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Celebrating President Reagan

In honor of his 113th Birthday on February 6th, I want to highlight the statue of our 40th President, Ronald Reagan. The bronze statue, unveiled in 2009, remains in the Capitol Rotunda and is one of two statues from the State of California. President Reagan, born in a small town in Illinois, spent m...

HHS SSCP HEaring

Holding HHS Accountable

In my last year in Congress and as Chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, it is my mission to provide the American people the answers they deserve on the origins of COVID-19 and our government’s policies during the pandemic. After a year-long pattern of deliberate obstructi...

BRW with Japanese Foreign Minister

Wenstrup Joins Congressional Delegation to the Indo-Pacific

As a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, I had the opportunity to join a Congressional Delegation to the Indo-Pacific, visiting Australia, Vietnam, and Japan. In Australia, I discussed the importance of intelligence sharing in our combined efforts to deter Chinese aggress...

Recent Developments With The FBI

First and foremost, I unequivocally condemn the recent attack by an individual on the FBI field office in Cincinnati, and I did so publicly and immediately. Sadly, our country has seen escalating political violence in recent years. Regardless of political ideology, violent behavior is unacceptable. ...

Australia

This summer, as part of my oversight responsibilities on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), I traveled to Australia to meet with U.S. and Australian officials to learn first-hand about where and how our nations are working together on intelligence gathering, cybersecurity,...

Another one

Friend, Most often, investigating wrongdoing or substandard care practices within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is completed by the Inspector General (IG) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO), but these investigations can take time -- time that veterans in danger due to unaccepta...

Re: CHIP Funding

Friend, Earlier in November, the House of Representatives passed the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act (H.R. 3922), with my support. This bill funds important programs like the Children’s Health Insurance Program, community health centers, and other critical public health priorities. Take a look: Childre...

To the president's desk

The House just passed the FY2018 National Defense Authorization Act so we can support the men and women who fight for us everyday. Here's a quick breakdown: Here's the problem...While the world has grown more dangerous, our military has grown smaller -- our men and women in uniform and their equipme...

honor

On Friday, Archbishop McNicholas High School in Cincinnati was packed with students, faculty, family, and friends as Sgt. Frank Buschmeier, a World War II veteran from Milford, received the French Legion of Honor Medal, which he earned in his service to his country. This medal is the highest honor i...