TradeWhen it comes to trade, Congress has the opportunity to restore trust, accountability, and transparency into the process through Trade Promotion Authority (known as TPA).With the proposed Trade Promotion Authority coming from the House of Representatives: Congress becomes an equal partner with the P... READ MORE
The Digital BattlegroundIn the 21st Century, attacks from nations like China and Russia and unsavory actors like ISIS have gone digital. Those who seek to harm U.S. interests are using increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks, compromising internet accounts and networks to steal our personal information and shut down our ... READ MORE
Irrelevant RepresentationWhen President Obama declared to the nation that he had a “phone and a pen,” the message was clear: if Congress didn't act as he wanted, he would act unilaterally. This built on his choice phrase from 2011 of “We Can’t Wait,” seeking to bypass Congress with a litany of executive orders, recess appoi... READ MORE
H.R. 476 - The G.I. Bill Education Quality Enhancement ActUPDATE: As H.R. 476 unanimously passed out of the HVAC Economic Opportunity Subcommittee on April 16th, the legislation was amended to grandfather in the tuition of current flight school students for a year following passage of this legislation. As the chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic Oppor... READ MORE
Defunding President Obama's Executive Actions“Simply put: securing the border and stopping executive amnesty is a national security priority. We must stop the President’s damaging actions right now, before they take further root and magnify the growing constitutional crisis that we are facing.” Remarks from Rep. Brad Wenstrup on defunding Pre... READ MORE
Myth vs. Facts about the CROmnibusSetting the record straight when it comes to provisions within last month's government spending bill: Myth: The end-of-year funding (also called the CROmnibus) funded the president’s amnesty initiatives. Fact: False. In fact, Congress extended current-year funding for the Department of Homeland Secu... READ MORE
My Vote for SpeakerAs this new Congress begins, 435 representatives from across this nation will gather for the 114th time as the most directly-elected representatives of Americans. The electorate spoke, and the majority of our Congress now represents the common sense conservativism our nation needs to grow the econom... READ MORE
ObamaCare Horror Stories from OhioRepresentative Brad Wenstrup (OH-2) joined other members of the Ohio delegation and released the following statement reacting to their constituents’ experiences with open enrollment and the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) downgrade of projected enrollees. They are encouraging constit... READ MORE
Why the Cromnibus is a WinI’m hearing you in calls and emails to my office, and wanted to take a moment to further talk about my vote last week on the CRomnibus legislation. President Obama’s immigration action is an affront to our republic, and against the grain of our over 200 years of constitutional rule of law. We’ve got... READ MORE
The Truth About LifelineRecently, an outside advocacy group began an automated “robocall” campaign in Southern Ohio to encourage residents to call me to “prevent Congress from turning off the Lifeline program for our veterans.” I received this phone call and so did many of my friends and neighbors. While their website does... READ MORE |
