Wenstrup Announces Critical CARES Act Funding for Hospitals in Ohio’s Rural CommunitiesHIGHLAND COUNTY, OH—Congressman Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M., offered the following statement after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded $3,119,729 to the Ohio Department of Health for COVID-19 efforts in rural communitie... READ MORE
Wenstrup Votes to Help Farmers Through SBA Economic Injury Disaster LoansHIGHLAND COUNTY, OH—This week, Congressman Brad Wenstrup (OH-02) voted to make farmers eligible for Small Business Administration (SBA) Economic Injury Disaster Loans. The change was made as part of the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act. “Ohio’s farmers are true patriots wh... READ MORE
Wenstrup Votes to Send Additional Emergency Funding to Small Businesses, Hospitals, and TestingWASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Brad Wenstrup (OH-02) voted for the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act to provide additional funding for small business relief and public health efforts. “I am hearing directly from small business owners and employees everyday who are conc... READ MORE
Why Accountability at the WHO MattersOriginally published in the People's Defender. On Tuesday night, President Trump announced that the U.S. is pausing funding for the World Health Organization (WHO) while a review is conducted of the organization's response to the coronavirus outbreak. Earlier this month, the Senate Foreign Relations... READ MORE
Wenstrup Leads Bipartisan Effort to Increase Flexibility for Providers Utilizing Medicare Advanced PaymentsCINCINNATI—Today, Congressman Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M. (OH-02) led a bipartisan group of colleagues asking Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, and Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to lower the 10.25% interest rates for t... READ MORE
Wenstrup: Nearly $1 Billion in Help is on the Way for Ohio’s Heroic Doctors and NursesCINCINNATI—Today, Congressman Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M. (OH-02) issued the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) began delivering an initial $30 billion from the $100 billion Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund appropriated by the Coronavirus Aid, Relie... READ MORE
Wenstrup Works to Ensure Rural Health Care Facilities Have Access to Coronavirus Financial AidWASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Congressman Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M. (OH-02) joined a group of colleagues in sending a letter to Department of the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza urging that rural hospitals and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) ... READ MORE
Wenstrup Leads Effort to Provide Support to DoctorsWASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Congressman Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M. (OH-02) led a group of colleagues in sending a letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, urging that physicians have access to the $100 billion “Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund” provided ... READ MORE
Wenstrup Votes to Send Direct Aid to Families, Workers, and BusinessesWASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M. (OH-02) delivered the following remarks before voting for the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, sending the bill to President Trump’s desk. “Americans are suffering. They are suffering in the face of an unseen enemy—... READ MORE
Opinion: Things we all can do during uncertain timesOriginally published in the Cincinnati Enquirer. In the past few weeks, Ohioans have felt their daily lives fundamentally shift. The global pandemic of COVID-19 and the resulting health, economic, and social impacts have driven our country and the world into painfully uncertain and uncharted waters.... READ MORE |
