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He's with them

Friend, On Friday, the Trump Administration reversed the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) policy created under the Obama Administration that forced the Little Sisters of the Poor and other religious organizations to provide contraceptive services in violation of their convictions....

This weekend (in photos)

Friend, Jobs + economic growth and fighting the opioid epidemic. These were the major topics of the weekend for my meetings, visits, roundtables, and conversations with law enforcement officers, healthcare providers, and business owners in Chillicothe, Manchester, and Georgetown, Ohio. Take a look: ...

Secretary Perry in OH2 (in photos)

Friend, Last week, Secretary of Energy Rick Perry joined Senator Rob Portman, Rep. Bill Johnson, and me, as well as many of the hardworking men and women at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant and the ongoing cleanup operation in Piketon, OH. Earlier this year, I led the Ohio delegation in sendin...

Chat today?

Friend, Today from 2-3PM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will be hosting a twitter chat about the opioid crisis using the hashtag #OpioidAwareChat and you’re invited to share your thoughts and ask questions. On hand will be the directors from NIH, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the N...

3 priorities

Friend, Today, the Republican Study Committee (a conservative congressional caucus that I'm a member of) held a press conference on 3 of our top priorities heading into the fall: repealing Obamacare, reforming the tax code, and securing the border. Repeal. Reform. Secure. We're calling on all Republ...

Promise kept

Friend – Check out this must-read article in the Washington Examiner today about how President Trump is delivering on his promise to roll back costly, unnecessary regulations. Congress has already partnered with the president to roll back 14 regulations this year. The good news for American taxpayer...

16 years later …

“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil for you are with me.” In his address to a nation in shock after the terrorist attacks on September 11, President George W. Bush invoked these powerful words of peace from Psalm 23. He told the millions watching around the ...

Relief

Friend, Our fellow Americans in Texas and Louisiana saw devastation that’s unimaginable – personal possessions gone, homes destroyed, and towns flooded. People across the country rushed to their aid, providing assistance through donations of money and supplies, as well as their time volunteering. Wh...

Wenstrup Statement on DACA

DACA was a controversial and unconstitutional executive mandate. What we need is legislative action, which comes from the American people through their representatives in Congress. While it has long been, and still is, my position that our top priorities should be securing our porous southern border...