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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Ohio Newsletter for 2022-12-10 ( 6 items )  
Brown, Portman Praise Confirmation Of Judge Jeffery P. Hopkins To Be U.S. Federal District Court Judge For The Southern District Of Ohio (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) praised the confirmation of Judge Jeffery P. Hopkins to serve as U.S. Federal District Court Judge for the Southern District of Ohio. The Southern District has court locations in Cincinnati, Columbus, and Dayton and serves more than five million Ohioans in 48 counties. Brown and Portman recommended Judge Hopkins to the President for nomination. Earlier  more PR

Portman Announces Senate FY 2023 NDAA Includes Funding For Abrams Tanks, Stryker Vehicles, And Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on Dec. 7, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) today announced that the Senate's FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes $1.2 billion in funding to upgrade Abrams tanks, which will continue the production of the M1A2 SEPv3 upgraded Abrams tanks at the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center (JSMC) in Lima, Ohio in order to ensure that our forward-deployed soldiers have tanks with the most cutti more PR

Portman, Coons Praise Inclusion Of Tropical Forest Conservation Act Reauthorization In FY 2023 NDAA (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) and Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), applauded the inclusion of their legislation to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act (TFCA) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The FY2023 NDAA will reauthorize the program through FY2027 at $20 million per year. The TFCA program has saved over 67 million acres of tropical forest by allowing developing cou more PR

Sens. Brown, Toomey Update on Sam Bankman-Fried Testimony (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, released the following statement regarding the Committee's request that Sam Bankman-Fried testify on FTX's collapse. "Sam Ban more PR

Sens. Portman, Hassan Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen National Security by Preparing for Quantum Cybersecurity Risks Passes Senate (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) announced that the Senate has passed their bipartisan Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act to strengthen national security by preparing the federal government's defenses against  more PR

Van Hollen, Shaheen, Blumenthal And Colleagues Spearhead Bill To Crack Down On E-Cigarette Companies & Close Tax Loophole On Advertising (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), in reintroducing the No Tax Subsidies for E-Cigarette and Tobacco Ads Act, which would crack down on e-cigarette companies and close a tax loophole that allows manufacturers to claim federal tax deductions for the cost of advertising for e-cigarettes and tobacco products. Senators Brown (D-Ohio more PR