Johnson Votes to Return Control of Education Policy to Individual States
WASHINGTON - Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5 – the...
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Congressman Bill Johnson Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on Michigan v. EPA
MARIETTA - Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) released the following statement today after the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Michigan...
Rep. Debbie Phillips Issues Statement on Historic Supreme Court Ruling
COLUMBUS—On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry. The historic 5-4 decision...
Bill Johnson Comments on Supreme Court Marriage Ruling
MARIETTA - Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) released the following statement after the Supreme Court issued its ruling on Obergefell v....
Attorney General DeWine Reminds Law Enforcement of New Law Requiring Timely Submission of Rape Kits
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today sent a letter to Ohio law enforcement agencies reminding them of...
Bill Johnson Statement on President Obama’s State of the Union Speech
WASHINGTON - Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) issued the following statement after President Obama delivered his State of the Union address...
88,927 People in Ohio Selected 2015 Marketplace Plans in the First Month of Open Enrollment
According to a report released by the Department of Health and Human Services today, 88,927 people in Ohio selected plans...
HHS Awards $75 Million to Ohio Test an Innovative Plan to Improve Health Care
Ohio will receive up to $75 million to implement and test health care payment and service delivery models that will...
Patrol Reminds Drivers to Wear Safety Belts this Thanksgiving Holiday
COLUMBUS – In anticipation of increased traffic during the Thanksgiving holiday, the Ohio State Highway Patrol is reminding drivers to...
Ohio House Modernizes Ohio’s Telecom Regulations
COLUMBUS—State Representative Ryan Smith (R-Bidwell) today announced that the Ohio House of Representatives passed Sub. House Bill 490, the agriculture...
AFS-USA Kicks Off the Project: Change Scholarship Contest
New York, NY, October 30, 2014— AFS-USA, a global leader in intercultural student exchange programming, is asking American 8th-12th graders:...
Bill Johnson at Oversight and Investigation Subcommittee Ebola Hearing – “This is not about politics…it’s about protecting the American people”
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) questioned Dr. Thomas Frieden, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,...
6-State Trooper Project to Kick-Off Multi-State Enforcement Effort this Weekend
COLUMBUS – The Ohio State Highway Patrol will be joining forces with other members of the 6-State Trooper Project in...
State Agencies Collaborate to Help Sustain Ohio Families and Increase Child Support Collections
Columbus - In the past six years, Ohio has decreased by more than half the number of people coming to...
U.S. Term Limits Defends Ohioans from Attack on Term Limits Law
Anticipating a legislative attack on Ohio’s voter-approved term limits law, U.S. Term Limits (USTL) has initiated a series of informative...
Portman Demands CDC Implement Active Ebola Screenings
Washington, D.C. – In case you missed it, the Cleveland Plain Dealer highlighted U.S. Senator Rob Portman’s (R-Ohio) renewed calls...
Representative Supports Solutions to Protect Coal Jobs and Make Energy More Affordable
WASHINGTON – Representative Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 2,...
Representatives to Host 21st Century Cures Roundtable
WASHINGTON – Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) and Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) today announced that they will host a 21st Century...
New Phone Scam in Ohio
Joe Browning, Gallia County Sheriff, was contacted by Buckeye State Sheriff’s Association concerning a scam circulating around parts of Ohio....
Portman’s Endangered Species Stamp Bill Passes Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) announced this his endangered species semipostal stamp bill, the Multinational Species...
Portman Meets with Ohio Families Affected by Stalled Congolese Adoptions
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) met with Ohio families who have been affected by stalled adoptions...
Portman Bill to Commemorate FDR’s D-Day Prayer at the WWII Memorial
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) announced that by a vote of 370 to 12, the House...
House Passes Rep. Bill Johnson’s Improving Trauma Care Act
WASHINGTON – Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed his Improving Trauma Care...
Portman Demands Answers on Missing IRS Emails
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) demanded answers on allegedly unrecoverable emails of former Internal Revenue Service...
U.S. Term Limits Asks Ohio Candidates to Pledge Support for Term Limits
Palm Beach, FL - U.S. Term Limits, the nation’s oldest and most successful term limits advocacy organization, has sent a...
