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The Truth Behind the Zika Funding Delays

Fears are rising as the Zika virus has become a national concern. Nearly three months ago, my colleagues and I in the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to help combat the virus, which is borne by mosquitos and can cause serious birth defects and other conditions if contracted during pregna...

Wenstrup visits Valley View Health Center

Valley View Health Center (VVHC), 621 Broadway Street in Portsmouth, was proactive about National Health Centers Week, welcoming Congressman Brad Wenstrup and the community out for an open house event held at the Center on Friday. VVHC in Portsmouth, is a state of the art medical facility, which pro...

Church 180 hosts Junior Deputy Boot Camp

Volunteers inspiring kids to be all they can be – United States Congressman Brad Wenstrup was on hand Thursday, July 28 for the kick off of Junior Deputy Boot Camp at Church 180 in Seaman. “This is a wonderful program,” Wenstrup said. “I really applaud people at the local level like Sheriff Kimmy Ro...

Wenstrup Comments on Recent Report Examining Veterans' Healthcare

Today Congressman Brad Wenstrup (OH-2), a member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, responded to the recent assessment of veterans’ healthcare released by the Commission on Care. The Commission on Care (Commission) was created by Congress under the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability...

Wenstrup, U.S. House take on unintentional drug overdoses

Of the 2,500 people who died of unintentional drug overdoses in Ohio in 2014, 400 of those occurred in Ohio’s Second District, which includes portions of Scioto County. Prescription opioids were involved in nearly half of those cases. In announcing those statistics, U.S. Representative Brad Wenstrup...

Wenstrup to speak at open forum on opiate, heroin abuse Jan. 28

An opiate/heroin open forum will be held at the Southern State Community College Auditorium on Thursday, Jan. 28 from 4-6 p.m. The event is sponsored in part by the Highland County Drug Abuse Prevention Coalition; Paint Valley Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health (ADAMH) Services Board; and the...