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  • August 24, 2023

    You shouldn’t have to live in a big city or a wealthy suburb to have good job opportunities, quality healthcare, high-speed internet, or a great education for your kids. Ohio deserves better.  Today, though, opportunity is arriving in places too long overlooked by corporate America, and too long ignored by both political parties. And much of the... Read More
  • August 16, 2023

    A few weeks ago in the Senate, we passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with overwhelming bipartisan support – we pass an updated version of this legislation every year to get resources to our military and to protect our national security. I fought to ensure this year’s bill includes resources for Ohio’s military... Read More
  • August 04, 2023

    In too many communities in Ohio, big outside investors funded by Wall Street are buying up homes that could have gone to first-time homebuyers.  It’s driving up prices and it’s making it even harder for Ohioans to buy a house – especially for young families buying their first home. So many families who have worked for years... Read More
  • July 28, 2023

    This week we passed the National Defense Authorization Act in the Senate. It’s the bill we pass every year to get resources to our military and to protect our national security. In addition to securing resources for Ohio’s military installations, and including our FEND Off Fentanyl Act to target the illegal fentanyl supply chain in... Read More
  • July 24, 2023

    The Intel plant in Licking County is going to create at least 7,000 construction jobs for union Building Trades workers over the next 10 years, and will help develop the semiconductor chip supply chain in Ohio and position our state to lead in this crucial industry. We wrote the CHIPS Act to make sure this project happened, and to make our country... Read More
  • July 17, 2023

    American tax dollars should support American jobs and American producers. That’s why Buy America rules are so important. And that principle should apply to more than just manufacturing. Our schools are a major purchaser of food products. The food our kids receive at school should be American-produced food, that supports American jobs in our... Read More
  • July 11, 2023

    Last week, Ohioans and Americans across the country celebrated Independence Day, with parades and visits to monuments and memorials, where they proudly waved American flags. But right now, the laws on the books for the types of flags purchased by the federal government don’t reflect the values that our veterans sacrificed so much for. Today,... Read More
  • June 30, 2023

    Because of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, we secured a dramatic investment that will expand reliable, high-speed broadband to reach 183,000 new Ohio households for the first time. It’s one of the largest expansions of high-speed internet ever in our state. Too many policymakers and executives assume that everyone has good internet access.... Read More
  • June 26, 2023

    I chair the Senate Banking and Housing Committee, and this week we unanimously advanced the FEND Off Fentanyl Act, to impose new, more powerful, sanctions targeting the illicit fentanyl supply chain – from the chemical suppliers in China, to the cartels that traffic the drugs from Mexico. Over the last two months I’ve been all over... Read More
  • June 20, 2023

    From the Wright brothers, to American heroes like John Glenn and Neil Armstrong, the story of modern aviation was written in Ohio. Today, our state continues to lead the county in aerospace innovation, and in military service. That’s why I led a bipartisan group of my Ohio colleagues to push the Administration to choose Ohio as headquarters... Read More
  • June 09, 2023

    Parents should not have to choose between going to work to provide for their families and making sure their children are well cared for. Across Ohio, childcare is far too expensive and too hard to find – particularly in rural communities, where parents face unique challenges and have unique needs when it comes to caring for their... Read More
  • June 05, 2023

    Unfair foreign competition is a massive problem for Ohio companies, particularly from countries like China, where the government controls much of the economy. And our trade laws haven’t kept up with all the ways that foreign competition can cheat and get around the rules. Right now, packages under $800 are exempted from U.S. duties, taxes,... Read More
  • May 31, 2023

    These camps are an opportunity for students and parents to learn about the possibilities available to them in the manufacturing industry. We came up with the idea more than a decade ago because for too long, when kids heard the word “manufacturing,” they thought about dirty, dusty old jobs, and the outdated term “rust belt,”... Read More
  • May 16, 2023

    Last week, our bipartisan Rail Safety Act moved one step closer towards becoming law. On Wednesday, the Senate Commerce Committee voted our bill out of committee with strong, bipartisan support. We have built a broad, bipartisan coalition - former President Trump endorsed the bill and President Biden has already said he would sign it. Republican... Read More
  • May 08, 2023

    I have fought my whole career for fair trade that puts American workers first, and stood up to presidents of both parties on behalf of Ohioans. One of my proudest votes was against NAFTA. It’s why last week I voted in favor of overturning the Biden Administration’s suspension of tariffs on Chinese solar product importers, to level the... Read More
  • May 01, 2023

    We all know what a toll the addiction crisis has taken on our state. Ohioans feel it in their communities, their schools, their workplaces, and their families. I host roundtables across the state and without fail, opioid addiction always comes up. People are worried about more and more dangerous forms of fentanyl reaching Ohio towns. Traffickers... Read More
  • April 24, 2023

    In the Senate, I serve on two of the least partisan committees– the Agriculture Committee and the Veterans Affairs Committee. It’s not a coincidence that those committees are also two of the most productive. These committees are the places where we work together to actually get things done, like writing a Farm Bill every five years... Read More
  • April 14, 2023

    Prescription drugs are some of the most overpriced goods that families are forced to pay for each month. Americans pay more than three times what people in other countries pay for the same medication, while pharmaceutical companies rake in huge profits. After years of fighting opposition from Big Pharma, and the politicians who always do their... Read More
  • April 03, 2023

    Too many Ohioans work hundreds of extra hours each year and don’t get paid overtime for them. It’s simple: if you work extra hous, you should earn extra pay. That is why for years I’ve led the fight to make more Ohioans eligible for overtime pay. Right now, companies don’t have to pay overtime to salaried workers who earn... Read More
  • March 24, 2023

    When big rail corporations like Norfolk Southern wreak havoc on communities like East Palestine, local first responders are left to clean up their mess. These cities and towns often have no warning that hazardous materials are traveling through their communities. If a derailment happens, particularly in smaller communities, first responders... Read More