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Wenstrup honors city bicentennial

U.S. Congressman Brad Wenstrup was in Portsmouth Monday, and brought with him a resolution read on the floor of Congress honoring the city on it’s 200th birthday. “I look at Portsmouth and it has been the gateway to America for a lot of people in a lot of ways,” Wenstrup said. “If you look at the de...

Wenstrup provides updates

MT. ORAB — With the U.S. Congress in recess for the month of August, congressmen and women have been spending time with their families back home as well as meeting with their constituents and attending official events. Brown County’s U.S. representative Brad Wenstrup has kept busy this month, return...

Fallout on pending layoffs continues

The announcement earlier in the week that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) was sending out WARN Act notices to 1,400 employees at the decontamination and decommissioning (D&D) project at Piketon, has begun to have a large ripple effect among lawmakers in Washington. “Cleaning up the Portsmouth Ga...

Rep. Wenstrup slams Department of Energy on Piketon project

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brad Wenstrup and members of the Ohio delegation widely derided the recent U.S. Department of Energy’s announcement of WARN Act notices concerning jobs at the Piketon cleanup project, indicating possible layoffs in the months to come. The notices stem from DOE’s refusa...

Rep. Wenstrup administers oath of enlistment at Clermont Co. Fair

At the Clermont County Fair a few weeks ago, I had the honor of administering the oath of enlistment to young men and women volunteering to serve the United States of America in uniform. These recruits don’t know where their responsibilities will take them, but they understand the call to serve thei...

Wenstrup lauded for support of veteran’s ID card

There are occasions where common sense and simple solutions are possible. It’s a bit shocking to learn one of the biggest frustrations for veterans is a lack of a standard veteran’s ID card. Under the current law, if you are not eligible to receive a VA issued ID card, your DD-214 form related to di...

Congress at War

Elected office and military service have always been closely linked in American politics. But increasingly, when issues like sending troops to Syria or making deals with Iran come to the floor in Congress, they’re decided by a majority of members who have never served themselves. In the late 1970s, ...

AFP Ohio thanks lawmakers for Export-Import Bank expiration

By Baylor Myers AFP Ohio Deputy State Director COMMENTARY – Today, the crony Export-Import Bank has expired and will no longer be funded. This is a huge victory for taxpayers across the country, but specifically those here in Ohio who made their voices heard against re-authorization of the corporate...

Officer Sonny Kim honored on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKRC) -- Officer Kim was honored Thursday night, June 25, on Capitol Hill. Congressman Brad Wenstrup took time to talk about the legacy the fallen officer leaves behind. "Officer Kim is remembered as model police officer, husband and father. An officer with 22 commendations during ...

Hundreds attend 2015 KAMP Dovetail

ROCKY FORK LAKE – Each year brings something unique to the annual KAMP (Kids and Motivated People) Dovetail. The 2015 KAMP was certainly no different. On the morning of Tuesday, June 23, the second day of this year’s five-day camp, SATH Executive Director Linda Allen received notification from Rocky...