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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Ohio Newsletter for 2023-07-12 ( 11 items )  
Braun, 4 GOP Senators Seek Answers on Pentagon's $6 Billion Accounting Error (10)
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Mike Braun (R-Ind.), joined by Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), JD Vance (R-Ohio), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin demanding an explanation from the Department of Defense (DoD) for the reported $6.2 billion accounting error in U.S. security assistance to Ukraine. As President Biden arrives in Lithuania for a critical NATO s more PR

Congressional Research Service Issues Legal Sidebar White Paper on Federal Labor Relations Authority Has Jurisdiction to Regulate State National Guards (10)
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11005) on the Federal Labor Relations Authority has jurisdiction to regulate State National Guards on July 11, 2023, by legislative attorney Jimmy Balser: * * * Supreme Court Holds That Federal Labor Relations Authority Has Jurisdiction to Regulate State National Guards On May 18, 2023, the Supreme Court decided Ohio Adjutant General's Department v. Federal Labor Relations Authorit more PR

Hawley, Colleagues Demand Answers From Biden DoD on Ukraine Aid Accounting Error (10)
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), joined by Senators JD Vance (R-Ohio), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), and Mike Braun (R-Ind.), sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin demanding an explanation from the Department of Defense (DoD) for the reported $6.2 billion accounting error in U.S. security assistance to Ukraine. As President Biden arrives in Lithuania for a critical NATO more PR

House Oversight Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chair Wenstrup Releases Alarming New Report on 'Proximal Origin' Authors, NIH Suppression of COVID-19 Lab Leak Hypothesis (10)
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, issued the following news release: Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) issued an interim staff report detailing the Select Subcommittee's comprehensive investigation into the suppression of the lab-leak hypothesis by America's leading public health officials through the drafting, publication, and critic more PR

Johnson Introduces Team Telecom Act (10)
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) released the following statement after introducing H.R. 4506, the TEAM TELECOM Act: BACKGROUND: "Team Telecom" is the informal name for a makeshift interagency working group composed of representatives from the Departments of Defense ("DOD"), Homeland Security ("DHS"), and Justice ("DOJ"), along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), who assess  more PR

National, State Law Enforcement Organizations Endorse Congressman Landsman's Bipartisan Legislation to Provide Public Safety Recruitment and Retention Bonuses (10)
CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 12 -- Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: Today, Congressman Greg Landsman (OH-01) announced six national and state law enforcement organizations have endorsed his bipartisan legislation to enhance a federal grant program utilized by local law enforcement. Congressman Landsman's bipartisan legislation - the Enhancing COPS Hiring Program Grants for Local Law Enforcement Act - has been endorsed by six national and state law enfor more PR

Rep. Max Miller Introduces Legislation to Allow Military Recruiters Access to Secondary Schools (10)
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: Today, Congressman Max Miller introduced H.R. 4522, the Ensuring Military Recruitment Access Act of 2023. This legislation directs the Secretary of Education to notify Local Education Agencies annually of the federal requirements to allow U.S. Armed Forces recruiters access to Secondary School campuses. Congressman Mike Carey (OH-15) joined as a cosponsor. "Military service provides unmatched op more PR

Rep. Sykes And Secretary Becerra Host 'Food Is Medicine' Tour And Roundtable At Akron Children's Hospital (10)
AKRON, Ohio, July 12 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: On Thursday, U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) hosted U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and U.S. Representative Shontel Brown (OH-11) for a tour and roundtable discussion with local stakeholders at Akron Children's Hospital, which operates the Food Farmacy, a wellness garden and food pantry offering patients and families access to  more PR

Rep. Sykes Hosts "Protecting Our Freedoms" Community Conversation In Cuyahoga Falls (10)
CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio, July 12 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: On Thursday, U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) hosted a Community Conversation titled "Protecting Our Freedoms" in Cuyahoga Falls. Rep. Sykes was joined by Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America advocate Rev. Dr. Joyce Penfield for a conversation on reproductive freedom, addressing gun violence in our communities, and the freedom to vote. "It was a pleasure  more PR

SENATOR VANCE, COLLEAGUES DEMAND ANSWERS FROM BIDEN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ON UKRAINE AID ACCOUNTING ERROR (10)
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release and letter: Senator JD Vance (R-OH) joined Senators Josh Hawley (R-MO), Mike Lee (R-UT), Roger Marshall (R-KS), and Mike Braun (R-IN), in sending a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin demanding an explanation from the Department of Defense (DoD) for the reported $6.2 billion accounting error in U.S. security assistance to Ukraine. As President Biden arrives in Lithuania for a critical NATO summit, the Sena more PR

Young, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Maximize Chips and Science Act While Maintaining Environmental Protection (10)
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), along with U.S. Representatives Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02), Scott Peters (D-CA-50), Brandon Williams (R-NY-22), and Colin Allred (D-TX-32), introduced the Building Chips in America Act, which will maximize the opportunity to bring microchip manufacturing back to America while maintain more PR