water quality testing. The Natural Resources and Conservation Service, an arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, approximately $1 million to encourage farmers in the Western Lake Erie Basin to adopt conservation practices; and The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (approximately $197,000) to improve nutrient management on Michigan farms.	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://wenstrup.house.gov/updates/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398521	Local Congressmen Highlight LNG Connection to Region	2014-12-18	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Brad Wenstrup	W000815	wenstrup.house.gov			legacy	An announced $1 billion service agreement with GE for the nation's first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) export facility in over 40 years, permitted to deliver natural gas to non-free trade agreement nations, is being touted by southwest Ohio's congressional delegation as further evidence of the positive local impacts resulting from the nation's energy revolution. General Electric (GE) Oil & Gas and Cheniere Energy announced a 20-plus year, $1 billion services and maintenance agreement for the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) non-FTA export facility. GE will supply parts and provide maintenance, including Cincinnati-based technical support, for the Sabine Pass facility located in Louisiana. Previous investments at the Louisiana facility include GE gas turbines manufactured in Ohio. The Cheniere facility is one of the largest customers of turbines manufactured from the Cincinnati area this year. The local congressional delegation, including Congressmen John Boehner (OH-08), Brad Wenstrup (OH-02), Steve Chabot (OH-01) and Mike Turner (OH-10), point to LNG export legislation that passed the House of Representatives this summer as the next step towards American energy leadership. The Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act would expedite the federal permitting process for LNG export facilities, boosting the domestic economy and providing more secure energy options for U.S. allies abroad. Congressman John Boehner (R West Chester): "This isn't just great news for Southwest Ohio and the hardworking folks at GE; it's great news for the entire country. Republicans will continue to push a true all-of-the-above energy strategy that creates jobs here at home and encourages investment in America's vast natural resources." Congressman Brad Wenstrup (R Cincinnati): This latest development builds on Cincinnati's role in our nation's energy revolution. Energy development means new, good-paying jobs across the board, from drilling to manufacturing to transportation. Unfortunately, the federal government is stalling our energy de…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=ad10e282-772d-4731-9ae3-d690202c615f	Portman Applauds Signing of Ukraine Freedom Support Act	2014-12-18	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Rob Portman	P000449	www.portman.senate.gov			legacy	Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) today applauded President Obama’s signing of the Ukraine Freedom Support Act into law, authorizing lethal U.S. military assistance to Ukraine. Portman was an early cosponsor of the legislation, introduced by Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Ranking Member Bob Corker (R-TN), which authorizes the President to provide the Ukrainian military with both lethal and non-lethal defensive military assistance. It also authorizes enhanced sanctions against the Russian energy and defense sectors and expands U.S. efforts to counter Russian propaganda in countries of the former Soviet Union. The Ukraine Freedom Support Act passed both the House and the Senate last week. “While I applaud the President for signing this bill into law, I urge him to utilize the tools it gives him to support Ukraine and deter Russian aggression,” Portman said. “In particular, I look forward to hearing from the President how he intends to provide the additional lethal and non-lethal defensive military assistance the law authorizes.” Military assistance authorized in the bill includes, but is not limited to, anti-tank and anti-armor weapons; crew weapons and ammunition; counter-artillery radars; fire control and guidance equipment; surveillance drones; and secure command and communications equipment. The President is also required to provide a report to Congress detailing the military assistance to be provided. Portman has repeatedly called for the United States to provide defensive lethal assistance to Ukraine. Recently, Portman spoke on the Senate floor about the importance of U.S. support for Ukraine and the need to increase U.S. military assistance, including the specific weapons systems authorized in the legislation. A link to the video and excerpts can be found here.	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=cb5d5f73-0786-4ee7-ae47-e9a79ee4b050	Portman and Brown Announce Senate Passage of Resolution to Honor Ohioan, Olympian, and Civil Rights Icon Jesse Owens	2014-12-18	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Rob Portman	P000449	www.portman.senate.gov			legacy	Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) announced the passage of a Senate Resolution to honor Ohioan Jesse Owens. The resolution recognizes Owens – one of the greatest athletes and Olympians in world history, and a civil rights icon who singlehandedly discredited false theories of racial superiority at the 1936 Berlin Games. “I am pleased that the United States Senate has chosen to honor the life and legacy of Jesse Owens. This Ohioan inspired a nation, stood up to tyranny, and helped advance the cause of racial equality through not only his athletic prowess, but the content of his character,” Portman said. “In the 1936 Olympics, his four gold medals exposed the lie at the heart of Nazism and made him an American hero.” “The legacy of Ohioan Jesse Owens will stand the test of time,” Brown said. “As an athlete, he won world records and Olympic gold medals while dominating his sport as few ever have or ever will. He became a global icon when – at the 1936 Berlin Games – he discredited the theory that the Aryan race was superior to others. And he concluded his life as an ambassador to the United States and an ambassador to the poor. But to achieve each, Mr. Owens had to endure hatred and bigotry from outside agitators and even the school and country he competed for and represented. For these efforts, he made Ohio, the United States, and the world a better place.” At the age of nine, Owens moved from Alabama to Cleveland, Ohio where he excelled as a track and field star – breaking two junior high school world records, and setting two and tying another high school world record. While a student and athlete at The Ohio State University, Owens could not live on campus due to a lack of housing for black students, and could not stay at the same hotels or eat at the same restaurants as his white teammates. But Owens endured and, at the 1935 Big Ten Conference Track and Field Championships, he set three world records and tied another—in a 45 minute span and with an injured b…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://billjohnson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398351	Ohio GOP Delegation Releases Obamacare Horror Stories From Ohio	2014-12-17	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Bill Johnson	J000292	billjohnson.house.gov			legacy	Speaker John Boehner (OH-08) and Representatives Bill Johnson( R-Marietta), Steve Chabot (OH-01), Brad Wenstrup (OH-02), Jim Jordan (OH-04), Bob Latta (OH-05), Bob Gibbs (OH-07), Mike Turner (OH-10), Pat Tiberi (OH-12), Dave Joyce (OH-14), Steve Stivers (OH-15), and Jim Renacci (OH-16) today released the following statement reacting to their constituents’ experiences with open enrollment and the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) downgrade of projected enrollees. The delegation is encouraging constituents to continue the conversation by using the “hashtags” #ObamaCare #StoriesFromOhio on social media platforms, such as Twitter and Facebook. “All across Ohio, the harmful effects of the president’s health care law continue to be widespread. Premiums and deductibles are rising, plans are being cancelled, people are losing access to their doctors, and small businesses have been forced to reduce employee hours in order to comply with the law’s mandates – turning full-time work into part-time work for too many. “The president’s Department of Health and Human Services recently reduced its estimate for projected enrollees, acknowledging the same lack of confidence Ohioans have expressed in the product it’s selling. “We've heard from a great many of our constituents who have shared their stories, and that is why we will continue to fight to repeal and replace this broken system with real health care solutions that will lead to lower costs and more choices.” Following are testimonials from Ohioans throughout the state: "We have a ten-year-old daughter with cerebral palsy and a seizure disorder. We are already feeling the effects of Obamacare, with our current insurance company limiting therapy visits…and informing us that her current drugs may not be covered starting in January. I believe health care reform is needed. However, government-controlled healthcare is not the answer. Health care needs to be patient-and-doctor centered, with competition allowed across state lines for insurance companies.” …	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://jordan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=397880	Ohio GOP delegation releases ObamaCare horror stories from Ohio	2014-12-17	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Jim Jordan	J000289	jordan.house.gov			legacy	Boehner VIDEO: A Message on ObamaCare from a Mom in Piqua Speaker John Boehner (OH-08) and Representatives Steve Chabot (OH-01), Brad Wenstrup (OH-02), Jim Jordan (OH-04), Bob Latta (OH-05), Bill Johnson (OH-06), Bob Gibbs (OH-07), Mike Turner (OH-10), Pat Tiberi (OH-12), Dave Joyce (OH-14), Steve Stivers (OH-15), and Jim Renacci (OH-16) today released the following statement reacting to their constituents’ experiences with open enrollment and the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) downgrade of projected enrollees. The delegation is encouraging constituents to continue the conversation by using the “hashtags” #ObamaCare #StoriesFromOhio on social media platforms, such as Twitter and Facebook. “All across Ohio, the harmful effects of the president’s health care law continue to be widespread. Premiums and deductibles are rising, plans are being cancelled, people are losing access to their doctors, and small businesses have been forced to reduce employee hours in order to comply with the law’s mandates – turning full-time work into part-time work for too many. “The president’s Department of Health and Human Services recently reduced its estimate for projected enrollees, acknowledging the same lack of confidence Ohioans have expressed in the product it’s selling. “We've heard from a great many of our constituents who have shared their stories, and that is why we will continue to fight to repeal and replace this broken system with real health care solutions that will lead to lower costs and more choices.” Following are testimonials from Ohioans throughout the state: “We have a ten-year-old daughter with cerebral palsy and a seizure disorder. We are already feeling the effects of Obamacare, with our current insurance company limiting therapy visits…and informing us that her current drugs may not be covered starting in January. I believe health care reform is needed. However, government-controlled healthcare is not the answer. Health care needs to be patient-and-doctor centered, with competition all…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://latta.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=397905	Ohio GOP Delegation Releases ObamaCare Horror Stories from Ohio	2014-12-17	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Robert Latta	L000566	latta.house.gov			legacy	Speaker John Boehner (OH-08) and Representatives Steve Chabot (OH-01), Brad Wenstrup (OH-02), Jim Jordan (OH-04), Bob Latta (OH-05), Bill Johnson (OH-06), Bob Gibbs (OH-07), Mike Turner (OH-10), Pat Tiberi (OH-12), Dave Joyce (OH-14), Steve Stivers (OH-15), and Jim Renacci (OH-16) today released the following statement reacting to their constituents’ experiences with open enrollment and the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) downgrade of projected enrollees. The delegation is encouraging constituents to continue the conversation by using the “hashtags” #ObamaCare #StoriesFromOhio on social media platforms, such as Twitter and Facebook. “All across Ohio, the harmful effects of the president’s health care law continue to be widespread. Premiums and deductibles are rising, plans are being cancelled, people are losing access to their doctors, and small businesses have been forced to reduce employee hours in order to comply with the law’s mandates – turning full-time work into part-time work for too many. “The president’s Department of Health and Human Services recently reduced its estimate for projected enrollees, acknowledging the same lack of confidence Ohioans have expressed in the product it’s selling. “We've heard from a great many of our constituents who have shared their stories, and that is why we will continue to fight to repeal and replace this broken system with real health care solutions that will lead to lower costs and more choices.” Following are testimonials from Ohioans throughout the state: "We have a ten-year-old daughter with cerebral palsy and a seizure disorder. We are already feeling the effects of Obamacare, with our current insurance company limiting therapy visits…and informing us that her current drugs may not be covered starting in January. I believe health care reform is needed. However, government-controlled health care is not the answer. Health care needs to be patient-and-doctor centered, with competition allowed across state lines for insurance companies.” –Caro…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://renacci.house.gov/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=6110B3E7-D7D5-4D7D-B2C0-BD1BC490DE76	Ohio GOP Delegation Releases ObamaCare Horror Stories from Ohio	2014-12-17	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Jim Renacci	R000586	renacci.house.gov			legacy	Speaker John Boehner (OH-08) and Representatives Steve Chabot (OH-01), Brad Wenstrup (OH-02), Jim Jordan (OH-04), Bob Latta (OH-05), Bill Johnson (OH-06), Bob Gibbs (OH-07), Mike Turner (OH-10), Pat Tiberi (OH-12), Dave Joyce (OH-14), Steve Stivers (OH-15), and Jim Renacci (OH-16) today released the following statement reacting to their constituents’ experiences with open enrollment and the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) downgrade of projected enrollees. The delegation is encouraging constituents to continue the conversation by using the “hashtags” #ObamaCare #StoriesFromOhio on social media platforms, such as Twitter and Facebook. “All across Ohio, the harmful effects of the president’s health care law continue to be widespread. Premiums and deductibles are rising, plans are being cancelled, people are losing access to their doctors, and small businesses have been forced to reduce employee hours in order to comply with the law’s mandates – turning full-time work into part-time work for too many. “The president’s Department of Health and Human Services recently reduced its estimate for projected enrollees, acknowledging the same lack of confidence Ohioans have expressed in the product it’s selling. “We've heard from a great many of our constituents who have shared their stories, and that is why we will continue to fight to repeal and replace this broken system with real health care solutions that will lead to lower costs and more choices.” Following are testimonials from Ohioans throughout the state: "We have a ten-year-old daughter with cerebral palsy and a seizure disorder. We are already feeling the effects of Obamacare, with our current insurance company limiting therapy visits…and informing us that her current drugs may not be covered starting in January. I believe health care reform is needed. However, government-controlled healthcare is not the answer. Health care needs to be patient-and-doctor centered, with competition allowed across state lines for insurance companies.” –Carol, Mas…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://stivers.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398473	Ohio GOP Delegation Releases ObamaCare Horror Stories From Ohio	2014-12-17	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Steve Stivers	S001187	stivers.house.gov			legacy	Ohio GOP Delegation Releases ObamaCare Horror Stories From Ohio f t # e Washington, December 17, 2014 WASHINGTON, DC - Speaker John Boehner (OH-08) and Representatives Steve Chabot (OH-01), Brad Wenstrup (OH-02), Jim Jordan (OH-04), Bob Latta (OH-05), Bill Johnson (OH-06), Bob Gibbs (OH-07), Mike Turner (OH-10), Pat Tiberi (OH-12), Dave Joyce (OH-14), Steve Stivers (OH-15), and Jim Renacci (OH-16) today released the following statement reacting to their constituents’ experiences with open enrollment and the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) downgrade of projected enrollees. The delegation is encouraging constituents to continue the conversation by using the “hashtags” #ObamaCare #StoriesFromOhio on social media platforms, such as Twitter and Facebook. share: f t WASHINGTON, DC - Speaker John Boehner (OH-08) and Representatives Steve Chabot (OH-01), Brad Wenstrup (OH-02), Jim Jordan (OH-04), Bob Latta (OH-05), Bill Johnson (OH-06), Bob Gibbs (OH-07), Mike Turner (OH-10), Pat Tiberi (OH-12), Dave Joyce (OH-14), Steve Stivers (OH-15), and Jim Renacci (OH-16) today released the following statement reacting to their constituents’ experiences with open enrollment and the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) downgrade of projected enrollees. The delegation is encouraging constituents to continue the conversation by using the “hashtags” #ObamaCare #StoriesFromOhio on social media platforms, such as Twitter and Facebook. “All across Ohio, the harmful effects of the president’s health care law continue to be widespread. Premiums and deductibles are rising, plans are being cancelled, people are losing access to their doctors, and small businesses have been forced to reduce employee hours in order to comply with the law’s mandates – turn…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://stivers.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398475	Stivers Statement on Cuba	2014-12-17	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Steve Stivers	S001187	stivers.house.gov			legacy	Stivers Statement on Cuba f t # e Washington, December 17, 2014 WASHINGTON DC - The below statement can be attributed to Congressman Steve Stivers (R-OH)."I am happy for Alan Gross and his family. However, I worry that today's actions empower rogue states to capture American citizens and mistreat them. "I believe the President's proposal for normalizing diplomatic and trade relationships with a country that has a horrible human rights record sends the wrong message to the world. "Every parent knows that if you reward bad behavior, you get more bad behavior." ### f t # e	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://stivers.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398483	FDA Policy Aims to Smooth Generic Access to Samples of Branded Drugs Subject to REMS Use Restrictions	2014-12-17	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Steve Stivers	S001187	stivers.house.gov			legacy	In a draft guidance published December 4, 2014, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has attempted to remove, at least in part, a legal hurdle that had created challenges for generic drug companies: Acquiring the samples of brand name products required to perform the bioequivalence studies that are the linchpin to the generic drug approval process, as well as other analytical comparisons required for submission and approval of an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA). share: f t In a draft guidance published December 4, 2014, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has attempted to remove, at least in part, a legal hurdle that had created challenges for generic drug companies: Acquiring the samples of brand name products required to perform the bioequivalence studies that are the linchpin to the generic drug approval process, as well as other analytical comparisons required for submission and approval of an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA).Background on REMS Programs and Their Impact on Generic Access to Innovator Product Samples FDA long has recognized that some drugs that pose significant benefit/risk issues that might otherwise keep them from being approved could come to the market if additional measures beyond those provided in the product labeling were implemented relative to the drug posing the questionable benefit/risk ratio. Thus, with drugs such as Accutane® and Thalomid®, both of which can cause birth defects, the agency and the drugs' sponsors entered into arrangements where, as a condition of approval, the sponsors agreed to certain measures such as requiring women of childbearing years to agree to a pregnancy test before initiating treatment and to use birth control while taking the drugs. Initially, these arrangements were not formally authorized by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), but the sponsors agreed to the risk management provisions in order to secure approval. In 2007, Congress passed the Food and Drug Admi…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/bipartisan-group-of-senators-urge-commerce-department-to-stand-up-for-american-jobs-against-unfair-chinese-trade-practices	Bipartisan Group of Senators Urge Commerce Department to Stand Up for American Jobs Against Unfair Chinese Trade Practices	2014-12-17	2014	2014-12	Democrat	House	OH	Sherrod Brown	B000944	www.brown.senate.gov			legacy	Brown and Grassley Lead Bipartisan Group of Eight Senators in Calling on Administration to Ensure Level Playing Field for Aluminum Extrusion Manufacturers Wednesday, December 17, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, a bipartisan group of eight senators – led by U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) – sent a letter urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to stand up for American jobs in the aluminum extrusion industry that are threatened by unfair Chinese trade practices. The letter to Commerce Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance Paul Piquado, was signed by Brown and Grassley along with U.S. Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Tom Harkin (D-IA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Al Franken (D-MN), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Thad Cochran (R-MS). It called on the Administration to ensure a level playing field for aluminum extrusion manufacturers. “When countries like China dump their products in the U.S. market, it threatens American jobs and our workers’ ability to compete,” Brown said. “Ohio companies deserve a fair chance in the marketplace and the Commerce Department owes workers a full and fair investigation. That’s why I’m urging the Administration to address any harm caused to American businesses and workers.” “Trade laws are meant to enforce fairness for all partners,” Grassley said. “The Administration should use the most accurate data available to help ensure U.S. companies aren’t facing harm from unfair Chinese trade practices.” The Commerce Department is currently conducting an administrative review of the antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders against Chinese imports of aluminum extrusions. These orders are critical to stopping the flood of unfairly-traded imports. While this review is underway, Brown and the senators are urging the Commerce Department to work with the domestic industry to ensure the scope of the AD and CVD orders provides adequate relief to American companies and prevents evasion of the orders. Additionally, the letter urges the…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-portman-announce-senate-passage-of-resolution-marking-the-100th-anniversary-of-the-extinction-of-the-passenger-pigeon	Brown, Portman Announce Senate Passage of Resolution Marking the 100th Anniversary of the Extinction of the Passenger Pigeon	2014-12-17	2014	2014-12	Democrat	House	OH	Sherrod Brown	B000944	www.brown.senate.gov			legacy	Cincinnati Zoo Was Home To Martha, the Last Known Passenger Pigeon, Who Died September 1, 1914 Wednesday, December 17, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) announced Senate passage of a resolution calling attention to the 100th anniversary of the extinction of the last known passenger pigeon. The resolution passed the Senate by unanimous consent. “Once the world’s most abundant bird, the passenger pigeon is now extinct – illustrating the need for increased awareness and efforts to protect biodiversity among species,” Brown said. “As our world continues to feel the effects of global warming and climate change, more species will continue to be threatened. That’s why we must prioritize conservation and sustainability to help prevent other plants or animals from suffering the same fate as the passenger pigeon.” “One hundred years ago, Americans across the eastern United States could have looked up into the sky and seen it filled with passenger pigeons,” Portman said. “Now they are extinct after being the victim of overhunting and habitat destruction. The loss of this species is one of the greatest examples of what can happen if we are not committed to conserving our wildlife. We must learn from their example, and I am proud that this Resolution brings light to this important issue.” “As Director of the Cincinnati Zoo, I was heartened to learn that the United States Senate has passed a resolution on the 100th Anniversary of the extinction of the passenger pigeon. Martha, the very last of her species, died at the Cincinnati Zoo in 1914, and has since served as an alarm call for more thoughtful use and protection of our natural resources,” Thane Maynard, Executive Director of the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden said. “With the extinction of the passenger pigeon for an example, American conservation efforts have long lead the way in wildlife conservation, resulting in the comeback of many species, including the bald eagle, Americ…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-urges-commerce-department-to-stand-up-against-unfair-chinese-trade-practices-protect-jobs-at-sidneys-sapa-extrusions	Brown Urges Commerce Department to Stand Up Against Unfair Chinese Trade Practices, Protect Jobs at Sidney's Sapa Extrusions	2014-12-17	2014	2014-12	Democrat	House	OH	Sherrod Brown	B000944	www.brown.senate.gov			legacy	During Administrative Review, Brown Calls on the Commerce Department to Use Accurate Data, Ensure Duties Cover Aluminum Extrusion Products Wednesday, December 17, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) led a bipartisan group of eight senators in a letter urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to stand up for Shelby County jobs – like those at Sapa Extrusions – against unfair Chinese trade practices in the aluminum extrusion industry. “When countries like China dump their products in the U.S. market, it threatens Ohio jobs and our workers’ ability to compete,” Brown said. “Ohio companies like Sapa Extrusions in Sidney deserve a fair chance in the marketplace and the Commerce Department owes workers a full and fair investigation. That’s why I’m urging the Administration to address any harm caused to American businesses and workers.” In a letter to Commerce Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance Paul Piquado, Brown called on the Administration to ensure a level playing field for aluminum extrusion manufacturers. The Commerce Department is currently conducting an administrative review of the antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders against Chinese imports of aluminum extrusions. These orders are critical to stopping the flood of unfairly-traded imports. While this review is underway, Brown and the senators are urging the Commerce Department to work with the domestic industry to ensure the scope of the AD and CVD orders provides adequate relief to American companies and prevents evasion of the orders. Additionally, the letter urges the Commerce Department to reevaluate data used in the administrative review of the CVD order. The original determinations used pricing data from the London Metals Exchange (LME) that did not accurately reflect the full price of aluminum in the global market. Full text of the letter is below. December 17, 2014 The Honorable Paul Piquado Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance U.S. Departme…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-urges-commerce-department-to-stand-up-against-unfair-chinese-trade-practices-protect-jobs-at-trentons-magnode-corporation	Brown Urges Commerce Department to Stand Up Against Unfair Chinese Trade Practices, Protect Jobs at Trenton's Magnode Corporation	2014-12-17	2014	2014-12	Democrat	House	OH	Sherrod Brown	B000944	www.brown.senate.gov			legacy	During Administrative Review, Brown Calls on the Commerce Department to Use Accurate Data, Ensure Duties Cover Aluminum Extrusion Products Wednesday, December 17, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) led a bipartisan group of eight senators in a letter urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to stand up for Butler County jobs – like those at Magnode Corporation – against unfair Chinese trade practices in the aluminum extrusion industry. “When countries like China dump their products in the U.S. market, it threatens Ohio jobs and our workers’ ability to compete,” Brown said. “Ohio companies like Magnode Corporation in Trenton deserve a fair chance in the marketplace and the Commerce Department owes workers a full and fair investigation. That’s why I’m urging the Administration to address any harm caused to American businesses and workers.” In a letter to Commerce Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance Paul Piquado, Brown called on the Administration to ensure a level playing field for aluminum extrusion manufacturers. The Commerce Department is currently conducting an administrative review of the antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders against Chinese imports of aluminum extrusions. These orders are critical to stopping the flood of unfairly-traded imports. While this review is underway, Brown and the senators are urging the Commerce Department to work with the domestic industry to ensure the scope of the AD and CVD orders provides adequate relief to American companies and prevents evasion of the orders. Additionally, the letter urges the Commerce Department to reevaluate data used in the administrative review of the CVD order. The original determinations used pricing data from the London Metals Exchange (LME) that did not accurately reflect the full price of aluminum in the global market. Full text of the letter is below. December 17, 2014 The Honorable Paul Piquado Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance U.S.…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-urges-commerce-department-to-stand-up-for-mahoning-valley-jobs-against-unfair-chinese-trade-practices	Brown Urges Commerce Department to Stand Up for Mahoning Valley Jobs Against Unfair Chinese Trade Practices	2014-12-17	2014	2014-12	Democrat	House	OH	Sherrod Brown	B000944	www.brown.senate.gov			legacy	Brown Leads Bipartisan Group of Eight Senators in Calling on Administration to Ensure Level Playing Field for Mahoning Valley Companies, like Aerolite Extrusion Company, Astro Shapes Inc., General Extrusions, Inc., and Pennex Aluminum Company LLC Wednesday, December 17, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) led a bipartisan group of eight senators in a letter urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to stand up for Mahoning Valley jobs in the aluminum extrusion industry that are threatened by unfair Chinese trade practices. “When countries like China dump their products in the U.S. market, it threatens Mahoning Valley jobs and our workers’ ability to compete,” Brown said. “Ohio companies deserve a fair chance in the marketplace and the Commerce Department owes workers a full and fair investigation. That’s why I’m urging the Administration to address any harm caused to American businesses and workers.” In a letter to Commerce Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance Paul Piquado, Brown and U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Tom Harkin (D-IA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Al Franken (D-MN), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Thad Cochran (R-MS) called on the Administration to ensure a level playing field for aluminum extrusion manufacturers, like Aerolite Extrusion Company and General Extrusions, Inc. in Youngstown, Astro Shapes Inc. in Struthers, and Pennex Aluminum Company LLC in Leetonia. The Commerce Department is currently conducting an administrative review of the antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders against Chinese imports of aluminum extrusions. These orders are critical to stopping the flood of unfairly-traded imports. While this review is underway, Brown and the senators are urging the Commerce Department to work with the domestic industry to ensure the scope of the AD and CVD orders provides adequate relief to American companies and prevents evasion of the orders. Additionally, the letter urges the Commerce Departmen…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/sen-brown-announces-275000-in-new-federal-funds-to-improve-wastewater-collection-in-scioto-county	Sen. Brown Announces $275,000 in New Federal Funds to Improve Wastewater Collection in Scioto County	2014-12-17	2014	2014-12	Democrat	House	OH	Sherrod Brown	B000944	www.brown.senate.gov			legacy	Brown Author of Legislation to Help Communities Fund Wastewater System Renovations Wednesday, December 17, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) – a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee – announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded $275,000 to the Scioto County Commission to help build a new wastewater collection system. The project, funded through the Rural Development Grant program, will serve 275 Eden Park users who currently utilize failing wastewater collection systems. “Ohio’s rural communities and small towns face a heavy burden when financing infrastructure projects,” Brown said. “This federal investment will lead to more reliable service for residents and cleaner waterways for Scioto County. Projects like this help boost the economy and make the region more competitive.” Brown is working to help communities around Ohio struggling to afford costly but necessary renovations to sewer systems. Last week, he introduced the Clean Water Compliance and Affordability Act to help communities make renovations to outdated sewer systems, while improving water quality and keeping rates affordable for residents and small business. Brown is the first Ohioan to serve on the Senate Agriculture Committee in more than 40 years. In 2014, he was part of the Senate Farm Bill Conference Committee that successfully negotiated a five-year farm bill that had been stalled for more than three years. Brown supported a strong Rural Development title in the 2014 Farm Bill to encourage economic development and increased infrastructure investment in rural communities. During Senate consideration of the farm bill, Brown sponsored an amendment to support rural development, which cleared the Senate with bipartisan support by a vote of 55-44. Brown’s amendment would fund critical U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development programs that help Ohio communities update wastewater and sewer infrastructure systems, provide access to …	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/sen-brown-announces-450000-in-new-federal-funds-to-improve-wastewater-collection-in-montgomery-county	Sen. Brown Announces $450,000 in New Federal Funds to Improve Wastewater Collection in Montgomery County	2014-12-17	2014	2014-12	Democrat	House	OH	Sherrod Brown	B000944	www.brown.senate.gov			legacy	Brown Author of Legislation to Help Communities Fund Wastewater System Renovations Wednesday, December 17, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) – a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee – announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded $450,000 to the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners to help build a new wastewater collection system for the Village of Phillipsburg. The project, funded through the Rural Development Grant program, will serve 268 users who currently utilize failing wastewater collection systems. The new collection system will transport wastewater from the Village to Dayton for treatment. “Ohio’s rural communities and small towns face a heavy burden when financing infrastructure projects,” Brown said. “This federal investment will lead to more reliable service for residents and cleaner waterways for Phillipsburg. Projects like this help boost the economy and make the region more competitive.” Brown is working to help communities around Ohio struggling to afford costly but necessary renovations to sewer systems. Last week, he introduced the Clean Water Compliance and Affordability Act to help communities make renovations to outdated sewer systems, while improving water quality and keeping rates affordable for residents and small business. Brown is the first Ohioan to serve on the Senate Agriculture Committee in more than 40 years. In 2014, he was part of the Senate Farm Bill Conference Committee that successfully negotiated a five-year farm bill that had been stalled for more than three years. Brown supported a strong Rural Development title in the 2014 Farm Bill to encourage economic development and increased infrastructure investment in rural communities. During Senate consideration of the farm bill, Brown sponsored an amendment to support rural development, which cleared the Senate with bipartisan support by a vote of 55-44. Brown’s amendment would fund critical U.S. Department of Agriculture …	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://jordan.house.gov/media/press-releases/ohio-gop-delegation-releases-obamacare-horror-stories-ohio	Ohio GOP delegation releases ObamaCare horror stories from Ohio	2014-12-17	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Jim Jordan	J000289	jordan.house.gov	jordan	https://jordan.house.gov/media/press-releases	scraper	Boehner VIDEO: A Message on ObamaCare from a Mom in Piqua Speaker John Boehner (OH-08) and Representatives Steve Chabot (OH-01), Brad Wenstrup (OH-02), Jim Jordan (OH-04), Bob Latta (OH-05), Bill Johnson (OH-06), Bob Gibbs (OH-07), Mike Turner (OH-10), Pat Tiberi (OH-12), Dave Joyce (OH-14), Steve Stivers (OH-15), and Jim Renacci (OH-16) today released the following statement reacting to their constituents' experiences with open enrollment and the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) downgrade of projected enrollees. The delegation is encouraging constituents to continue the conversation by using the "hashtags" #ObamaCare #StoriesFromOhio on social media platforms, such as Twitter and Facebook. "All across Ohio, the harmful effects of the president's health care law continue to be widespread. Premiums and deductibles are rising, plans are being cancelled, people are losing access to their doctors, and small businesses have been forced to reduce employee hours in order to comply with the law's mandates – turning full-time work into part-time work for too many. "The president's Department of Health and Human Services recently reduced its estimate for projected enrollees, acknowledging the same lack of confidence Ohioans have expressed in the product it's selling. "We've heard from a great many of our constituents who have shared their stories, and that is why we will continue to fight to repeal and replace this broken system with real health care solutions that will lead to lower costs and more choices." Following are testimonials from Ohioans throughout the state: "We have a ten-year-old daughter with cerebral palsy and a seizure disorder. We are already feeling the effects of Obamacare, with our current insurance company limiting therapy visits…and informing us that her current drugs may not be covered starting in January. I believe health care reform is needed. However, government-controlled healthcare is not the answer. Health care needs to be patient-and-doctor centered, with competition allowe…	1	2026-03-30T01:40:41Z	2026-06-27T22:44:12Z
https://kaptur.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/kaptur-opposed-dodd-frank-rider-during-appropriations-markup	Kaptur Opposed Dodd-Frank Rider During Appropriations Markup	2014-12-17	2014	2014-12	Democrat	House	OH	Marcy Kaptur	K000009	kaptur.house.gov			legacy	WASHINGTON- During a June markup of the Financial Services appropriations bill, Congresswoman Kaptur stood out as one of three members to oppose a controversial amendment by Kansas Republican Kevin Yoder. The controversial Yoder rider to the omnibus spending bill eliminates the requirement for banks to separate trades of financial derivatives from traditional banking activity, which is insured by public dollars through the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Trading in derivatives such as credit-default swaps contributed to the 2008 financial collapse. Here is Kaptur's full statement that was made in the subcommittee markup six months ago: "I rise in opposition to the gentleman's amendment. I'm not sure 100% of the Members of this Committee fully comprehend everything that is being included and excluded in the gentleman's amendment. So for example, if I'm on the proper amendment, you distinguish between insured depository institutions and changing the language to covered depository institutions. What is the full implication of the substitution of those words? Who does it include, who does it exclude? You talk about bona fide hedging and traditional bank activities. One of the ways we got into trouble in this country was in moving away from true commodities markets to financially transacting false money. That's what happened in 2000 when traditional banking was thrown out. And so I find it very interesting what the gentleman is trying to do here on an appropriations bill. "I'd like to know who is really behind this. Who has enough power to try to bring this before this Committee? And I have some imaginations on who that might be. "When the traditional manner of handling real money and commodities was thrown out in 2000, it was done in a bill that came here in a conference report--and most members didn't even know what they were voting on. And then 2008 happened just a few years after that. …	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=794fd9ef-9e5d-4082-91b7-70e4476b1bfb	Portman Congratulates Toledo Jeep Assembly on Milestone	2014-12-17	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Rob Portman	P000449	www.portman.senate.gov			legacy	Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) congratulated the Toledo Jeep Assembly Complex and the UAW on the announcement that they will likely reach 500,000 Jeeps manufactured this year sometime this week: “Congratulations to the Toledo Jeep Complex, the UAW, and all Toledo Jeep employees on their hard work to reach this impressive milestone,” Portman stated. “Jane and I are proud Cherokee owners as we purchased one earlier this year and appreciate all of the good work being done by those at the Toledo plant and around Ohio. As co-chair of the Senate Auto Caucus, I’ll continue to work to promote policies that help the auto industry grow and thrive.” Portman serves as co-chair of the Senate Auto Caucus. ###	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://jordan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=397879	Jordan to chair Oversight subcommittee on health care administration	2014-12-16	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Jim Jordan	J000289	jordan.house.gov			legacy	Incoming Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz announced today that Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) will chair the OGR subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits and Administrative Rules. Of the announcement Rep. Jordan said: “I am honored to again serve the American people and my district as a subcommittee chairman on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Uncovering and investigating government abuse has been my passion in Congress. I look forward to highlighting areas of waste and abuse, and ensuring that the federal government works for the American people, and not the other way around.” Rep. Jordan is a Member of the House Judiciary Committee and the Select Committee on Benghazi. -30-	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://renacci.house.gov/index.cfm/weekly-column?ContentRecord_id=EA2E9978-113F-4446-8082-BCA746FF6E48	A Measure To Provide Stability And Certainty To Americans	2014-12-16	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Jim Renacci	R000586	renacci.house.gov			legacy	This past week, the House of Representatives and the United States Senate came together to pass the FY 2015 Appropriations Omnibus Bill, or a bill more commonly known as the “CRomnibus.” Included in the package were measures that heard more than 80 hours of debate as well as more than 400 amendments that were considered on the House floor. We had two choices this past Thursday evening. The first option was to pass a two-month continuing resolution that would have given President Obama full authority to execute his immigration plan and eliminate all of the House’s appropriations work. The second option was to pass the cromnibus, which included 11 of the 12 appropriations bills, and only funds Homeland Security, where immigration enforcement is funded, for 90 days. If we passed a two-month continuing resolution, the government would have likely had to operate off of short-term patches through next September. The cromnibus funds the government through the fiscal year and is the best course of action to address the President’s executive overreach, which will be revisited in the New Year once we have a Republican majority in the Senate. There is no question that a long-term spending measure that reins in executive overreach was the better option over continuing down the path of stop-gap bills. For these reasons, I supported it. Though the cromnibus is far from perfect, it includes several items that are not only good for Northeast Ohioans, but Americans everywhere. For example, it benefits Northeast Ohioans by providing funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and an anti-heroin task force to combat the growing problem in our region and across the country. The measure reduces funding for the IRS and EPA, and provides funding to address the VA backlog and appeals. I was also proud to support a pay raise for military service members. Additionally, it eliminates new funding for the President’s health care law, and cuts IPAB funding by $10 million. It also prevents a taxpayer bailout of the risk corridor prog…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-wicker-urge-state-department-to-protect-religious-minorities-in-iraq-syria	Brown, Wicker Urge State Department to Protect Religious Minorities in Iraq, Syria	2014-12-16	2014	2014-12	Democrat	House	OH	Sherrod Brown	B000944	www.brown.senate.gov			legacy	Tuesday, December 16, 2014 Press Contact WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) led a bipartisan letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urging the State Department to take immediate action to protect religious minorities in Iraq and Syria. The letter was co-signed by U.S. Sens. Dan Coats (R-IN), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Mark Kirk (R-IL), Carl Levin (D-MI), Rob Portman (R-OH), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and John Thune, (R-SD). “We have an obligation to stand up for human rights,	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://jordan.house.gov/media/press-releases/jordan-chair-oversight-subcommittee-health-care-administration	Jordan to chair Oversight subcommittee on health care administration	2014-12-16	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Jim Jordan	J000289	jordan.house.gov	jordan	https://jordan.house.gov/media/press-releases	scraper	Incoming Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz announced today that Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) will chair the OGR subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits and Administrative Rules. Of the announcement Rep. Jordan said: "I am honored to again serve the American people and my district as a subcommittee chairman on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Uncovering and investigating government abuse has been my passion in Congress. I look forward to highlighting areas of waste and abuse, and ensuring that the federal government works for the American people, and not the other way around." Rep. Jordan is a Member of the House Judiciary Committee and the Select Committee on Benghazi. -30-	1	2026-03-30T01:40:41Z	2026-06-27T22:44:12Z
https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=97a52f2e-528b-4e71-bfcd-25763ff49d28	Portman Calls on Administration to Protect Syrian and Iraqi Religious Minorities	2014-12-16	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Rob Portman	P000449	www.portman.senate.gov			legacy	Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) today joined a bipartisan effort calling on Secretary of State John Kerry to assist religious minorities facing persecution in Syria and Iraq, such as Christians and Yazidis, to find refuge in the United States. He also urged the State Department to provide these minorities with better access to U.S. humanitarian aid. The letter was led by U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio). “The United States must stand up for religious freedom not only at home, but also in regions of the world experiencing turmoil like the Middle East,” Portman stated. “It’s critical we send a clear message that we will not tolerate targeted violence against Christians or any other religious minorities in Iraq and Syria and that those engaging in these brutal acts must be stopped.” The Senators’ letter specifically calls for “the creation of a Priority 2 (P-2) group under the United States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) for religious minorities from Iraq and Syria.” This new classification would provide a process for Christians, Druze, Yazidis, and others to be considered for resettlement in the United States. In the past, this designation has been used for groups of humanitarian concern, including religious minorities from the former Soviet Union, Cuba, and Iran. Earlier this year, Portman introduced a resolution condemning the violence and persecution of Iraqi Christians and other religious minorities by the Islamic State in Iraq, which passed the Senate in September. The resolution also urges the President to reaffirm America’s commitment to religious liberty by helping to create safe zones for refugees fleeing persecution, ensuring timely processing of visa applications from religious minorities, and working with the Iraqi government to ensure the rights of religious minorities are protected. The full text of the letter can be found below. December 16, 2014 The Honorable John F. Kerry Secretary of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, D.C. 20520 …	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=9d3099c7-0ba5-468a-b280-4ba6b04c249f	Portman, Tester Background Check Bill Cleared by Senate	2014-12-16	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Rob Portman	P000449	www.portman.senate.gov			legacy	Washington, D.C. – The Senate this week passed U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Jon Tester’s (D-Mont.) bipartisan bill to crack down on bad behavior in the nation’s security clearance process. Portman and Tester’s Security Clearance Accountability, Reform and Enhancement (SCARE) Act increases accountability and transparency in the security clearance process. The bill prohibits contractors and federal employees found to have compromised the integrity of a background investigation from performing background investigations from that point forward. The Senators said the approval of the SCARE Act would go a long way toward strengthening the nation’s security clearance process and making the country safer. “This commonsense bill will allow us to hold accountable those involved in conducting security clearance investigations and start to get our arms around the issue of how many people really need a clearance. Both of these things are critical to ensuring that we have a clearance process that is efficient and effective,” said Portman. “I’m pleased it has passed the Senate and look forward to working with our colleagues in the House of Representatives to put this into law.” “People who have compromised background investigations shouldn’t be part of the process,” Tester said. “When our national security is at stake, we need workers committed to doing the job right, not cutting corners. With the Washington Navy Yard shooting still on our minds, these changes will ensure we have a security clearance process capable of protecting our nation and our interests.” Portman and Tester’s legislation also forces the government to update its policy determining which positions require a security clearance, something Tester has been pushing since last year after it was revealed that nearly five million people have been granted access to our nation’s most sensitive information, including 1.4 million with a top secret security clearance. Along with a bipartisan group of Senators, Portman and Tester originally introduced…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=d734f04e-c5b1-49c2-bde7-1d2ef314be8e	Portman Statement on Tax Extenders Package	2014-12-16	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Rob Portman	P000449	www.portman.senate.gov			legacy	Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) today released the following statement on his vote against the tax extenders package: “I was disappointed that we couldn’t come to a longer-term extenders agreement. By the time the bill gets to the President’s desk, we’ll essentially be extending these provisions for 15 days and by the time we come back into session, the provisions will all have expired. “Further, I believe that we missed a great opportunity to make a few of the key expiring provisions permanent. Permanency for provisions like the R&D tax credit and expensing for small businesses would have given businesses the certainty they need to grow and create jobs, something that’s crucial in our recovering economy. The bill that passed the Senate today leaves families and businesses in limbo over what exactly their tax bill will be for another year. “I was particularly disappointed the bill did not include an extension of the Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC), which is vitally important to thousands of Delphi salaried retirees, USW retirees, and UAW retirees in Ohio and throughout the country. The provision didn’t make it into the final package despite my efforts along with others to successfully add it into the Senate’s bill last spring. The fight isn’t over. Moving forward, I’ll keep working with impacted Delphi retirees in Youngstown, Dayton and beyond, and will continue to work on a path forward to help these retirees regain the financial security the government took away from them. “A bright spot in the package was the inclusion of the ABLE Act. Families with children with disabilities often face overwhelming expenses which can prohibit them from attaining opportunities that contribute to a meaningful and fulfilling life. The ABLE Act, which I cosponsored, will allow families who have a child with a disability to save for their long-term care through 529-style savings accounts. The ABLE Act is a crucial step to enable individuals with disabilities to save for the future …	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://billjohnson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398349	Johnson & Tonko Statement on House and Senate Passage of the Anti-Doping Agency Reauthorization Act	2014-12-15	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Bill Johnson	J000292	billjohnson.house.gov			legacy	"S. 2338 reauthorizes the USADA to ensure that the agency continues testing for performance enhancing drugs, sanctions those who cheat, educates young athletes, and develops new testing for performance enhancing drugs." share: f t Representative Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) & Representative Paul Tonko (D-NY) issued the following statement after the House and Senate passed S. 2338, the United States Anti-Doping Agency Reauthorization Act. Both Representative Johnson and Representative Tonko introduced the companion bill (H.R.5614) in the House. “I’m thankful to have worked on this bipartisan legislation with Rep. Tonko. It’s important that the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) be reauthorized to ensure a level playing field for athletes to compete in the various sports organizations under its administration, and to continue its mission to educate America’s youth on the dangers of performance enhancing drugs. I encourage President Obama to sign this legislation as soon as possible,” Bill Johnson said. “I am pleased that we were able to get this legislation passed and help our children's role models lead by example and live their lives with healthy bodies and minds. I thank Congressman Johnson for his leadership on this issue and I look forward to seeing this become law,” added Representative Tonko. The USADA was first established in 2000 by the U.S. Olympic Committee to combat doping across the roughly 50 national sports organizations under its jurisdiction. S. 2338 reauthorizes the USADA to ensure that the agency continues testing for performance enhancing drugs, sanctions those who cheat, educates young athletes, and develops new testing for performance enhancing drugs. The legislation now heads to President Obama’s desk for his signature.	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://billjohnson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398350	Bill Johnson Statement on the Ohio Sales Tax Holiday	2014-12-15	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Bill Johnson	J000292	billjohnson.house.gov			legacy	Bill Johnson released the following statement after the Ohio General Assembly passed legislation establishing a sales tax holiday for three days next August geared towards consumers doing back-to-school shopping: share: f t I was pleased to learn that the Ohio General Assembly passed legislation establishing a sales tax holiday for three days next August geared towards consumers doing back-to-school shopping. It is my understanding Gov. Kasich will sign the measure into law. Before I was elected to Congress, I built a grassroots coalition called the Ohio Sales Tax Reform Incentive (OSTRI), that first advocated for this legislation back in 2009. In my current position, I hear from constituents every day who are still over-taxed. This action will allow Ohioans to save more of their hard-earned money as they purchase essential back-to-school products for their family. When consumers have additional buying power, it creates confidence, and is a form of private sector economic stimulus. This measure helps keep retail revenue and jobs in Ohio, keeps Ohio consumers from crossing state lines to do their school shopping elsewhere, and it attracts consumers from neighboring states to do their back-to-school shipping in Ohio. It’s a simple economic concept. This legislation is a win-win-win for Ohio consumers, retailers, and local and county governments.	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://kaptur.house.gov/index.php?option=com_contentview=articleid=3295:statement-by-congresswoman-kaptur-on-the-great-lakes-restoration-initiative-reauthorizationcatid=51:2015-press-releasesItemid=300260	Statement by Congresswoman Kaptur on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Reauthorization	2014-12-15	2014	2014-12	Democrat	House	OH	Marcy Kaptur	K000009	kaptur.house.gov			legacy	Marcy Kaptur is inviting parents, grandparents, caring adults, and youth from across Northern Ohio to participate in a new “Read to Succeed” challenge. “Read to Succeed” is an initiative to encourage children and adults to read together and in doing so, the community is ensuring that our youth are prepared to read.	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://stivers.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398472	Stivers to Serve on House Rules and Financial Services Committees	2014-12-15	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Steve Stivers	S001187	stivers.house.gov			legacy	WASHINGTON – Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) today announced he was selected to serve on the House Committee on Rules in the 114th Congress. Additionally, Stivers will continue to serve on the House Financial Services Committee. share: f t WASHINGTON – Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) today announced he was selected to serve on the House Committee on Rules in the 114th Congress. Additionally, Stivers will continue to serve on the House Financial Services Committee.“I appreciate the opportunity to be a Member of the Rules Committee and look forward to working with Chairman Sessions to shape American policy in the next Congress,” Stivers said. The Committee on Rules was created on April 2, 1789, making it one of the oldest standing House committees. Historically, the committee is often known as “The Speaker’s Committee” because it was chaired by the Speaker up until 1910 and is the means through which the Speaker of the House manages the House Floor. The Committee on Rules is charged with determining which bills reach the House Floor for a vote. The committee also determines how long and under what rules the full body of the House will debate each bill. “As a fellow Eagle Scout and proud American, I am honored to have Congressman Steve Stivers serve on the Rules Committee for the 114th Congress. Congressman Stivers has bravely served our country for 29 years in the Army National Guard, having received the Bronze Star for his exceptional leadership and accomplishments during his time overseas. As a small businessman, Congressman Stivers brings a vast amount of experience to the Rules Committee, and I look forward to the work we will accomplish together,” said the Committee on Rules Chairman, Pete Sessions. Prior to serving in Congress, Stivers founded a small business focused on financial services. He also served in the Ohio Senate and before that worked in the private sector for the Ohio Company and Bank One, where he focused on encouraging economic development…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://timryan.house.gov/press-release/congressman-tim-ryan-featured-cbs-60-minutes-discuss-mindfulness	Congressman Tim Ryan Featured on CBS 60 Minutes to Discuss Mindfulness	2014-12-15	2014	2014-12	Democrat	House	OH	Tim Ryan	R000577	timryan.house.gov			legacy	“I was honored to be featured on 60 Minutes this week and have the opportunity to share how the practice of mindfulness has helped me personally and professionally. I am grateful that this segment highlights the work I am doing in Congress. These types of practices are helping veterans heal from the unbearable traumas of war, Marines increase their resiliency, and students increasing their focus and improving their behavior through more mental discipline and less stress," said Congressman Ryan. “There has been nothing more rewarding than seeing Veterans who were taking 10 or 12 prescription drugs and not sleeping through the night start a meditation practice. Many of them dramatically reduce their medication to one or two pills and start sleeping through the night. With 22 Veterans taking their own life each day in America, I am passionate about getting more of them access to these types of techniques. " "Scientific research of mindfulness meditation has shown that after just eight weeks of practice it can reduce stress, depression and anxiety, while increasing awareness and focus. These benefits are why it has been used by professional sports teams like the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks and the multiple NBA champions Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls. These types of Integrative Health/Mind Body techniques are successfully being used in world renowned institutions like the Cleveland Clinic, The Ohio State University and Yale University. We also see these practices being taught in many Fortune 500 companies around the country from Silicon Valley to Wall Street. I am convinced that we can shift the current state of our country if we start developing the fundamentals necessary for success: mental discipline, resiliency, grit and high levels of awareness of ourselves and others. Mindfulness practice cultivates all of these qualities. I applaud Anderson Cooper and 60 Minutes for bringing attention to the important work being done in this field. It can transform our country into a calmer and kinder plac…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://timryan.house.gov/press-release/congressman-tim-ryan-secures-10-million-ohio-based-military-additive-manufacturing	Congressman Tim Ryan Secures $10 Million for Ohio-Based Military Additive Manufacturing Program	2014-12-15	2014	2014-12	Democrat	House	OH	Tim Ryan	R000577	timryan.house.gov			legacy	Washington DC – Congressman Tim Ryan secured $10 million in funding to create an additive manufacturing innovation research program based at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. The program will equip the United States Air Force with the technology and expertise to use 3D printing and other emerging manufacturing techniques to fabricate low-volume replacement parts for weapons systems at a lower cost than can be achieved through current defense procurement processes. Ohio is a leader in the field of additive manufacturing with Youngstown State University and the University of Dayton Research Institute already working together on ways to increase the use of additive manufacturing in the military. Northeast Ohio is also home to America Makes (formerly known as the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute). “I am proud to have secured funding for this important research that will ultimately grow high-paying manufacturing jobs in Ohio and across the United States while reducing costs for the Department of Defense. Additive manufacturing is transforming every sector of our national economy and this program further positions Ohio, which already has a successful additive manufacturing hub in Youngstown, as a leader in this arena,”said Congressman Ryan. “We are pleased to be working with UDRI on this important research effort. Working together with our industrial partners and our colleagues at the Youngstown Business Incubator, our faculty has established a strong program that is creating new opportunities to utilize additive manufacturing for the production of parts to be used throughout the supply chain. The Department of Defense initiative will further provide our students with a world class opportunity to be engaged in cutting edge research,” said Dr. Martin Abraham, Interim Provost at Youngstown State University. “These funds will enable Youngstown State University and the University of Dayton Research Institute to work with the Air Force in applying our unique capabilities in advanced manu…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=84ad987f-3a5d-4d85-babe-ed56b5b16064	Portman "Smart Savings Act" to Strengthen Retirement Headed to the President for	2014-12-15	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Rob Portman	P000449	www.portman.senate.gov			legacy	Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) announced that his legislation to help substantially increase financial returns for federal employees' retirement plans without increasing federal spending has passed both chambers of Congress and is now headed to the President for signature. Portman authored this legislation with Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). The Smart Savings Act would change the automatic enrollment for federal employees enrolling in the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) from the overly conservative "G Fund" to an age-appropriate, lifecycle "L Fund" with higher returns. Employees will retain their existing discretion to elect for more or less conservative investment options. "I’m pleased this commonsense bill will now become law because it will help ensure that the default TSP enrollment option for federal employees provides a larger nest egg and more security as they move towards retirement," said Portman.Federal workers are given the option to invest in the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) as part of their retirement planning. Currently, new workers are automatically enrolled in the "G Fund," which is made up entirely of U.S. Treasury Bonds. While the G Fund is very safe, it is widely viewed by investment professionals as an overly conservative investment, particularly for younger workers, and can leave many unprepared for retirement. TSP administrators support changing the default enrollment to the lifecycle funds, or "L Funds," which adjust automatically for participants as they age. The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board approved the plan to seek this legislative change in December 2013, after the Employee Thrift Advisory Council endorsement in November 2013.From the beginning of auto-enrollment in August 2010 until September 2013, the "G Fund's" returns totaled 6.33 percent, compared to a 47.4 percent return for the "L 2040" fund, which is geared toward younger federal employees. As of July 2013, 39 percent of all TSP funds were invested in the G fund, with 29 percent of recen…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-blunt-manufacturing-jobs-bill-headed-to-presidents-desk-	Brown-Blunt Manufacturing Jobs Bill Headed to President's Desk	2014-12-14	2014	2014-12	Democrat	House	OH	Sherrod Brown	B000944	www.brown.senate.gov			legacy	Bipartisan Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act Will Create More Next-Generation Advanced Manufacturing Centers to Out-Innovate Global Competitors, Attract Investment Sunday, December 14, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown’s (D-OH) manufacturing jobs legislation that would create the first-ever national network of manufacturing hubs was included in the Omnibus budget legislation that passed the Senate last night. The bill is now headed to the President’s desk. “I thank Congressmen Reed and Kennedy for advancing this through the House and to Sen. Blunt for his partnership in the Senate,” Brown said. “This bill focuses our nation’s strengths toward a common goal: revitalization of American manufacturing and innovation. When American manufacturing moves to other countries, we don’t just lose production – we lose innovation. A Network for Manufacturing Innovation would foster public-private partnerships that give small businesses, industry leaders, and research institutions the tools they need to compete on a global scale. These regional, industry-led hubs will leverage local expertise and will create thousands of high-paying, high-tech manufacturing jobs for American workers. We’ve seen it work in Youngstown, now it’s time to advance this effort nationwide.” Cosponsored by U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO), the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act (RAMI) would establish a National Network of Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) and create thousands of high-paying, high-tech manufacturing jobs while enhancing the United States’ role as the world’s leader in advanced manufacturing. The House passed companion legislation, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY-23), in September. “I’m pleased Congress passed this common-sense, bipartisan bill to boost manufacturing and create jobs in Missouri and nationwide,” Blunt said. “Supporting innovation and manufacturing in America will help us continue to compete in a global economy. I look forward to building …	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-inhofe-legislation-benefiting-nearly-100000-american-airline-employees-heads-to-presidents-desk	Brown, Inhofe Legislation Benefiting Nearly 100,000 American Airline Employees Heads to President's Desk	2014-12-14	2014	2014-12	Democrat	House	OH	Sherrod Brown	B000944	www.brown.senate.gov			legacy	Legislation Enables Employees to Roll Payouts from Bankruptcy Settlement into IRA Accounts Sunday, December 14, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Legislation sponsored by U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and James Inhofe (R-OK) that would enable nearly 100,000 American Airline employees who received lump sum settlements as part of the airline’s 2011 bankruptcy to roll those awards into individual retirement accounts (IRA) is headed to the President’s desk for signature. Without a legislative fix, nearly 10,000 Ohio workers would be ineligible for the same tax benefits on savings plans that workers at United, Delta, Northwest, and U.S. Airways received. “This is great news for the nearly 100,000 American Airlines employees who could have lost a significant portion of their retirement savings had action not been taken,” Brown said. “American Airlines employees should have the same deal as everyone else. This law ensures that. I thank Sen. Inhofe for his work on this important bill.” The Brown and Inhofe legislation would amend the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to afford American Airline employees the same tax treatment provided to employees of other domestic airlines. Under the Act, only airline employees whose company declared bankruptcy prior to 2007 are eligible to roll up to 90 percent of their settlement into an IRA. ### Press Contact Meghan Dubyak/Ben Famous (202) 224-3978	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=527ea506-4fbe-423c-876d-9ee91c8048a2	Portman Statement on Spending Package	2014-12-13	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Rob Portman	P000449	www.portman.senate.gov			legacy	Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio), a member of the Senate Budget and Finance Committees, released the following statement on his vote against the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015: “While I appreciate the hard work by colleagues to put this package together, it does not make the tough decisions necessary to restore fiscal responsibility and get our economy back on the right track. “As I have noted before, I oppose the budget gimmicks called ChIMPS, or Changes in Mandatory Programs. These gimmicks allow Congress to count artificial offsets against new spending, thus circumventing the spending caps by about $19 billion. “Moreover, these large ‘cromnibus’ bills are the wrong way to legislate and lead to last minute, haphazard bills. Rather than implementing spending priorities through a 1,764-page ‘cromnibus’ bill that lawmakers have only had a few days to read – with no amendments allowed – Congress must get back to regular order, including passing individual appropriations bills based on a budget and with an open amendment process. “I am pleased that the bill prioritizes funding for several projects important to Ohio workers and our national security, including the American Centrifuge Project in Piketon to develop our nation’s only domestic capability for enriching uranium crucial to our national security; the ongoing decommissioning and decontamination work at the former Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant; the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative which is a crucial tool for combating harmful algal blooms and for local protection and restoration efforts on Lake Erie; funding for improvements at our nation’s ports and harbors, which are suffering from insufficient dredging; funding for hospitals treating patients with Ebola; and the Lima tank plant, which plays a unique role in contributing to our national security as the only producer of the Abrams tank.” Portman has spent years working with the Administration to support the unique national security capa…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=854325bd-720b-4d36-87f3-2b9d3e46af4b	Portman Announces FY2015 Funding for Abrams Tanks at Lima's JSMC	2014-12-13	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Rob Portman	P000449	www.portman.senate.gov			legacy	Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) released the following statement regarding the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015 which includes $120 million in additional funding for the Abrams tank program at the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center (JSMC) in Lima, Ohio: “I am pleased that the appropriations bill averts unnecessary risk to the Lima Tank Plant that would threaten our national security and, at the same time, saves taxpayer dollars in the long-run. As I have continued to urge my colleagues, the Lima plant plays a unique role in contributing to our national security as the only producer of the Abrams tank. Given that the Army has said it will continue to need this capability in the coming years, it is essential that we keep this critical defense capability in place.” Recently, Portman sent a letter to the Chairs and Ranking Members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations prior to the final consideration of the Fiscal Year 2015 appropriations bill urging them to ensure that the nation’s tank industrial base is not needlessly jeopardized. Text of the letter can be found here.	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://gibbs.house.gov/columns/december-12th-2014	December 12th, 2014	2014-12-12	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Bob Gibbs	G000563	gibbs.house.gov			legacy	This week, the House passed the bipartisan Consolidated and Furthering Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 to keep the government running. The Omnibus Appropriations bill contains many important priorities that will protect jobs, stop wasteful spending, rein in government overreach, and bolster our national security efforts. This appropriations measure provides the House and new Republican Senate the opportunity to take up important priorities like the President’s immigration executive actions and defunding Obamacare next Congress rather than challenging the Harry Reid-controlled Senate. This year’s Omnibus appropriations bill follows suit with last year’s bipartisan agreement; resulting in a reduction of overall discretionary spending. Although, the Senate never passed a single House Appropriations bill, the House Appropriations Committee was able to approve and prioritize 11 appropriations bills for this year. Ideally, appropriations would be passed through regular order each year. This past summer, the House passed eight appropriations bills under regular order, which were never taken up in the Senate. Throughout my time in Congress, I have worked to stop the EPA’s overreach of day-to-day practices of farmers and small businesses. This bill would cut funding for the EPA for the fifth consecutive year and reduce its staffing levels to the lowest level since 1989. Although I was disappointed the House-passed language that would stop the harmful proposed EPA rule, designed to redefine jurisdictional waters under the Clean Water Act, was not included in the final package, an important provision to protect farmers from overreaching Clean Water Act regulations was included. The Army Corps of Engineers has the intent to change the definition of “fill material” which would hurt many industries across the country. Since the inexcusable treatment of our nation’s veterans was uncovered, we have made important reforms to the Veterans Affairs system including their healthcare options. This bill would deliver a 21st-centur…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://gibbs.house.gov/press-release/congressman-gibbs-announces-service-academy-nominations	Congressman Gibbs Announces Service Academy Nominations	2014-12-12	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Bob Gibbs	G000563	gibbs.house.gov			legacy	Washington, D.C.—Congressman Gibbs announced the nomination of seven students to the United States Service Academies: Students must be nominated by their Member of Congress in order to qualify for acceptance into the U.S. Service Academy. Representative Gibbs released the following statement, including the names of those students who were nominated to the service academies. “I am proud to nominate these outstanding students to the U.S. Service Academies for 2015. The desire and dedication these exceptional students have to serve their country is inspiring to us all. I commend their patriotism and wish them the best of luck throughout the application process.” The class of 2019 nominees is as follows: Hope Balser: Avon, Ohio -- Air Force Academy, Naval Academy, Military Academy at West Point Luke Earnest: Mt. Vernon, Ohio -- Air Force Academy, Naval Academy, Military Academy at West Point Matthew Finely: Dover, Ohio -- Air Force Academy, Naval Academy Victoria Meyer: Columbia Station, Ohio -- Air Force Academy, Naval Academy Josiah Riley: Minerva, Ohio -- Air Force Academy Jakob Siegfried: Medina, Ohio -- Military Academy at West Point Joshua Weber: Loudonville, Ohio -- Air Force Academy, Naval Academy, Merchant Marines # # #	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://stivers.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398482	Guide to Life: How to get help from your lawmakers	2014-12-12	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Steve Stivers	S001187	stivers.house.gov			legacy	Lawmakers sometimes get a bad rap for not doing what their constituents want. But, even if you disagree with their politics or policies, you might find them helpful at times. share: f t Lawmakers sometimes get a bad rap for not doing what their constituents want. But, even if you disagree with their politics or policies, you might find them helpful at times.Need a passport application expedited? Want to book a tour of the U.S. Capitol? Or maybe you would like a letter from the president for a special occasion? Such efforts don’t necessarily make headlines, but they represent what lawmakers — on both the federal and the state levels — pursue for constituents outside the public eye. Many lawmakers, in fact, receive a daily stream of letters, phone calls and email from constituents seeking help or advice. “We have a wide range with the number of constituents that come in, and we try to treat all of the caseloads with the same urgency,” said U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Jefferson Township. A constituent once asked Beatty to help him obtain more than $10,000 that the Internal Revenue Service owed him for tax returns, she said; the follow-up took a couple of months, but she got him the money he deserved. To make themselves more accessible, Beatty and U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers, R-Upper Arlington, rely on telephone town halls to communicate from outside the district. Stivers began offering such town halls after taking office in 2011, conducting them in the evenings after dinner — a more convenient time for constituents. “We try to make sure we stay in front of people because, if I’m going to represent people, I have to be accessible to them,” he said. Much like their federal counterparts, state lawmakers also receive feedback through calls, email and social media — but often about a state, county or city concern. State Rep. Cheryl Grossman, R-Grove City, fields about 100 questions a week. Collectively, the questions help her gauge the concerns of constituents — such …	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-announces-legislation-that-would-help-keep-asian-carp-out-of-great-lakes	Brown Announces Legislation that Would Help Keep Asian Carp Out of Great Lakes	2014-12-12	2014	2014-12	Democrat	House	OH	Sherrod Brown	B000944	www.brown.senate.gov			legacy	Guarding Our Great Lakes Act Would Promote Collaborative Water Quality and Flood Mitigation Projects Friday, December 12, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) cosponsored legislation to help keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes. The Guarding Our Great Lakes Act would prescribe collaboration between the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force (IATF) – a collection of 11 U.S. Cabinet and federal agency heads, led by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – and state and local agencies to plan and implement water quality and flood mitigation projects. The bill would also implement federal invasive species control measures at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam in Joliet, IL – which, due to its location south of the Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS), serves as the single entryway for any species moving upstream toward the Great Lakes. “Asian carp are a serious threat to Lake Erie and the Ohio industries that rely on the lake,” Brown said. “That’s why we need to be aggressive in finding solutions that would protect the Great Lakes from the threat of invasive species. This bill would help ensure that Lake Erie’s ecosystems – and our region’s economic development – are not jeopardized by an influx of Asian carp.” Brown continues to fight for the protection of Lake Erie from invasive species like Asian Carp. In July 2014, Brown and more than a dozen Great Lakes senators sent a letter to John Goss, Director of the White House Council on Environmental Quality Asian Carp, expressing their continued commitment to practical, immediate solutions to the threat of Asian carp and other invasive species to the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basin. Also in July, following a hearing of the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works (EPW), Brown urged Congress to pass bipartisan legislation which is aimed at preserving the Great Lakes and bolstering economic growth throughout the Great Lakes region. Brown is the cosponsor of the Great Lakes Ecol…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-will-lead-democrats-on-powerful-senate-banking-committee	Brown Will Lead Democrats on Powerful Senate Banking Committee	2014-12-12	2014	2014-12	Democrat	House	OH	Sherrod Brown	B000944	www.brown.senate.gov			legacy	Friday, December 12, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) will serve as the lead Democrat – or Ranking Member – of the Senate Banking Committee when the 114th Congress convenes in January. The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs has jurisdiction over a wide range of policy matters including banking, insurance, housing, capital markets, securities, urban development and mass transit, international trade and financing, and economic policy. “From checking accounts and home loans to public transportation and economic development, the Banking Committee affects Ohioans in many ways,” Brown said. “This committee is about ensuring a fair set of rules for all financial institutions while protecting taxpayers and consumers. Serving as Ranking Member will allow me to continue to fight for Ohio consumers, Ohio jobs, and Ohio economic development and for our state’s financial institutions and their customers. We must ensure transparency and accountability for Wall Street and access to credit on fair terms for Main Street.” “We are pleased that Senate leadership has selected Senator Brown to be the Ranking Member of the important Senate Banking Committee,” Mike Adelman, President & CEO of The Ohio Bankers League, said. “Senator Brown has always been accessible and understands the crucial role Ohio banks play in economic development and job growth. We look forward to continuing our working relationship with Senator Brown as he takes on more responsibility in Washington.” “Senator Brown has been a great supporter of credit unions and clearly understands the important role Ohio’s cooperative financial institutions play in the lives of their three million members,” Paul Mercer, President of the Ohio Credit Union League, said.. “We are confident that Senator Brown will keep the best interests of Ohioans in mind as he assumes this leadership position of one of the most influential Congressional committees.” “We are very excited that Senator Brown was chosen for thi…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/columns?ID=6081db8a-4254-49db-a4cb-cb2bb5a5d296	Weekly Column: Improving Mental Healthcare for Our Veterans	2014-12-12	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Rob Portman	P000449	www.portman.senate.gov			legacy	When our men and women in uniform come home from overseas, they deserve the best possible medical care. Unfortunately, they haven’t always been getting it. And while deficiencies in treating physical wounds have been well documented, there has been far less of a focus on the invisible wounds of war—Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Traumatic Brain Injuries, and other mental health conditions. Untreated, these disorders can cost lives, thousands of miles from the battlefield. The statistics are startling. Since 2001, more active-duty U.S. service personnel have committed suicide than have been killed in Afghanistan. Many more struggle with depression or substance abuse, driven by the ongoing effects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. We must do more to help. The Department of Defense has committed to improving how we address these hidden wounds of war, and it has made some strides in improving the way it handles mental health issues. Still, gaps remain, and there is important work left to be done. For instance, while members of the Armed Forces undergo a series of extensive physical assessments, they do not undergo comparable mental health assessments. This lapse makes identifying, assessing, tracking, and treating servicemembers suffering from mental health conditions much more difficult. To address these gaps, I introduced the Medical Evaluation Parity for Servicemembers (MEPS) Act with my colleague Senator Rockefeller. This legislation represents an important step toward a more comprehensive and effective approach to mental health that covers servicemembers throughout the duration of their service as well as during their transition to civilian life. This legislation, which has been endorsed by over 40 veterans’ service organizations and health advocacy groups—including the Veterans of Foreign Wars, National Military Family Association, the National Guard Association of the United States, and the American Psychological Association—improves the way the military identifies and assesses menta…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=45494b59-0043-46a2-995a-51d76c0997bb	Portman, Turner Praise NDAA Provision Strengthening Air Force Research Laboratory	2014-12-12	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Rob Portman	P000449	www.portman.senate.gov			legacy	Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH-10) welcomed the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which contained a provision improving the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) hiring authority. “I’m glad this provision will now become law,” said Portman. “We need to be able to continue to attract STEM graduates into AFRL and our other defense labs, and being able to expose them to work at the labs while still students will be an important hiring tool.” “This important initiative will help draw highly skilled students into AFRL’s innovative labs and increase the recruiting potential of one of Wright-Patterson’s greatest assets," said Turner. "I was honored to work closely with the Dayton Development Coalition to identify the need for engaging STEM students early and work closely with Senator Portman to find and help champion a legislative solution.” The language gives AFRL, located at Wright Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), increased authority to hire science, technology, engineering, and math bachelor’s and master’s degree students directly into the lab. This legislative language will allow the lab to attract promising candidates while still students and hire them in a temporary position with the opportunity for follow-on employment." ###	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=519b75f3-5367-40ce-bf32-d9840a83cca8	Provision to Modernize Mansfield and Youngstown Aircraft Headed to the President for Signature	2014-12-12	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Rob Portman	P000449	www.portman.senate.gov			legacy	Washington, D.C. – Today the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed the Senate and is now headed to the President for signature. The bill includes language requiring modernization of the C-130 fleet in the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard. Portman co-sponsored an amendment to the Senate NDAA with U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) that would allow the Air Force to use alternative programs and funding in addition to the Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) to modernize the C-130 aircraft fleet. The language included in the conference bill requires the Air Force to move forward with the AMP program while permitting the service to make near-term airspace compliance improvements. “I’m pleased this provision will now become law,” said Portman. “We must ensure we keep these planes compliant with upcoming airspace changes, but we can’t lose sight of the very real needs the aircraft fleet has for more robust modernization. It’s important we keep the Air Force on track to ensure these planes in the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve are mission capable for decades into the future.” In October, Portman penned an op-ed in the Youngstown Vindicator outlining the issues facing the C-130 fleet, including the following excerpt: “The Air Force had a production-ready program to address many of [the aircraft’s] shortcomings. Unfortunately, similar to their fielding plan that leaves the Reserve and National Guard getting the short straw, the Air Force has been trying to cancel that upgrade program and only focus on the bare necessities for the aircraft — chiefly, making sure they have some of the tools necessary to fly in the national airspace that will be required in 2020. This plan is woefully inadequate to address the needs of the aircraft our airmen are flying every day and should not be the Band-Aid that allows us to put our head in the sand for another decade regarding the condition of our C-130 fleet as we call on our Reserve and National Guard Airmen to continue to put their lives on the line in …	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=af7b51d8-220d-485d-99e8-6f6d217675d3	Portman Statement on Passage of Funding for Abrams Tank at Lima's JSMC	2014-12-12	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Rob Portman	P000449	www.portman.senate.gov			legacy	Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) released the following statement today regarding the passage of the FY2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) containing $120 million in additional funding for the Abrams tank program at the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center (JSMC) in Lima, Ohio: “I am pleased we passed the Defense Authorization which includes this critical funding to avert the unnecessary risk placed on the Abrams industrial base. As the nation’s only producer of the Abrams tank, the Lima plant plays an important role in contributing to our national security. We must ensure this critical defense capability is available for the Army when they say they need it in a few years. A combination of production for both domestic and foreign use continues to be the right path forward.” ###	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=f6cb561e-ad4e-4b10-9625-52297785b92b	Portman Provision in NDAA to Improve Military Mental Health Evaluations for Servicemembers Headed to President for Signature	2014-12-12	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Rob Portman	P000449	www.portman.senate.gov			legacy	Washington, D.C. – Today the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed the Senate and is now headed to the President for signature. The bill includes language requiring the Defense Department to examine the feasibility of providing mental health screenings for servicemembers prior to enlistment and discharge from service – part of an amendment U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) had filed to the Senate NDAA bill. Portman filed the Medical Evaluation Parity for Servicemembers (MEPS) Act, legislation he introduced with Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) earlier this year, as an amendment to the NDAA. Among other things, this bipartisan legislation would improve the way the military identifies and assesses mental health issues. It would also institute mental health assessments for both incoming recruits and servicemembers separating from active duty, and the bill requires the Department of Defense (DoD) to examine the feasibility of providing mental health assessments to servicemembers entering and leaving service. The entry screening would serve as a baseline for future mental health assessments throughout servicemembers’ careers, while the exit screening would provide more accurate information on their mental health condition as they transition to civilian life. “I am pleased that this language requiring DoD to examine the feasibility of providing mental health assessments to servicemembers entering and leaving service is now headed to the President for signature,” said Portman. “This provision, along with the other requirements included in a thorough study of the military’s programs to address mental health and Traumatic Brain Injuries that DoD must deliver to Congress, is an important step towards ensuring our servicemembers receive the care they deserve. We must promote a more comprehensive and holistic approach to mental health care in the military that improves upon the current system to deliver the best care possible. The provisions in this bill will help focus the military’s efforts to pursue these goa…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=fe50ac60-1143-4609-ac82-ab828b25f7f9	Portman, Shaheen Bill to Reform Efficiency Standard Headed to the President for Signature	2014-12-12	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Rob Portman	P000449	www.portman.senate.gov			legacy	Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) announced that their bill which makes technical corrections to External Power Supply (EPS) efficiency standards has passed the Senate and is now headed to the President for signature. The bipartisan EPS Service Parts Act of 2014 extends current energy efficiency standards so manufacturers can continue to produce, distribute and service energy efficient EPS for older, out of production products. By allowing continued production of older EPS spare parts to service older devices to continue, Shaheen and Portman’s bill will help save manufacturers money and spare consumers additional costs. The legislation also includes a reporting requirement to ensure this exemption is not abused for the remainder of the five-year efficiency standard cycle. “This commonsense regulatory reform measure will lower costs for both consumers and manufacturers and I’m pleased it’s now headed to the President for signature,” Portman stated. “U.S. manufacturers and consumers shouldn’t have to bear the cost of a regulatory oversight,” Shaheen said. “With our bipartisan proposal headed to the President for his signature, both businesses and consumers will be saving money without compromising the benefits of energy efficiency.” “This bill's passage, by simply fixing an unintended legal glitch, will save US companies hundreds of millions of dollars, and benefit consumers by allowing them to continue to use existing EPS charging for their laptops, desktops, tablets, networking products and mobile phones in ways that save energy and help the environment," said Chris Hankin, Senior Director for Environment and Sustainability at the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), an advocacy organization which represents 60 of the world¹s leading technology companies. "ITI and its member companies wish to thank Senators Portman and Shaheen for their leadership in helping secure its timely enactment." This proposal enjoys the support of EPS manufacturers, effic…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://billjohnson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398348	Bill Johnson Statement on Passage of Omnibus Appropriations Bill	2014-12-11	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Bill Johnson	J000292	billjohnson.house.gov			legacy	Representative Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) issued the following statement after voting to pass H.R. 83 (the Omnibus Appropriations Bill), legislation that fully funds 11 of 12 annual Appropriations bills through September 30, 2015. share: f t Representative Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) issued the following statement after voting to pass H.R. 83 (the Omnibus Appropriations Bill), legislation that fully funds 11 of 12 annual Appropriations bills through September 30, 2015. Notably, H.R. 83 only funds the Department of Homeland Security through February 27, 2015, which provides Republicans a chance to respond to President Obama’s executive order on amnesty after the new Republican-controlled Senate takes office in January: “The bipartisan legislation that passed the House today represents the reality of divided government, takes steps toward a more fiscally responsible government, and establishes the lowest spending level in five years. It provides: no new funding for Obamacare; cuts the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) by $10 million; provides no funding for the Administration’s “Race to the Top” program – one of President Obama’s primary initiatives to coerce states into adopting Common Core; contains additional, strong pro-life provisions; protects all Americans’ Second Amendment rights; cuts funding for the IRS by $345.6 million – one of the agencies tasked with implementing President Obama’s health care law; and, addresses many more priorities of the hard-working taxpayers that sent us here” Bill Johnson said. “Very importantly to those across Eastern and Southeastern Ohio, the legislation cuts the EPA by $60 million. This is the fifth year in a row the EPA budget has been reduced, and it brings EPA total staffing to its lowest level since 1989. The EPA has put a stranglehold on the coal industry through its crippling, and job-killing regulations. Any opportunity to cut the EPA’s budget and rein them in is a win for Ohioans. This legisla…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://latta.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=397904	Lattas Propane Bill Clears Senate, Heads to Presidents Desk	2014-12-11	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Robert Latta	L000566	latta.house.gov			legacy	Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH), member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Energy and Power Subcommittee, today released the following statement applauding the U.S. Senate’s passage of H.R. 5705, the Propane Education and Research Enhancement Act, bipartisan legislation he sponsored with Congressman Tim Walz (D-MN) to address some of the winter heating challenges experienced in Ohio and throughout the Midwest last year. The legislation is headed to the President’s desk for his signature. “During the winter months, heat is a matter of survival not a matter of convenience,” said Latta. “Last year, we were faced with propane shortages that threatened the lives and livelihoods of many living in Ohio and throughout the Midwest. The Propane Education and Research Enhancement Act addresses some of the challenges experienced last winter in an effort to avoid another disaster. I applaud the Senate for taking swift action on this legislation and encourage the President to expeditiously sign it into law.” The Propane Education and Research Enhancement Act of 2014 clarifies Congress’ intent in the Propane Education and Research Act (PERA), requiring the Department of Commerce to use proper data to calculate consumer prices. It would also allow the Propane Education and Research Council to improve training for distributors and consumers to help mitigate the negative effects of propane prices spikes. # # #	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://renacci.house.gov/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=390D4FA1-569B-4C71-98F9-479FCFDCF114	Renacci Votes In Favor Of Long-Term Measure To Provide Certainty To Americans	2014-12-11	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Jim Renacci	R000586	renacci.house.gov			legacy	Rep. Jim Renacci (OH-16) today released below statement after voting in favor of the FY 2015 Appropriations Omnibus Bill: “Though this resolution is far from perfect, it includes several items that are not only good for Northeast Ohioans, but Americans everywhere,” said Renacci. “For example, it benefits Northeast Ohioans by providing funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and an anti-heroin task force to combat the growing problem in our region and across the country. The measure reduces funding for the IRS and EPA, and provides funding to address the VA backlog and appeals. I was also proud to support a pay raise for military service members. Additionally, this measure provides the House and new Republican Senate an opportunity to address the President’s executive action on immigration by only funding the Department of Homeland Security for 90 days. I was pleased to see Congress come together to find a bipartisan, long-term solution that will provide the certainty Americans need to plan for their futures.” Below are key provisions of note within the measure: Provides funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Adds funding for an anti-heroin task force Reduces funding for the IRS Provides the next Congress an opportunity to address the President’s executive action on immigration by only funding the Department of Homeland Security for 90 days Eliminates new funding for the President’s health care law, and cuts IPAB funding by $10 million Prevents taxpayer bailout of the risk corridor program within the President’s health care law Requires OIG to report to Congress on improper payments of Obamacare subsidies Cuts funding for the EPA for the 5th straight year Pay raise for military service members Provides funding to address the VA backlog and appeals Improves U.S. manufacturing competitiveness Prohibits funding to be used to transfer GITMO detainees Reduces government overreach and bureaucratic red tape in Dodd-Frank Protects all existing pro-life provisions Maintains all …	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://renacci.house.gov/index.cfm/weekly-column?ContentRecord_id=1C8B4E2A-FDF6-4A4B-A890-6723E8FF88B4	Renacci Report: We Must Invest In Our Vital Infrastructure	2014-12-11	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Jim Renacci	R000586	renacci.house.gov			legacy	Last year, Ohio’s deteriorating roads cost drivers over $1.6 million in repairs and operating costs, or about $212 per driver. Subpar and sometimes dangerous road conditions are not isolated to Ohio - they’re quickly becoming a widespread problem throughout the country. Unless action is taken to reinvest in our failing infrastructure, the long-term cost to our economy and the taxpayers will be devastating. Maintenance of our highway system falls jointly on the states and the federal government, with about 80 percent of highway funding coming from the federally administered Highway Trust Fund. Currently, the Trust Fund allocates about $50 billion annually to the states for upkeep of the system. This annual allotment has two major problems: we’re spending more money than the Trust Fund is bringing in, and we’re not spending enough to keep our infrastructure from crumbling. The funding situation for the Highway Trust Fund became dire earlier this year when Congress was forced to act to temporarily infuse the Fund with money from other sources. This temporary infusion simply kicks the can down the road, only sustaining the Fund until May of 2015, when we will again have to act to ensure it remains solvent. Funding for the Highway Trust Fund comes from several sources designed as user-fees, including fees on large vehicles and various fuels. The goal of this structure is to ensure that those who receive the benefits of the highway system are also the ones who pay to maintain it. The most well-known funding mechanism is the federal “gas tax.” Originally implemented at just 1 cent per gallon in 1932, it was last increased in 1993 from 14.1 to 18.4 cents per gallon. However, it is a dwindling funding source for many reasons. First, because it isn’t indexed, the tax only buys about 63 percent of the materials and labor it did per dollar in 1993. Second, as vehicles become more and more efficient, or switch to alternative fuel sources, the gas tax collects less and less money per mile driven. These factors have contribut…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://stivers.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398471	Stivers and Bass Introduce Bill to Protect Adopted Children from Exploitation, Abuse	2014-12-11	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Steve Stivers	S001187	stivers.house.gov			legacy	WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) introduced the Securing American Families Everywhere (SAFE) Kids Act to address the issue of “re-homing,” or the transferring of children into the custody of unvetted strangers without the use of the child welfare system. Stivers introduced the bipartisan legislation with Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA), co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth. share: f t WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) introduced the Securing American Families Everywhere (SAFE) Kids Act to address the issue of “re-homing,” or the transferring of children into the custody of unvetted strangers without the use of the child welfare system. Stivers introduced the bipartisan legislation with Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA), co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth.“As the father of two young kids, the idea of children being treated like goods or property is reprehensible,” said Stivers. “Our nation must address re-homing and the rampant issues associated with this unnoticed and overlooked practice. I look forward to working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to shed light on re-homing to protect our children.” “Our children are our nation’s most precious resource, and how we treat foster youth and children in the child welfare system speaks directly to our nation’s values,” said Bass. “This commonsense legislation will provide essential insight about the kind of homes where these children are placed. We must make sure that individuals who open their homes to children in the child welfare system are capable and are providing them with a stable and loving environment.” Currently, there are no federal laws in place that prohibit the practice of re-homing, which can open the door to child abuse, neglect, exploitation and an all-around unsafe environment for children. Due to a lack of federal laws regarding re-homing, individuals are currently using online mediums, such as Craigslist, to transfer custody o…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://stivers.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398481	Post office renamed in honor of veterans	2014-12-11	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Steve Stivers	S001187	stivers.house.gov			legacy	U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers' legislation to rename two central Ohio U.S. Postal Service branches in memory of fallen soldiers awaits the signature of President Barack Obama. share: f t U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers' legislation to rename two central Ohio U.S. Postal Service branches in memory of fallen soldiers awaits the signature of President Barack Obama.Stivers (R-Columbus) introduced a resolution renaming the branch at 4000 Leap Road in Hilliard as the Master Sgt. Shawn T. Hannon, Master Sgt. Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post Office Building. A separate resolution renamed the postal facility at 25 S. Oak St. in London as the London Fallen Veterans Memorial Post Office. Sgt. 1st Class Shawn Hannon, 44, of Grove City, and Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey Rieck, 45, of Columbus, were killed April 4, 2012, in a suicide bombing in Faryab province of Afghanistan. Capt. Nicholas J. Rozanski, 36, of Dublin, also was killed in the attack. They were members of the 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Ohio Army National Guard.	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://wenstrup.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398514	Conservative Reforms Define House-Passed Funding Bill	2014-12-11	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Brad Wenstrup	W000815	wenstrup.house.gov			legacy	With federal government funding set to expire at midnight on Thursday, the House of Representatives passed legislation with significant reforms to keep the government open through next September. While Representative Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) was disappointed Congress and the public did not have more time to review the legislation, he believes it lays the foundation for Republicans’ legislative agenda to begin 2015, including blocking President Obama’s executive action on immigration. “The fight’s not over,” Wenstrup declared. “I’m glad the House has moved to fund the government, but know we are gearing up to fight this President’s unconstitutional executive immigration action. With the newly elected Senate, Congress will speak for the American people and against President Obama’s unprecedented power grab.” Wenstrup noted provisions significantly reduce IRS budgets, give the military a raise, and cut funding for numerous funds within Obamacare. Also included was Wenstrup’s amendment to eliminate wasteful government printing that passed the House earlier this year. “When Nancy Pelosi and Elizabeth Warren oppose the legislation, you know you’re likely doing something right,” Wenstrup observed. The legislation must pass the Senate and be signed by the President before becoming law. NOTE: A list of many conservative reforms and savings found in this legislation can be found here ###	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/gallery/photos/sen-browns-constituent-coffee-12-11-14-	Sen. Brown's Constituent Coffee 12-11-14	2014-12-11	2014	2014-12	Democrat	House	OH	Sherrod Brown	B000944	www.brown.senate.gov			legacy	If you’re afraid you might be a victim of the Equifax data breach, Senator Brown encourages you to visit the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s website for more information and resources – www.consumerfinance.gov. For information on how to help recovery efforts for recent hurricanes, go to www.fema.gov	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-announces-senate-passage-of-bipartisan-legislation-enhancing-personal-savings-through-prized-linked-accounts	Brown Announces Senate Passage of Bipartisan Legislation Enhancing Personal Savings Through Prized-Linked Accounts	2014-12-11	2014	2014-12	Democrat	House	OH	Sherrod Brown	B000944	www.brown.senate.gov			legacy	More Than 40 Percent of American Household Lack Savings to Cover Basic Expenses for Three Months Thursday, December 11, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) announced Senate passage of legislation that incentivizes personal savings through the creation of prized-linked savings (PLS) accounts. Brown and Moran – members of the Senate Economic Mobility Caucus – authored the legislation in Oct. 2013. The bill passed the Senate by unanimous consent. “Too many families in Ohio – and across the nation – are living paycheck to paycheck,” Brown said. “Between stagnant wages and an insufficient minimum wage, it’s hard for families to prioritize savings. That’s why this legislation is so important. Families should be encouraged and excited to save. This bill accomplishes that and I am proud to have worked with Sen. Moran to get this bill passed.” “With broad support, Congress has sent to President Obama the American Savings Promotion Act, bipartisan legislation that clears the way for banks and other financial institutions to promote personal savings,” said Sen. Moran, Co-Chair of the Senate Economic Mobility Caucus. “This policy will help American families become more financially secure and upwardly mobile. In passing the American Savings Promotion Act, the House and Senate have shown that good ideas may still have a chance in Washington.” The American Savings Promotion Act would expand the ability of certain banks, thrifts, and credit unions – which are currently prohibited from participating due to outdated federal law – to offer PLS products. PLS accounts are safe, regulated accounts that incentivize savings by offering account holders the opportunity to win prizes as they accumulate savings. The legislation comes at a time when more than 40 percent of American households lack enough savings to cover basic expenses for three months. According to the Pew Foundation’s Economic Mobility Project, 71 percent of children born to high-saving…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-inhofe-legislation-benefiting-nearly-100000-american-airline-employees-passes-senate	Brown, Inhofe Legislation Benefiting Nearly 100,000 American Airline Employees Passes Senate	2014-12-11	2014	2014-12	Democrat	House	OH	Sherrod Brown	B000944	www.brown.senate.gov			legacy	Legislation Enables Employees to Roll Payouts from Bankruptcy Settlement into IRA Accounts Thursday, December 11, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and James Inhofe (R-OK) announced Senate passage of legislation that would enable nearly 100,000 American Airline employees who received lump sum settlements as part of the airline’s 2011 bankruptcy to roll those awards into individual retirement accounts (IRA). Without a legislative fix, nearly 10,000 Ohio workers would be ineligible for the same tax benefits on savings plans that workers at United, Delta, Northwest, and U.S. Airways received. “This bill will prevent nearly 100,000 American Airlines employees from losing a substantial chunk of their hard earned retirement,” Brown said. “These pilots, flight attendants, mechanics, ramp workers, and dispatchers served the flying public with pride and kept us safe during our travel. This legislation ensures that these employees receive the same deal as other employees of airlines that also went through bankruptcy.” The Brown and Inhofe legislation would amend the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to afford American Airline employees the same tax treatment provided to employees of other domestic airlines. Under the Act, only airline employees whose company declared bankruptcy prior to 2007 are eligible to roll up to 90 percent of their settlement into an IRA. ### Press Contact Meghan Dubyak/Ben Famous (202) 224-3978	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-portman-bill-to-help-ensure-safe-drinking-water-passes-senate	Brown-Portman Bill to Help Ensure Safe Drinking Water Passes Senate	2014-12-11	2014	2014-12	Democrat	House	OH	Sherrod Brown	B000944	www.brown.senate.gov			legacy	Thursday, December 11, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Legislation authored by U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) to promote the safety of drinking water unanimously passed the Senate today. The bill – in response to a high level of microcystin in the Western Lake Erie basin which disrupted the water supply of approximately 500,000 people in Northwest Ohio in early August – must also pass the U.S. House of Representatives before being sent to the President. “This is a commonsense, bipartisan bill that will ensure Ohioans are confident in the safety of their drinking water,” Brown said. “Our bill will address a void in our current monitoring efforts to protect our water and address potential public health threats.” “It’s critical that all levels of government work together to determine if our drinking water is safe for human consumption,” Portman stated. “As we continue to work to ensure that Ohioans have access to safe and clean drinking water, the passage of this legislation is an important step toward knowing what is safe and what is not.” The Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act would direct the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to publish a health advisory and submit reports on the level of microcystins in drinking water that is determined to be safe for human consumption. U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09) introduced the House companion bill. Microcystin is a byproduct of harmful algal blooms in surface water. Despite requests that state and federal regulators develop standards for microcystins in drinking water, cities and water plant operators currently rely on the World Health Organization’s suggestion of 1 part per billion or less. The EPA has been working on developing a health advisory, but has yet to issue one. This legislation would require EPA to publish a health advisory within 180 days for microcystin levels to be used by drinking water treatment plants and to standardize testing procedures for this toxin. ### Press Contact Meghan Dubyak/…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-vitter-urge-congressional-leaders-to-remove-provision-in-spending-bill-that-would-allow-for-future-bailouts	Brown, Vitter Urge Congressional Leaders to Remove Provision in Spending Bill That Would Allow for Future Bailouts	2014-12-11	2014	2014-12	Democrat	House	OH	Sherrod Brown	B000944	www.brown.senate.gov			legacy	Thursday, December 11, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and David Vitter (R-LA) sent a letter to leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate urging the removal of a provision in the year-end spending bill that would repeal a law prohibiting future bailouts. On Wednesday, Brown released the following statement in reaction to the provisions inclusion in the package: “This giveaway to Wall Street would open the door to future bailouts funded by American taxpayers,” Brown said. “It’s been just six years since risky financial practices put our economy on the brink of collapse and cost millions of Americans lost jobs, homes, and retirement savings. This provision, originally written by lobbyists, has no place in a must-pass spending bill.” Following the financial crisis, Congress passed a provision in the Wall Street Reform Act that would end government insurance of risky Wall Street derivatives trading. Section 716 – entitled “Prohibition Against Federal Government Bailouts of Swaps Entities,” and also known as the Lincoln Amendment or the “swaps push-out” provision – prohibits Federal assistance to entities that engage in certain swaps and security-based swaps activities. While this provision was scheduled to take effect on July 16, 2013, it has still not been implemented. The year-end spending bill would repeal Section 716. Brown and Vitter’s letter to House and Senate leadership is as follows. December 11, 2014 Dear Speaker Boehner, House Minority Leader Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Reid and Senate Minority Leader McConnell: We are writing you about the broad bipartisan support for removing section 630 from H.R. 83. This provision would repeal section 716 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection (Dodd-Frank) Act. We urge you to remove this provision from the year-end spending bill. Section 716, also known as the Lincoln Amendment or the “swaps push-out” provision, prohibits Federal assistance to entities that …	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/with-holidays-approaching-brown-holds-hearing-to-examine-working-conditions-in-chinese-toy-industry	With Holidays Approaching, Brown Holds Hearing to Examine Working Conditions in Chinese Toy Industry	2014-12-11	2014	2014-12	Democrat	House	OH	Sherrod Brown	B000944	www.brown.senate.gov			legacy	Brown – Chair of the Congressional Executive Commission on China – to Examine Efforts to Improve Working Conditions at Factories in China, Where Most Toys Sold in the U.S. Are Manufactured Thursday, December 11, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the Holidays approaching, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), chair of the Congressional Executive Commission on China (CECC), held a hearing today to examine working conditions at toy factories in China. The vast majority of toys bought and sold in the United States are made in China. “We’ve seen this story repeated over and over again – American companies moving production to China to take advantage of cheap labor and poor labor enforcement and then reselling these goods back to the U.S.,” Brown said. “Something must be done. We need to be able to tell our children that the person who made theirs toys—perhaps the mother of another child—worked in a good place where she made a decent living.” Last month, the labor rights NGO, China Labor Watch, issued a report alleging poor working conditions at four Chinese factories that manufacture toys for several major toy companies and retailers, including Mattel, Fisher-Price, Disney, Hasbro, and Crayola. The hearing examined these allegations, what the toy industry is doing to audit factories in China and address reports of poor working conditions, and the effectiveness of private-sector auditing and business codes of conduct in China. The witnesses included: Li Qiang, Executive Director and Founder, China Labor Watch William S. Reese, President and CEO, International Youth Foundation, Member of the ICTI CARE Foundation Governance Board Earl Brown, Labor and Employment Law Counsel and China Program Director, Solidarity Center, AFL-CIO Brian Campbell, Director of Policy and Legal Programs, International Labor Rights Forum Brown’s statement, as prepared for delivery, is below. Today is the last hearing for this Congress. It has been an honor to chair this Commission with my …	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/with-house-passage-browns-bipartisan-bill-to-streamline-regulations-for-insurers_-like-columbus-nationwide---heads-to-presidents-desk-for-signature	With House Passage, Brown's Bipartisan Bill to Streamline Regulations for Insurers - Like Columbus' Nationwide - Heads to President's Desk for Signature	2014-12-11	2014	2014-12	Democrat	House	OH	Sherrod Brown	B000944	www.brown.senate.gov			legacy	Bill Clears House by Unanimous Consent and Passed Senate in June; Heads to President to Become Law Thursday, December 11, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, the U.S. House of Representative unanimously passed legislation introduced by U.S. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Mike Johanns (R-NE) clarifying a provision in the 2010 Dodd-Frank law to streamline regulations for insurers. The bill passed the Senate in June and now heads to the President’s desk for signature. It provides the Federal Reserve with the authority to take into account the significant distinctions between banking and insurance when setting capital standards. “This commonsense fix ensures that traditional life, property, and casualty insurance are not held to the same capital standards as banks,” Brown said. “While strong capital standards are crucial, they must make sense. Applying bank standards to insurers could make the financial system riskier, not safer. I thank Sens. Collins and Johanns for their work on this important legislation and I urge President Obama to sign this bill immediately.” Specifically, the Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 would: Add language to Section 171 of Dodd-Frank to clarify that, in establishing minimum capital requirements for holding companies on a consolidated basis, the Federal Reserve is not required to include insurers to the extent they are engaged in activities regulated as insurance at the state level; Provide a mechanism for the Federal Reserve, acting in consultation with the appropriate state insurance authority, to provide similar treatment for foreign insurance entities within a U.S. holding company where that entity does not itself do business in the United States; and Limits the ability of the Federal Reserve to require insurers which file holding company financial statements using Statutory Accounting Principles to instead prepare their financial statements using Generally Accepting Accounting Principles. ### …	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://fudge.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=25&itemid=1536	Congresswoman Fudge votes against H.R. 5806, Increases the deficit by extending tax credits for charitable contributions	2014-12-11	2014	2014-12	Democrat	House	OH	Marcia Fudge	F000455	fudge.house.gov			legacy	Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) released the following statement today regarding her vote against H.R. 5806 – the Supporting America’s Charities Act: “I welcome and encourage the giving spirit that time and again prompts millions of individuals and corporations to support American charities, faith-based and other non-profit institutions and philanthropic organizations. Their contributions enhance the economic and environmental well-being of our communities by supporting many of our nation’s most vulnerable citizens,” said Congresswoman Fudge. “However, I could not support H.R. 5806. In advancing this bill, the House Majority did not figure out how to pay for the loss of revenue that will occur by extending these tax credits for 3 charitable contributions. The included tax provisions would be permanent and increase the deficit by $11.1 billion over 10 years. This is in conflict with House Republicans’ stated goal of reducing the nation’s debt. After all, they passed a budget resolution that required tax credits to be paid for in order to be made permanent. “Meanwhile, the House Majority continues in its refusal to extend other needed tax relief and programs that benefit the middle class, families, and other Americans who struggle to put food on the table and make ends meet. It is not right for Congress to pick winners and losers among the American people. If “charity begins at home,” let it begin in the People’s House, with a commitment to a fair and even-handed tax policy.” ##	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://fudge.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=25&itemid=1540	Congresswoman Fudge Statement on the Government Spending Bill	2014-12-11	2014	2014-12	Democrat	House	OH	Marcia Fudge	F000455	fudge.house.gov			legacy	CONGRESSWOMAN FUDGE STATEMENT ON THE GOVERNMENT SPENDING BILL “Big Banks don’t need another bail-out. Big donors don’t need more influence in elections. Homeland Security is less secure without long-range funding.” WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) issued the following statement tonight after voting no on H.R. 83, the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriates Act, known as the “Cromnibus” government spending bill: “The price of keeping the federal government operating should not come at the cost of more giveaways to special interests or expansion of big money influence in our political system. Yet, the ‘Cromnibus’ does just that by cramming provisions into the bill that have nothing to do with funding the government for the next fiscal year,” said Congresswoman Fudge. “This appropriations bill erodes the Dodd-Frank Act and the protections it put in place after big banks and Wall Street traders nearly wrecked the nation’s financial system in 2008. Have we learned nothing from the recent past? H.R. 83 allows the very same interests that put the economy in a tailspin and cost millions of Americans their jobs to get another chance to make risky bets with taxpayers’ money.” “Another unwarranted provision in H.R. 83 involves campaign finance. The working families, young adults and seniors I represent want meaningful campaign finance reform that lessens the influence of the mega-wealthy and special interests. This legislation does just the opposite. It increases more than ten times the amount individual donors can give to national political parties, from $32,400 to $324,000 per year to pay for conventions, election recounts and building funds. This is outrageous.” “I am also concerned that while other government operations would be funded for a full year, H.R. 83 funds the Department of Homeland Security only until February 27, 2015. Security within our borders is best served by implementing a long-range, comprehensive strategy, not a short-term budget agreeme…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://wenstrup.house.gov/updates/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398514	Conservative Reforms Define House-Passed Funding Bill	2014-12-11	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Brad Wenstrup	W000815	wenstrup.house.gov			legacy	With federal government funding set to expire at midnight on Thursday, the House of Representatives passed legislation with significant reforms to keep the government open through next September. While Representative Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) was disappointed Congress and the public did not have more time to review the legislation, he believes it lays the foundation for Republicans' legislative agenda to begin 2015, including blocking President Obama's executive action on immigration. The fight's not over, Wenstrup declared. I'm glad the House has moved to fund the government, but know we are gearing up to fight this President's unconstitutional executive immigration action. With the newly elected Senate, Congress will speak for the American people and against President Obama's unprecedented power grab. Wenstrup noted provisions significantly reduce IRS budgets, give the military a raise, and cut funding for numerous funds within Obamacare. Also included was Wenstrup's amendment to eliminate wasteful government printing that passed the House earlier this year. When Nancy Pelosi and Elizabeth Warren oppose the legislation, you know you're likely doing something right, Wenstrup observed. The legislation must pass the Senate and be signed by the President before becoming law. NOTE: A list of many conservative reforms and savings found in this legislation can be found here ###	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=0adfff8b-9616-48c7-b013-004c7bf5287b	Key Portion of Portman, Franken and Baldwin Bill to Address Propane Price Spikes Set to Become Law	2014-12-11	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Rob Portman	P000449	www.portman.senate.gov			legacy	Washington, D.C. – Key provisions of a bill introduced by U.S. Sens. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Al Franken (D-Minn.), and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) to help prevent future propane price spikes is set to become law after clearing the House and Senate. The legislation that passed is part of a comprehensive bipartisan bill the Senators introduced earlier this year. Last year's propane crisis hit particularly hard because many rural families and farmers in the Midwest are dependent on propane to heat their homes or livestock. Last winter, many of them found themselves in the untenable position of having to choose between purchasing propane at very high prices or going without. The portion of the bill that is set to become law would give propane distributors additional tools to get their product to consumers when supplies are high and prices are low. Making this fix will help the propane industry curb price spikes, and seeks to prevent another propane crisis like the one that hit families, farmers, and businesses across the Midwest and other parts of the country last winter. “Last winter’s propane shortage caused a tremendous burden for the Ohioans who rely on propane to heat their homes and Ohio livestock operations,” said Sen. Portman. “I’m pleased this commonsense legislation is now law so we can be better prepared moving forward.” “When the propane crisis hit last winter, I traveled around Minnesota and heard from families and producers about how much it hurt them,” said Sen. Franken, Chairman of the Senate Energy Subcommittee. “I heard from everyone—from homeowners who couldn’t afford to heat their homes to turkey growers struggling to heat their barns. I’m pleased that we were able to get this bipartisan bill across the finish line to help prevent future propane price crises by letting consumers figure out their fuel needs and costs.” “Nearly 250,000 Wisconsin residents and countless businesses throughout my state weathered a severe propane crisis this last winter,” said Sen. Baldwin. “I’m proud of the progress we h…	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=b1d63105-0dcd-4e75-b81e-28c11dab9a6e	Portman and Brown Bill to Help Ensure Safe Drinking Water Passes the Senate	2014-12-11	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Rob Portman	P000449	www.portman.senate.gov			legacy	Washington, D.C. – Legislation authored by U.S. Sens. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) to promote the safety of drinking water unanimously passed the Senate today. The bill – in response to a high level of microcystin in the Western Lake Erie basin which disrupted the water supply of approximately 500,000 people in Northwest Ohio in early August – must also pass the U.S. House of Representatives before being sent to the President. “It’s critical that all levels of government work together to determine if our drinking water is safe for human consumption,” Portman stated. “As we continue to work to ensure that Ohioans have access to safe and clean drinking water, the passage of this legislation is an important step toward knowing what is safe and what is not.” “This is a commonsense, bipartisan bill that will ensure Ohioans are confident in the safety of their drinking water,” Brown said. “Our bill will address a void in our current monitoring efforts to protect our water and address potential public health threats.” The Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act would direct the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to publish a health advisory and submit reports on the level of microcystins in drinking water that is determined to be safe for human consumption. Microcystin is a byproduct of harmful algal blooms in surface water. Despite requests that state and federal regulators develop standards for microcystins in drinking water, cities and water plant operators currently rely on the World Health Organization’s suggestion of 1 part per billion or less. The EPA has been working on developing a health advisory, but has yet to issue one. This legislation would require EPA to publish a health advisory within 180 days for microcystin levels to be used by drinking water treatment plants and to standardize testing procedures for this toxin. ###	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://jordan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=397878	Jordan in Benghazi Select Committee hearing: 'Why were we there?'	2014-12-10	2014	2014-12	Republican	House	OH	Jim Jordan	J000289	jordan.house.gov			legacy	During his questioning period in today’s Benghazi Select Committee hearing, Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) made the following comments about the 2012 terrorist attack that resulted in the deaths of four Americans: “Why were we there? Why were we there with these facts and these circumstances? That’s a fundamental question that the American people want to know and ... the families of these four individuals who gave their lives would like to know as well.” To watch the first part of Rep. Jordan’s questioning period, click here: http://youtu.be/uesQPTOHyFM To watch the second part of Rep. Jordan’s questioning period, click here: http://youtu.be/0SHcs3buAX0 -30-	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://kaptur.house.gov/index.php?option=com_contentview=articleid=3295:statement-by-congresswoman-kaptur-on-the-great-lakes-restoration-initiative-reauthorizationcatid=51:2013-press-releasesItemid=300260	Statement by Congresswoman Kaptur on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Reauthorization	2014-12-10	2014	2014-12	Democrat	House	OH	Marcy Kaptur	K000009	kaptur.house.gov			legacy	Marcy Kaptur is inviting parents, grandparents, caring adults, and youth from across Northern Ohio to participate in a new “Read to Succeed” challenge. “Read to Succeed” is an initiative to encourage children and adults to read together and in doing so, the community is ensuring that our youth are prepared to read.	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z

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