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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://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 | ||
| 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://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://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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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://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 | ||
| 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://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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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://wenstrup.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398513 | Wenstrup Comments on D&D Cleanup Funding | 2014-12-10 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | OH | Brad Wenstrup | W000815 | wenstrup.house.gov | legacy | Congressman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) released the following comment on the Piketon Decontamination & Decommissioning (D&D) funding levels included in the 2015 fiscal year Omnibus legislation: “Continued bipartisan work in Congress is keeping the Piketon D&D cleanup on track without major disruption. I’ve carried my conversations with local officials, union leaders, and community stakeholders over recent months directly to Congressional leadership to secure this funding. “Unfortunately, our budget realities are falling on deaf ears at the Department of Energy, and that impacts families in southern Ohio. The Obama administration continues to be missing in action in attempts to fulfill its promise to Ohioans and fully fund the cleanup project within their annual budget requests. I again call on them to actively engage with the community and Members of Congress to avoid future funding cliffs. “This site has incredible potential for future redevelopment, and I will continue to lead efforts for a fully funded and timely cleanup process.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://jordan.house.gov/media/press-releases/jordan-benghazi-select-committee-hearing-why-were-we-there | 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 | jordan | https://jordan.house.gov/media/press-releases | scraper | 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 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-06-27T22:44:12Z |
| https://wenstrup.house.gov/updates/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398513 | Wenstrup Comments on D&D Cleanup Funding | 2014-12-10 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | OH | Brad Wenstrup | W000815 | wenstrup.house.gov | legacy | Congressman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) released the following comment on the Piketon Decontamination & Decommissioning (D&D) funding levels included in the 2015 fiscal year Omnibus legislation: Continued bipartisan work in Congress is keeping the Piketon D&D cleanup on track without major disruption. I've carried my conversations with local officials, union leaders, and community stakeholders over recent months directly to Congressional leadership to secure this funding. Unfortunately, our budget realities are falling on deaf ears at the Department of Energy, and that impacts families in southern Ohio. The Obama administration continues to be missing in action in attempts to fulfill its promise to Ohioans and fully fund the cleanup project within their annual budget requests. I again call on them to actively engage with the community and Members of Congress to avoid future funding cliffs. This site has incredible potential for future redevelopment, and I will continue to lead efforts for a fully funded and timely cleanup process. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=741c7f89-4f26-4ba1-9c96-a73d0e5973fd | Portman, Brown Statement on Spending Bill Provision for Maintaining Accelerated Cleanup at Piketon Plant | 2014-12-10 | 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) released the following statement on funding provisions included in the year-end spending bill. The $78 million in additional funding is expected to prevent layoffs at the plant and brings total fiscal year 2015 federal appropriations for cleanup activities in Piketon to $209 million. “This is good news for the Piketon region and the 1,900 Ohio workers employed on the cleanup of the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, and I am glad that Congress was able to provide more funding than the Administration requested, eliminating any chance of layoffs in the near-term,” Portman said. “I will continue to work with the Ohio congressional delegation, the Department of Energy, and the site contractor for the remainder of the year to resolve any workscope or funding issues that need to be addressed to ensure stable employment levels. But it is important that next year the Administration prioritizes the Piketon cleanup and sends Congress a funding request that supports the current workforce level and maintains the commitment to finish the cleanup by 2024.” “We know that cleanup of the Piketon site supports approximately 1,900 jobs,” Brown said. “Ensuring adequate funds for cleanup and redevelopment is critical to these jobs and so many other future jobs in Southern Ohio This bill will ensure that workers remain on the job as they redevelop the site for future use.” | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=a69acbbe-745e-414c-9142-f294301c8b48 | Portman, Brown Introduce Bill to Provide Flexibility for Local Communities Upgrading Wastewater Systems | 2014-12-10 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | OH | Rob Portman | P000449 | www.portman.senate.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C. – With local communities seeking cost-effective approaches to upgrading wastewater systems, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) introduced new legislation today that would establish a national pilot program to ensure that the most innovative and cost-efficient solutions are available to local communities when complying with Clean Water Act standards. The Clean Water Compliance and Affordability Act reflects portions of current legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Steve Chabot (OH-1). “I am hearing every day from communities all across Ohio that are trying to do the right thing, but that find themselves struggling under the costs of inflexible federal clean water mandates,” Portman said. “Our legislation will encourage U.S. EPA to work with interested communities in developing innovative and cost effective solutions to comply with the Clean Water Act – solutions that can be used by other communities to provide affordable clean water to their citizens.” “Too many communities are struggling to afford costly, but necessary, upgrades to wastewater systems,” Brown said. “As we saw in Toledo, these upgrades are necessary to protect the safety and reliability of our drinking water. This bill will help make those upgrades more attainable for local communities.” Under provisions of the Clean Water Act, local communities must make upgrades to waste- and storm-water systems to ensure raw sewage and pollutants do not enter our nation’s waters. The ability for local and state governments to finance these projects has been strained during the ongoing economic recovery. By establishing pilot programs, 15 communities will work with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to craft flexible compliance guidelines and find long-term methods for funding projects. “Hamilton County Sewer ratepayers are getting an early holiday present this year with the joint introduction of the Senate's new sewer ratepayer affordability bill being jointly introduced… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=d3b868a2-ec53-4c30-b039-ef57d5d2005d | Portman Meets with U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine | 2014-12-10 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | OH | Rob Portman | P000449 | www.portman.senate.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) met with U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Geoff Pyatt. Portman and Pyatt discussed the latest developments in Ukraine and the state of current U.S. assistance efforts. “I appreciated the opportunity to meet with Ambassador Pyatt to discuss the U.S.- Ukrainian relationship and ways to strengthen it going forward,” Portman stated. “Ambassador Pyatt is deeply committed to standing with Ukraine during this challenging time, and both the United States and Ukraine benefit from his deep knowledge and experience. I look forward to continuing to work with him in the future.” Portman previously met Ambassador Pyatt in Ukraine in May, when he and Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) led a Congressional delegation to observe the Ukrainian Presidential elections. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://jordan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=397875 | Jonathan Gruber and the future of ObamaCare | 2014-12-09 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | OH | Jim Jordan | J000289 | jordan.house.gov | legacy | Journalist Michael Kinsley famously said, “A gaffe is when a politician tells the truth.” While not a politician, Jonathan Gruber is the most recent public figure to prove the point. Today, Gruber, a health economist and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Before a series of now-famous videos surfaced, Gruber was described by The Washington Post as a “key architect” of ObamaCare. President Obama called him one of the “brightest minds” whose healthcare ideas he stole from “liberally,” and then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi cited him by name during the 2009 Obama-Care debate. Now, Obama calls him “some adviser,” while Pelosi claims, “I don’t know who he is.” And who can blame the president and former Speaker for throwing Jonathan Gruber under the bus? After all, Gruber took taxpayer dollars to help the administration deceive taxpayers, and after ObamaCare became law, he insulted us all. Of course, Gruber’s behavior isn’t new. When it comes to ObamaCare, deception has been the name of the game all along. We were told if we liked our healthcare plan, we could keep it. We were told if we liked our doctor, we could keep our doctor. We were told the ObamaCare website would work smoothly and efficiently, and that the website would be secure. And we were told that health insurance premiums would go down by an average of $2,500 for families. Of course all of these statements were false. PolitiFact said Obama’s claim that you could keep your plan if you liked it was the 2013 lie of the year. Premiums went up, not down. People lost their doctors. And of course, we all know how smoothly the website rollout went. Unfortunately, the Obama administration’s pattern of deception shows no sign of stopping. Just last month, investigators discovered that a top official at the Health and Human Services Department, testifying under oath before the Oversight Committee, padded ObamaCare’s enrollment numbers with nearly 400,000 dental p… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://jordan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=397876 | Jordan on Obamacare transparency: 'This is intentional deception and its nothing new' | 2014-12-09 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | OH | Jim Jordan | J000289 | jordan.house.gov | legacy | During his questioning period in today’s Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing, Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) made the following comments about MIT professor Dr. Jonathan Gruber and the 2010 health care law: “This is intentional deception, and it’s nothing new: If you like your plan you can keep your plan; if you like your doctor you can keep your doctor; premiums are gonna go down; premiums are gonna go down $2,500 on average; the website will work; the website’s secure. … And then we get to Mr. Gruber. Mr. Gruber testified before Congress about Obamacare and didn’t disclose that he was being paid by the Obama administration. That’s deception at it’s highest form. And then of course we have the videos, the now famous videos, where Mr. Gruber used taxpayer dollars to deceive taxpayers, and then when Obamacare became law he made fun of them and insulted them.” To watch Rep. Jordan’s full questioning period, click here: http://youtu.be/4i3QAzhR9ls To read Rep. Jordan’s op-ed in The Hill about Jonathan Gruber and Obamacare, click here: http://goo.gl/8JF7GO -30- | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://jordan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=397877 | TOMORROW: Jordan joins second Benghazi Select Committee hearing | 2014-12-09 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | OH | Jim Jordan | J000289 | jordan.house.gov | legacy | Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) will participate tomorrow in the second public hearing of the House Select Committee on Benghazi. The hearing, entitled “Reviewing Efforts to Secure U.S. Diplomatic Facilities and Personnel,” will focus on what is being done to secure U.S. facilities abroad in the wake of the 2012 Benghazi terrorist attack. WHAT: second congressional hearing before the Select Committee on Benghazi WHO: Rep. Jim Jordan; Greg Starr, Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security; Steve Linick, Inspector General, Department of State WHERE: HVC-210, Capitol Visitor Center; online: http://benghazi.house.gov/ WHEN: 10 a.m., Wednesday, December 10 -30- | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://latta.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=397903 | Committees #RecordOfSuccess Grows with Passage of Bill to Address Propane Shortages and Price Spikes | 2014-12-09 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | OH | Robert Latta | L000566 | latta.house.gov | legacy | The House Energy and Commerce Committee today expanded its record of success with the House of Representatives’ approval of H.R. 5705, the Propane Education and Research Enhancement Act of 2014. Committee member Bob Latta (R-OH) and Rep. Tim Walz (D-MN) authored the bipartisan legislation, which directs the U.S. Department of Commerce to more accurately calculate consumer propane costs to help prevent future price spikes. Millions of Americans were forced to pay extreme heating prices last winter due to propane shortages. This bill helps provide relief to families across the country by allowing the propane industry to adequately address supply and pricing issues. “Last winter, a combination of weather conditions, high demand and infrastructure challenges led to propane shortages in Ohio and throughout the Midwest,” said Latta.“Reduced capacity and the resulting high prices of propane were especially harmful for homeowners, businesses and farmers – placing many of their lives and livelihoods at risk. The Propane Education Research Enhancement Act is one of the many ways we’re working with all parties involved to ensure hardworking American families do not face the same heating challenges in the future, and I thank Chairman Upton and Congressman Walz for their assistance on this bipartisan effort.” House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) added, “Last year’s harsh winter was compounded by propane shortages, driving up heating costs and threatening the livelihoods of families in Michigan and across the Midwest. To prevent a repeat of this disaster, we have been working with states and industry to address the underlying issues to ensure families have access to the affordable energy they need to heat their homes. This bipartisan bill offers a commonsense solution to help mitigate future disruptions, and I thank Rep. Latta and Rep. Walz for their leadership on this important issue.” The Propane Educ… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://stivers.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398480 | Gov. John Kasich says time is right for balanced budget amendment, embarks on campaign | 2014-12-09 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | OH | Steve Stivers | S001187 | stivers.house.gov | legacy | COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Gov. John Kasich said Tuesday his efforts to help get states to support a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution are an attempt to make the federal government more fiscally responsible before it is too late. share: f t COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Gov. John Kasich said Tuesday his efforts to help get states to support a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution are an attempt to make the federal government more fiscally responsible before it is too late."This is not a complicated thing," Kasich told reporters Tuesday afternoon before heading to Phoenix. "If the government continues on this path of spending money that they don't have, over time systems will melt down, people will be hurt and our children will be put behind the eight ball." Kasich, aided by a nonprofit advocacy group that can raise money, is launching a national tour to urge states to call for a constitutional convention to discuss a balanced budget amendment. On Tuesday Kasich left Ohio for Arizona to promote the idea. He said he may also speak in Idaho before returning to Ohio by the end of the week. "Practical reality is that if we don't have a constitutional amendment that requires a federal balanced budget it will be hit and miss, we will continue to ring up debt and it is unconscionable what is going on," Kasich said. "It is another illustration of why it is so important to force government to do what every responsible family tries to do in this country, and that is to have a balanced budget," Kasich said. "Frankly it's an American value that needs to be taught to all politicians and all Americans." Before leaving for Phoenix, Kasich, with Republican Senate President Keith Faber and state Rep. Jim Buchy, a Greenville Republican, discussed their support for a balanced budget amendment in at a meeting in the Statehouse. U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers, a Republican from Columbus, joined the conversation via telephone. Here are are some highlights of that conversatio… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://jordan.house.gov/media/press-releases/jordan-obamacare-transparency-intentional-deception-and-its-nothing-new | Jordan on Obamacare transparency: 'This is intentional deception and it’s nothing new' | 2014-12-09 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | OH | Jim Jordan | J000289 | jordan.house.gov | jordan | https://jordan.house.gov/media/press-releases | scraper | During his questioning period in today's Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing, Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) made the following comments about MIT professor Dr. Jonathan Gruber and the 2010 health care law: "This is intentional deception, and it's nothing new: If you like your plan you can keep your plan; if you like your doctor you can keep your doctor; premiums are gonna go down; premiums are gonna go down $2,500 on average; the website will work; the website's secure. … And then we get to Mr. Gruber. Mr. Gruber testified before Congress about Obamacare and didn't disclose that he was being paid by the Obama administration. That's deception at it's highest form. And then of course we have the videos, the now famous videos, where Mr. Gruber used taxpayer dollars to deceive taxpayers, and then when Obamacare became law he made fun of them and insulted them." To watch Rep. Jordan's full questioning period, click here: http://youtu.be/4i3QAzhR9ls To read Rep. Jordan's op-ed in The Hill about Jonathan Gruber and Obamacare, click here: http://goo.gl/8JF7GO -30- | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-06-27T22:44:12Z |
| https://jordan.house.gov/media/press-releases/tomorrow-jordan-joins-second-benghazi-select-committee-hearing | TOMORROW: Jordan joins second Benghazi Select Committee hearing | 2014-12-09 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | OH | Jim Jordan | J000289 | jordan.house.gov | jordan | https://jordan.house.gov/media/press-releases | scraper | December 9, 2014 Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) will participate tomorrow in the second public hearing of the House Select Committee on Benghazi. The hearing, entitled "Reviewing Efforts to Secure U.S. Diplomatic Facilities and Personnel," will focus on what is being done to secure U.S. facilities abroad in the wake of the 2012 Benghazi terrorist attack. WHAT: second congressional hearing before the Select Committee on Benghazi WHO: Rep. Jim Jordan; Greg Starr, Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security; Steve Linick, Inspector General, Department of State WHERE: HVC-210, Capitol Visitor Center; online: http://benghazi.house.gov/ WHEN: 10 a.m., Wednesday, December 10 -30- | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-06-27T22:44:12Z |
| https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=d375ce6f-7d58-4925-82ca-da016ad5e760 | Portman Files Amendment to Extend Health Coverage Tax Credit for Delphi Retirees | 2014-12-09 | 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) filed an amendment to the tax extenders package to maintain an extension of the Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) for Delphi retirees. Extending the Health Coverage Tax Credit is of particular importance to retired United Steelworkers and Delphi salaried retirees struggling to maintain affordable healthcare. The bipartisan amendment was led by Portman and U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio). “Thousands of Delphi Salaried Retirees and their families depend on the Health Coverage Tax Credit and we should be taking every step possible to help these hard-working families regain financial security,” Portman stated. “I urge my colleagues to support this commonsense amendment.” Earlier this year, the Senate Finance Committee passed an amendment sponsored by Portman and Brown that would extend the HCTC for retirees who lost their health care coverage—in addition to their pensions and other benefits—when the companies for which they worked either entered into bankruptcy or moved operations overseas. The amendment was passed during the Senate Finance Committee’s consideration of a tax extenders passage. The senators recently urged their colleagues to support the extension of HCTC in a letter which 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=f794c528-892d-4093-8755-0ace30d85bf9 | Portman Meets with Piketon Steelworker Union Leadership | 2014-12-09 | 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) met with USW Local 689 President Herman Potter and Evan Brown, USW Representative, to discuss his ongoing efforts and commitment to accelerated cleanup and reindustrialization of the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Piketon, Ohio. In September, Portman secured the inclusion of additional funding authority in the Fiscal Year 2015 Continuing Resolution to fund cleanup activities at the Piketon site. The funding helped protect nearly 700 workers at the site who were at risk of being laid-off in October. Earlier this year, Portman and U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) called on the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide answers regarding concerns over funding for the project, which currently employees 1,900 individuals. In 2012, Portman worked with the former DOE Secretary, Steven Chu, to increase the cap on the uranium barter program to help cover a gap in appropriated funding. The uranium barter program has allowed the DOE to barter or sell natural uranium into the open market and use the proceeds to pay for a portion of the cleanup work at Piketon. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://jordan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=397874 | Jordan to question MITs Jonathan Gruber about Obamacare transparency failures | 2014-12-08 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | OH | Jim Jordan | J000289 | jordan.house.gov | legacy | On Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. in room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building, Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) will participate in a hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The hearing, entitled, “Examining Obamacare Transparency Failures,” will be held before the full Oversight committee. Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Jonathan Gruber, Ph.D. and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Marilyn Tavenner will appear as witnesses. This hearing will be streamed live on oversight.house.gov. -30- | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://jordan.house.gov/media/press-releases/jordan-question-mits-jonathan-gruber-about-obamacare-transparency-failures | Jordan to question MIT’s Jonathan Gruber about Obamacare transparency failures | 2014-12-08 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | OH | Jim Jordan | J000289 | jordan.house.gov | jordan | https://jordan.house.gov/media/press-releases | scraper | On Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. in room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building, Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) will participate in a hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The hearing, entitled, "Examining Obamacare Transparency Failures," will be held before the full Oversight committee. Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Jonathan Gruber, Ph.D. and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Marilyn Tavenner will appear as witnesses. This hearing will be streamed live on oversight.house.gov. -30- | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-06-27T22:44:12Z |
| http://billjohnson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398346 | Johnson's Live Internet Auction Act Passes House | 2014-12-05 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | OH | Bill Johnson | J000292 | billjohnson.house.gov | legacy | "My legislation would simply allow Internet-based auctions to take place for federal onshore oil and natural gas leases – providing a more efficient and effective system for developing America's natural energy resources for the American people." share: f t Representative Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) issued the following statement after the House passed his Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Live Internet Auctions Act as part of a broader piece of legislation: “Having spent over 30 years in the Information Technology (IT) industry, I know first-hand the benefits of technological innovation – and I understand the importance of bringing the federal government into the 21st Century. I introduced the BLM Live Internet Auctions Act to modernize the way onshore oil and natural gas leases on public lands are purchased. My legislation would simply allow Internet-based auctions to take place for federal onshore oil and natural gas leases – providing a more efficient and effective system for developing America's natural energy resources for the American people. I’m hopeful the Senate will follow suit and pass this bipartisan bill, and send it to President Obama’s desk for a signature.” | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://chabot.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398020 | Chabot-Jeffries Bill Passes Senate | 2014-12-05 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | OH | Steven Chabot | C000266 | chabot.house.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON – On Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 5108, a bill coauthored by Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH), Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), and Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) to strengthen the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Law School Clinic Certification Program. The bipartisan bill, which is expected to be signed by President Obama, will expand the current program by removing its "pilot” status, making it available to all accredited law schools in the country that meet the program’s eligibility requirements.“I’m pleased to see that the Senate recognizes this program’s importance to our economy, and has acted on our efforts to strengthen it," said Chabot. "This program provides inventors and entrepreneurs with quality legal services and protections they might not otherwise be able to afford. And it provides law students with hands-on, real world experience that will prepare them for their future careers. It is a win for all parties involved and I look forward to its enactment.” “This bill will boost innovation and help ensure that the legal expertise exists for the next generation of inventors, tech entrepreneurs and small businesses in the technology and innovation sectors in Brooklyn and throughout the country," said Rep. Jeffries. "Senator Leahy and Rep. Chabot should be commended for their commitment and leadership in helping shepherd this bill through Congress.”The USPTO’s Law School Clinic Certification Program has been operating in a pilot capacity since 2008. Under the advisement of a school faculty clinic supervisor, the program allows students at participating law schools to gain experience in patent and trademark law by practicing before the USPTO. At the date of the introduction, only 28 law schools were participating in the program. Today, 41 schools including Brooklyn Law School in New York, participate. This bill will continue to expand the program to the benefit of law students and innovators across America.“We are excited to have this newly passed legislation formally establish an already succe… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://latta.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=397901 | Latta Statement Regarding Presidents Signature of STELAR into Law | 2014-12-05 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | OH | Robert Latta | L000566 | latta.house.gov | legacy | Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH), Vice-Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee, today released the following statement regarding the President’s signature of H.R. 5728, the STELA Reauthorization (STELAR) Act, into law. This bipartisan legislation ensures 1.5 million satellite television subscribers continue to receive broadcast programming. It also includes a bipartisan, pro-consumer provision, similar to the one Latta and Congressman Gene Green (D-TX) introduced in the House, to eliminate the integration ban. “Congress came together in a bipartisan, bicameral manner to get this must-pass legislation signed into law,” said Latta. “Working together, we were able to ensure 1.5 million satellite television subscribers can continue to receive their broadcast programming uninterrupted, while also implementing a number of pro-consumer provisions that will foster greater investment and innovation. In addition, by repealing the integration ban – an outdated technological mandate – we are underscoring our commitment to modernizing our communications laws to maximize America’s full potential.” # # # | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://stivers.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398478 | FDA Issues Draft Guidance to Foster Competitive Access for Bioequivalence Studies | 2014-12-05 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | OH | Steve Stivers | S001187 | stivers.house.gov | legacy | FDA has issued a guidance document that details how generic-drug makers can obtain product samples from brand-name drug manufacturers for product testing. The guidance, titled “How to Obtain a Letter from FDA Stating that Bioequivalence Study Protocols Contain Safety Protocols Contain Safety Protections Comparable to Applicable REMS for RLD,” comes on the heels of criticisms that FDA does not help facilitate competition among manufacturers. share: f t FDA has issued a guidance document that details how generic-drug makers can obtain product samples from brand-name drug manufacturers for product testing. The guidance, titled “How to Obtain a Letter from FDA Stating that Bioequivalence Study Protocols Contain Safety Protocols Contain Safety Protections Comparable to Applicable REMS for RLD,” comes on the heels of criticisms that FDA does not help facilitate competition among manufacturers.Generic and biosimilar manufacturers have complained that brand-name manufacturers use the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) program improperly, preventing generic-drug manufacturers from obtaining drug samples for testing in comparability studies. While REMS plans typically ensure that the benefits of a drug or biological product outweigh its risks, some drug makers say brand-name manufacturers use REMS programs (and their distribution restrictions) as an excuse not to share products. This refusal to share supplies of products results in fewer competitors in the marketplace, a recent report by PCMA argued. To facilitate prospective generic-drug manufacturers’ access to reference-listed drugs (RLD), FDA says in the guidance it will issue letters to the RLD sponsor. Provided the generic-drug applicant’s bioequivalence study protocol contains the proper safety protections, the letter will state that providing “sufficient quantity of the RLD to the interested generic firm or its agent to allow the firm to preform the testing necessary to support its ANDA [abb… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=cd9229f4-e2d1-47cf-bf93-5a45880f66e7 | Portman Presses Administration on Misleading Comments Regarding U.S. Military Assistance to Ukraine | 2014-12-05 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | OH | Rob Portman | P000449 | www.portman.senate.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) called on the Administration to explain misleading comments regarding U.S. military assistance to Ukraine. In a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) confirmation hearing, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Strategic Affairs nominee Elissa Slotkin made misleading comments about U.S. assistance efforts in Ukraine in response to pointed questions from both Democrats and Republicans. Specifically, she presented the $116 million in security assistance the administration has pledged to deliver to Ukraine as the amount of assistance that the United States has actually provided, a misleading claim that the Administration has been unable or unwilling to substantiate by sharing additional details with Congress. “At your nomination hearing before the Armed Services Committee today, you made several statements that I find concerning regarding the situation in Ukraine, including your unwillingness to deem Russian actions as an invasion of Ukraine,” Portman wrote. “Even more troubling was your description of aid that has been provided to Ukraine, in which you stated that the United States has “provided over $116 million worth of security assistance to the Ukrainians.” While this would indeed be an encouraging development, I have not received any information that would confirm the accuracy of this statement and would hope that you did not mean to present aid promised as aid delivered. Recently, Portman spoke on Senate floor about the importance of U.S. support for Ukraine and the need to increase U.S. military assistance. A link to the video and excerpts can be found here. Full text of the letter can be found below and here. Ms. Elissa Slotkin Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs 2400 Defense Pentagon Washington, DC 20301-2400 Dear Ms. Slotkin, I write to you today regarding U.S. efforts to support Ukraine as it struggles to defend its sovereignty against Russian forces and separatists armed a… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://renacci.house.gov/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=1E2E6FD6-1F0F-497D-9DF0-8DB2B66631E8 | Renacci Appointed To Ways & Means Subcommittees On Select Revenue Measures And Social Security | 2014-12-04 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | OH | Jim Renacci | R000586 | renacci.house.gov | legacy | Rep. Jim Renacci (OH-16) today released the below statement after he was appointed to the Ways & Means Subcommittees on Select Revenue Measures and Social Security. “I am pleased I was appointed to the Select Revenue Measures and Social Security Subcommittees,” said Renacci. “As a CPA and former small business owner for nearly 30 years, I understand just how critical it is that we reform our overly burdensome tax system to make it simpler, fairer, and more competitive. Just as important, we must take the necessary steps to preserve Social Security for current and future beneficiaries. I look forward to working with Chairman Paul Ryan and playing an active role in achieving comprehensive tax reform and working toward a stronger, more sustainable Social Security system for Ohioans.” | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://renacci.house.gov/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=56BE7AD5-1245-4F42-B910-7FEBE9A1A4A4 | Renacci Critical Of Tax Extenders Deal | 2014-12-04 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | OH | Jim Renacci | R000586 | renacci.house.gov | legacy | Rep. Jim Renacci (OH-16) today released the below statement after voting in favor of H.R. 5771, the Tax Increase Prevention Act. This legislation renews approximately 50 tax benefits for businesses, families, and charitable associations that expired on December 31, 2013 or during 2014. “As a CPA and former small business owner for nearly 30 years, I know how important certainty is to an organization’s ability to hire and expand. This has only been reinforced when visiting with small businesses and families across Ohio’s 16th District. That is why I was disappointed that Congress today continued its tradition of kicking the can down the road by only retroactively extending critical expiring tax policies. “Make no mistake; both parties bear the blame for this most recent failure of leadership. However, although the longer-term deal brokered by House and Senate negotiators last week was far from perfect, it would have provided far more stability than the short-term retroactive package we passed today. The President’s veto threat, which came just as Republicans and Democrats were nearing compromise, was the final straw in the breakdown of negotiations. “If we want to strengthen our economy and make it easier for small businesses to create jobs, we need to start by addressing these important provisions on a long-term basis. As a member of the Ways & Means Committee, I am committed to working toward comprehensive tax reform in the next Congress, and providing the certainty Americans need to appropriately plan for their financial futures.” | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://renacci.house.gov/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=5AE35911-722F-4AA5-81FD-BDD40985C372 | Renacci: President Obama Needs To Work With Congress Not Against Us | 2014-12-04 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | OH | Jim Renacci | R000586 | renacci.house.gov | legacy | Rep. Jim Renacci (OH-16) today released the below statement after voting in favor of H.R. 5759, the Executive Amnesty Prevention Act. This legislation would prohibit the executive branch from circumventing Congress to exempt or defer the removal of categories of those in the United States unlawfully, with limited exceptions. “Today, the House acted to reaffirm that President Obama does not have the authority to unilaterally change our immigration laws, something that the President himself has stated more than 20 times,” said Renacci. “Substantial policy decisions that will have a significant impact on our economy and workforce deserve the accountability, transparency, and scrutiny that open debate and the legislative process provides. If we want to reform our immigration system, President Obama needs to work with Congress – not against us.” | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://stivers.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398469 | Senate Passes Stivers Bill to Honor Ohio Veterans | 2014-12-04 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | OH | Steve Stivers | S001187 | stivers.house.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON D.C. – This week, the United States Senate passed Congressman Steve Stivers’ (R – Ohio) legislation to re-name two postal facilities located in Ohio’s 15th Congressional District after our fallen veterans. This legislation now heads to the President’s desk for his signature. share: f t WASHINGTON D.C. – This week, the United States Senate passed Congressman Steve Stivers’ (R – Ohio) legislation to re-name two postal facilities located in Ohio’s 15th Congressional District after our fallen veterans. This legislation now heads to the President’s desk for his signature.H.R. 1391 will rename the United States Postal Service facility located at 25 South Oak Street in London, Ohio, as the “London Fallen Veterans Memorial Post Office” in honor of the fallen veterans from the City of London and Madison County. “This is a small measure Congress can take to honor the lives’ of brave service members who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms,” Stivers said. “These men and women deserve to be properly honored for their courageous service and I thank God every day that heroes like these stand on the front lines and protect our freedom.” H.R. 4189 will rename the United States Postal Service facility located at 4000 Leap Road in Hilliard, Ohio, as the “Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon, Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post Office Building” in honor of Ohio Army National Guardsmen Master Sergeant Shawn Hannon and Master Sergeant Jeffrey Rieck. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://stivers.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398479 | Senate approves re-naming post office | 2014-12-04 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | OH | Steve Stivers | S001187 | stivers.house.gov | legacy | The U.S. Senate voted this week to re-name London’s post office, located at 25 S. Oak St., for all local residents killed in the nation’s conflicts. share: f t The U.S. Senate voted this week to re-name London’s post office, located at 25 S. Oak St., for all local residents killed in the nation’s conflicts.Legislation to name the London Fallen Veterans Memorial Post Office now heads to the president’s desk for his signature, according to a spokesperson for U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers (R-Upper Arlington). Stivers, who sponsored the legislation, represents Madison County as part of Ohio’s 15th Congressional District. “This is a small measure Congress can take to honor the lives’ of brave service members who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms,” Stivers stated in a press release. “These men and women deserve to be properly honored for their courageous service and I thank God every day that heroes like these stand on the front lines and protect our freedom.” The U.S. House of Representatives passed the legislation by a voice vote in June. Stivers’ original resolution sought to name the post office in memory of London native Lance Corporal Josh McDaniels, who died fighting in Afghanistan in 2011. But the proposed Lance Corporal Joshua B. McDaniels and Veterans Memorial Post Office Building drew protests from other veterans and military survivors who felt slighted by memorial efforts that singled McDaniels. State Sen. Chris Widener (R-Springfield) testified before the transportation committee last month in support of his effort to name a stretch of Interstate 70 in memory of McDaniels. The same legislation approved by the U.S. Senate this week will also rename the post office on Leap Road in Hilliard as the “Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon, Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post Office Building” in honor of Ohio Army National Guardsmen Master Sergeant Shawn Hannon and Master Sergeant Jeffrey Rieck. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://tiberi.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=394715 | TIBERI BILL TO RECOGNIZE TWO FALLEN DUBLIN SERVICE MEMBERS GOES TO PRESIDENT | 2014-12-04 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | OH | Pat Tiberi | T000462 | tiberi.house.gov | legacy | U.S. Congressman Pat Tiberi (R-OH) applauded the Senate passage late Wednesday of his bill, H.R. 4919, to honor two fallen service members from Central Ohio by naming a U.S. Post Office in Dublin after them. The bill would officially name the post office at 715 Shawan Falls Drive the “Lance Corporal Wesley G. Davids and Captain Nicholas J. Rozanski Memorial Post Office.” The bill passed the House in July and now goes to the president for his signature. “Family and friends certainly cherish their memories of Lance Corporal Wesley Davids and Captain Nicholas Rozanski and now they will be recognized in their community for their sacrifice,” said Congressman Tiberi. “I join my colleagues and a grateful nation in honoring them.” Lance Corporal Wesley G. Davids was born May 10, 1985, grew up in Dublin and graduated from Dublin Scioto High School in 2003. He was inspired to serve his nation after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. He was killed the day after he turned 20 years old fighting in Karabilah, Iraq. He was a member of L Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Regiment Marine Reserves based in Columbus. The now-famed “Lima Company” suffered devastating losses during a three day period in May 2005 when in two separate incidents six soldiers associated with Lima Company were killed and 15 were wounded. Captain Nicholas J. Rozanski was a life-long Dublin resident and graduated from Dublin High School in 1995. He went on to graduate from The Ohio State University with a degree in communications. Captain Rozanski joined the Ohio National Guard and was deployed in 2004 to Kosovo and to Iraq and Kuwait in 2007. On April 4, 2012 he was killed by an improvised explosive device while on deployment in Afghanistan. The 36 year-old was assigned to 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team based in Walbridge, Ohio. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://tiberi.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=394716 | TIBERI NAMED CHAIRMAN OF WAYS & MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRADE | 2014-12-04 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | OH | Pat Tiberi | T000462 | tiberi.house.gov | legacy | TIBERI NAMED CHAIRMAN OF WAYS & MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRADE f t # e Washington, December 4, 2014 U.S. Congressman Pat Tiberi (R-OH) today announced that he will be chairing the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade during the 114th Congress. “I am honored to serve as Chair of the Subcommittee on Trade during the next Congress. It’s an exciting time to be working on our country’s trade policy because there is plenty of room for common ground,” said Congressman Tiberi. “Republicans and Democrats in the House and Senate, as well as the president, can agree that free trade agreements create more markets to sell American goods and services. Increasing exports will grow our businesses and create more American jobs.” Congressman Tiberi was first appointed to the Ways and Means Committee in 2007. He has previously served as the Ranking Member and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://wenstrup.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398507 | Military to Receive 2015 Marching Orders | 2014-12-04 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | OH | Brad Wenstrup | W000815 | wenstrup.house.gov | legacy | With bipartisan support Thursday afternoon, the House of Representatives passed the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which directs military operations for the next year. Congressman Brad Wenstrup, an Army Reservist and member of the House Armed Services Committee, highlighted the bill’s efforts to address global threats like ISIS and Russia and support service members and their families in an era of declining resources. “This is the kind of important work Congress does, an overwhelmingly bipartisan bill negotiated between the House and Senate to support our troops’ mission here and abroad. Our military cannot plan without this legislation,” Wenstrup commented on the bill’s passage. “This legislation provides for our country’s fighting men and women, their families, and the essential equipment and resources to maintain critical national security readiness levels.” Provisions in the bill include additional funding for Reserve and National Guard equipment, new funds to combat suicide within the ranks, and the continued prohibition on the transfer of any detainees from the Guantanamo Bay prison facility to the United States. Wenstrup praised the retiring House Armed Services Chairman, Buck McKeon, for negotiating differences between the House and Senate over the last weeks to bring a bill to the House floor. The 2015 NDAA is the 53rd consecutive bipartisan defense bill, and is expected to pass the Senate next week and be signed by the President before the end of the year. ### Office of Representative Brad Wenstrup | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://wenstrup.house.gov/updates/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398507 | Military to Receive 2015 Marching Orders | 2014-12-04 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | OH | Brad Wenstrup | W000815 | wenstrup.house.gov | legacy | With bipartisan support Thursday afternoon, the House of Representatives passed the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which directs military operations for the next year. Congressman Brad Wenstrup, an Army Reservist and member of the House Armed Services Committee, highlighted the bill's efforts to address global threats like ISIS and Russia and support service members and their families in an era of declining resources. This is the kind of important work Congress does, an overwhelmingly bipartisan bill negotiated between the House and Senate to support our troops' mission here and abroad. Our military cannot plan without this legislation, Wenstrup commented on the bill's passage. This legislation provides for our country's fighting men and women, their families, and the essential equipment and resources to maintain critical national security readiness levels. Provisions in the bill include additional funding for Reserve and National Guard equipment, new funds to combat suicide within the ranks, and the continued prohibition on the transfer of any detainees from the Guantanamo Bay prison facility to the United States. Wenstrup praised the retiring House Armed Services Chairman, Buck McKeon, for negotiating differences between the House and Senate over the last weeks to bring a bill to the House floor. The 2015 NDAA is the 53rd consecutive bipartisan defense bill, and is expected to pass the Senate next week and be signed by the President before the end of the year. ### Office of Representative Brad Wenstrup | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=64538797-3a9a-4f2c-beb7-2b2eb9f8b955 | Portman, Cardin Unite to Remove Bad Actors from CMS Bidding Process | 2014-12-04 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | OH | Rob Portman | P000449 | www.portman.senate.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), both members of the Senate Finance Committee, have introduced legislation to protect seniors and those who rely on durable medical equipment, prosthetic and orthotic devices, and supplies from predatory business practices. The Portman-Cardin Medicare Competitive Bidding Improvement Act (MCBIA) would ensure a fair competitive bidding program by disallowing intentional low-ball bidding for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) contracts. “It’s important that we’re taking steps to ensure seniors have access to the medical supplies they rely on,” said Portman. “This legislation will increase transparency and fairness in the bidding process, promote competition and ensure seniors have increased access to quality medical supplies.” “Good governance and good business practices are both founded on transparency. Our bill would increase transparency in CMS bidding to help those reliant on affordable medical supplies as well as the small business that supply them,” said Cardin. “I thank Senator Portman for joining me in moving forward this commonsense, bipartisan legislation to help better serve the American people.” Currently, supplier bids are non-binding, meaning if CMS offers a contract to a bidder, that bidder can accept or reject that contract. Non-binding bids can encourage low-ball bids because suppliers know they are not required to supply the products at those bid levels and are only bidding to participate in the program. The Medicare Competitive Bidding Improvement Act would make supplier bids binding, thereby increasing transparency and ensuring reliable and equitable pricing. This legislation would help ensure that suppliers submit bids in good faith, increase competition, and would create more certainty for suppliers and for consumers, giving them increased access to more quality products and services. The text of the bill 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=f45bd155-7a56-440e-b18b-8eb2be2a6436 | Postal Renaming Legislation to Honor Ohio Fallen Soldiers Passes Senate | 2014-12-04 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | OH | Rob Portman | P000449 | www.portman.senate.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C. – Last evening, legislation sponsored by U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) to rename three United States Postal Service facilities located in Central Ohio after fallen heroes from Ohio passed the U.S. Senate. The legislation now heads to the President’s desk for signature. Written by Representatives Pat Tiberi (OH-12) and Steve Stivers (OH-15), the legislation passed the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this year. “Our men and women in uniform have freed people, secured the peace, and helped to make this nation the greatest the world has ever seen,” said Portman. “We must never forget those who made the ultimate sacrifice, and I am proud that we can now pay a small tribute to honor these fallen heroes from Ohio with the renaming of U.S. Postal Service facilities.” “Today we are one step closer to honoring the legacy of Ohio service members who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms,” said Brown. “The renaming of postal facilities in Dublin, Hilliard, and London is just a small way we can honor the service and sacrifice of four Ohio heroes. I urge President Obama to sign these bills immediately.” H.R. 4919 will rename the United States Postal Service facility located at 715 Shawan Falls Drive in Dublin, Ohio, as the “Lance Corporal Wesley G. Davids and Captain Nicholas J. Rozanski Memorial Post Office” in honor of United States Marine Wesley G. Davids and United States Army National Guardsman Nicholas J. Rozanski. Rep. Tiberi led the legislation which passed the House of Representatives earlier this year. “Family and friends certainly cherish their memories of Lance Corporal Wesley Davids and Captain Nicholas Rozanski and now they will be recognized in their community for their sacrifice,” said Tiberi. “I join my colleagues and a grateful nation in honoring them.” Wesley G. Davids, a Marine Reservist with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines, was killed on May 11, 2005 by a roadside bomb in Karabilah, Iraq. Davids was a 2003 graduate of Dublin Scio… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://latta.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=397902 | Upton Releases Republican Subcommittee Rosters for 114th Congress | 2014-12-03 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | OH | Robert Latta | L000566 | latta.house.gov | legacy | House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today released the lineup of Republican members to serve on each of the panel’s six subcommittees in the 114th Congress. The committee’s GOP membership will include 24 returning members and seven new members. Upton previously announced the committee’s leadership for the 114th Congress, naming subcommittee chairmen and vice chairs along with the returning Chairman Emeritus and Vice Chairman for the full committee. “Our subcommittees are truly the legislative and oversight engines of the Energy and Commerce Committee, delivering an impressive record of bipartisan accomplishment. They ask the tough questions, explore big ideas, and generate policies to grow our economy and get bureaucracy out of the way so America can thrive in the 21st Century,” said Upton. “The members who will serve on each of our subcommittees will together offer a mix of policy experience and expertise, dogged oversight to protect taxpayers, and fresh new ideas to modernize cumbersome agencies and laws. I am excited about the good work our team will deliver in the coming year.” The Republican members of the Energy and Commerce Committee subcommittees for the 114th Congress are listed below. Please note, seniority determinations are expected to change the order of new members, currently listed alphabetically. An updated roster will be available in the coming weeks. Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Michael C. Burgess M.D. (TX), Chairman Leonard Lance (NJ), Vice Chairman Marsha Blackburn (TN) Gregg Harper (MS) Brett Guthrie (KY) Pete Olson (TX) Mike Pompeo (KS) Adam Kinzinger (IL) Gus Bilirakis (FL) Susan Brooks (IN) … | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://renacci.house.gov/index.cfm/weekly-column?ContentRecord_id=E79ECE21-DEB6-42A9-8D64-DC88D477FA09 | Renacci Report: Protect Yourself From Identity Theft This Holiday Season | 2014-12-03 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | OH | Jim Renacci | R000586 | renacci.house.gov | legacy | Protect Yourself From Identity Theft This Holiday Season With millions of Americans falling victim to identity theft each year, it is the fastest growing crime in this country. In fact, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) the number of identity thefts has reached nearly 10 million per year and it takes the average victim an estimated $500 to resolve each crime. It is important to note, however, that cases of identity theft can be resolved if they are caught early. That is why as we enter the holiday season, it is important that Ohioans take the necessary steps to protect themselves from becoming a victim of identity theft. This past month, my office hosted an Identity Theft and Scam Prevention Forum to connect Northeast Ohioans with information and available resources at the federal, state, and local levels. We had representatives from the Federal Trade Commission, United States Postal Inspection Service, Ohio Attorney General’s Office, and the Rocky River Police Department on hand to give presentations and answer questions. Topics included identity theft, credit and loan officers, medical discount plans, travel scams, telemarketing and robocalls, government grant scams, sweepstakes and lotteries, and charities and fundraising fraud. For those who were unable to attend the event, I want to relay to you some of the precautionary measures that were shared at our event. This includes never giving out personal information unless you know who is asking for it and why they need it. It is important that you receive your free annual credit report at www.annualcreditreport.com and review it carefully. Additionally, check your bank statements regularly and be aware that you typically must file a dispute within 60 days. Be sure to shred documents with your information before throwing them away. Never click on links sent in unsolicited email. Lastly, it is best to not carry all your credit cards with you at one time, only the ones you believe you will be using. Warning signs of identity theft include denied c… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://stivers.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398470 | Reps. Perlmutter, Stivers Introduce Bi-Partisan Legislation to Reduce Burden on Fixed Income Tenants | 2014-12-03 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | OH | Steve Stivers | S001187 | stivers.house.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON D.C. - Today U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) and Rep. Steve Stivers (OH-15) introduced H.R. 5776, the Tenant Income Verification Relief Act to allow tenants on a fixed income have their income certified and/or verified once every three years rather than annually. This bi-partisan legislation will help streamline and reduce the burdens placed on tenants for purposes of determining their eligibility for certain Federal assistance housing programs, including seniors and other individuals and families who consistently maintain a fixed income. share: f t Please find below a press release from Representative Perlmutter on the introduction of the Tenant Income Verification Relief Act.WASHINGTON D.C. - Today U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) and Rep. Steve Stivers (OH-15) introduced H.R. 5776, the Tenant Income Verification Relief Act to allow tenants on a fixed income have their income certified and/or verified once every three years rather than annually. This bi-partisan legislation will help streamline and reduce the burdens placed on tenants for purposes of determining their eligibility for certain Federal assistance housing programs, including seniors and other individuals and families who consistently maintain a fixed income. “This legislation will help lighten the regulatory requirements placed on housing authorities and their tenants while still ensuring accountability,” said Rep. Perlmutter. “As a result, housing authorities will be able to use their funds more efficiently while providing more opportunities for low-income tenants.” “This bill is a great first step towards ensuring our nation’s low-income families have safe places to live while simultaneously reducing administrative burdens families face yearly and creating better opportunities for housing authorities to use their time and resources more efficiently,” said Rep. Stivers. The legislation amends The Housing Act of 1937 and applies to both public housing authorities and the vouch… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://stivers.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398477 | House Approves End-User CTU Fix | 2014-12-03 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | OH | Steve Stivers | S001187 | stivers.house.gov | legacy | Manufacturers are one step closer to gaining certainty on whether they will be faced with unnecessary regulatory hurdles simply for structuring in an efficient way to manage business risk. share: f t Manufacturers are one step closer to gaining certainty on whether they will be faced with unnecessary regulatory hurdles simply for structuring in an efficient way to manage business risk.Many manufacturers use derivatives to hedge everyday business risks stemming from fluctuations in commodity prices, currency and interest rates. These manufacturers, and other nonfinancial end-users, typically employ a “command center” called a centralized treasury unit (CTU) to oversee the company’s derivatives transactions, vital to a manufacturer that has multiple affiliates. These CTUs are useful in centralizing expertise and corporate governance and to reduce the amount of swap transactions with bank counterparties. While the Dodd-Frank Act provided end-users with an exemption from burdensome clearing requirements, some CTU structures may be considered a “financial entity,” making them ineligible for clearing exception. Without a fix, these end-users would be subject to costly regulatory requirements that were not intended for them by law. The House acted this week to overwhelmingly pass legislation (H.R. 5471) introduced by Reps. Gwen Moore (D-WI) and Steve Stivers (R-OH) to make clear that manufacturers will still be able to claim the Dodd-Frank end-user clearing exception even if they use a CTU structure to hedge risk. Prior to the House vote, the NAM sent a letter to Congress from the Coalition for Derivatives End-Users urging support for the bill and thanked the House for approving this pro-jobs measure. Until manufacturers can rely on the certainty of a legislative fix to the CTU issue, it is important to note that regulators have recently taken positive steps toward alleviating this issue for end-users. Last week, the CFTC issued No-Action Relief which makes ad… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=0c8cab1b-69de-4743-b38d-9222e8a50b03 | Portman Initiative to Strengthen Air Force Research Laboratory Included in NDAA Conference Bill | 2014-12-03 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | OH | Rob Portman | P000449 | www.portman.senate.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) welcomed the inclusion of his amendment language to the newly-drafted National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference bill to improve the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) hiring authority. The amendment 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. “I’m glad this provision was included in the conference bill,” said Portman. “We know we need to be able 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.” In last year’s NDAA, Portman introduced and had language accepted into law that expanded AFRL’s ability to hire those with bachelor’s degrees in STEM fields as well as created senior technical managers within the lab. Portman held a hearing on this issue in June 2014 in his Federal Workforce subcommittee and discussed it first-hand with AFRL leadership when visiting WPAFB in August 2014. This latest 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=1f788d41-e764-459b-a540-e207993e1c9e | Portman Welcomes Provision in NDAA Conference Bill to Improve Military Mental Health Evaluations for Servicemembers | 2014-12-03 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | OH | Rob Portman | P000449 | www.portman.senate.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) welcomed the inclusion of language in the in the newly-drafted National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference bill requiring the Defense Department to examine the feasibility of providing mental health screenings for servicemembers prior to enlistment and discharge from service. Portman filed the Medical Evaluation Parity for Servicemembers (MEPS) Act legislation he introduced with U.S. 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 NDAA conference 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 the NDAA includes language requiring DoD to examine the feasibility of providing mental health assessments to servicemembers entering and leaving service,” 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 goals and serve as the foundation for future efforts on this issue. I look forward to building upon… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=49aff064-ec88-4be2-8e2a-20891f99fa2b | Portman Welcomes Provision in NDAA Conference Bill to Modernize Mansfield and Youngstown Aircraft | 2014-12-03 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | OH | Rob Portman | P000449 | www.portman.senate.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) welcomed the inclusion of language in the newly-drafted National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference bill to provide for C-130 modernization. Portman co-sponsored an amendment to the 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 glad this provision was included in the conference bill,” 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 have 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 old aircraft. Airspace compliance upgrad… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |
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