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Congress Can Work

This month, the House Armed Services Committee, made up of 62 members from across the country passed an important bill. Unanimously. From 10:00 am until 12:15 am, over 14 hours, Representatives debated, sparred, questioned, and amended the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA is an an...

A Global Fight Against Human Trafficking

Bring Back Our Girls. This phrase is echoing around the world as we learn more about the horror in Nigeria, where hundreds of school girls were kidnapped. Boko Haram, an Al Qaeda-linked terror group, has claimed responsibility and now promises to sell them into slavery. It’s sickening. It is vile. I...

Opportunity to Serve

One of the most enjoyable aspects of representing southern Ohio is working with high school students who are interested in serving their nation. Through the military academy nomination process, exceptional high school students have the opportunity to attend a military academy, earn a four-year colle...

Obamacare: Not As Promised

Earlier this month, a column appeared in the Cincinnati Enquirer which celebrated the Affordable Care Act’s recent signup success. However, despite over 7 million "enrollees", intelligent questions remain, especially when it comes to actually getting care. Question #1: How many have actually paid th...

President Obama’s War on Work

America is facing a dangerous prospect: a smaller portion of the population is working than at any time since Jimmy Carter was president. The labor force participation rate, a number used by economists to measure what percentage of Americans are working or seeking work, now sits at 63 percent. This ...

Promoting Ohio's Drug Court Pilot Program

In Ohio, we are battling a growing drug epidemic. I understand Scioto County has implemented a successful pilot program that requires drug courts, treatment providers, and prescribers to work together in rehabilitating and reintegrating non-violent drug offenders. In order to reduce recidivism and ...

Stop Government Abuse

Bureaucrats and regulations are one of the biggest impediments to unleashing our economy and the American worker. More and more, government red tape is wrapped around our economic potential and weighing down our recovery, burying Ohio families and businesses in mandated government compliance that c...

Working to Get America Working

Working to get America Working The biggest concerns I hear from Ohioans – families and businesses alike – are jobs and employment. Five years of economic uncertainty have left people worried about their family budgets, and what the future has to offer for them, their children, and their grandchildre...

Stand Strong for Life

As a father, I have watched my son grow from his first sonogram picture to now exploring the world around him. My faith leads me to value all human life as sacred, from the moment of conception. I am committed to pro-life advocacy and I feel that it is my obligation to protect the rights of all of ...

"It's the law!" … Sort Of!

This week, the Supreme Court is hearing a case over President Obama’s improper – and as a lower court ruled, unconstitutional – appointment of members to the National Labor Relations Board through recess appointments. These appointments are just one point in a pattern of the precarious drift that ou...