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Wenstrup Statement on Continuing Resolution

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brad Wenstrup (OH-02) released the following statement after voting for H.R. 1892 to fully fund our military: “Today’s legislation includes full funding for the Department of Defense, as previously passed three times by the House of Representatives. I encourage...

VIDEO: Wenstrup Statement on State of the Union

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brad Wenstrup (OH-02) released the following statement after President Trump delivered the State of the Union address to Congress: “Tonight, President Trump outlined the successes of the last year and a vision for the future. Unemployment is at a 16-year low and...

Wenstrup Joins Colleagues on Vote to Release the Oversight Memo

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After the FBI Director himself reviewed the intelligence oversight memo, the House Intelligence Committee voted to release the memo publicly. The President now has five days to review the memo and if he does not object, the Committee will make the memo public. Congressman Brad Wen...

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...

PASSED: Otto Warmbier North Korea Nuclear Sanctions Act

Friend -- This past June, our Cincinnati community and the nation mourned the loss of Otto Warmbier, who was unjustly detained, murderously mistreated, and tragically died at the hands of the North Korean regime. We can never undo the brutality Otto suffered. We cannot help the pain and heartache en...

Wenstrup Moderates Panel at the Ohio Defense Forum

COLUMBUS, O.H. – Today, Congressman Brad Wenstrup (OH-2) participated in the 2017 Ohio Defense Forum at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Congressman Wenstrup, a Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve and member of the House Armed Services Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intel...

What will future generations say?

It all began with two boats. 242 years ago, the Continental Congress authorized 2 armed vessels to search for ships supplying the British army with weapons and ammunition during the American Revolutionary War. Once the conflict concluded, the Continental Navy was disbanded until President George Was...