A Thank You to PiketonThank you. Thank you to all the hard working employees who have labored over the years on securing our nation’s uranium enrichment independence. The project has had different names across different decades, but the mission never changed: supply America with a domestically owned source of enriched ur... READ MORE
Wenstrup Statement on VA’s Removal of VISN 10 Director Jack HetrickCongressman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), who represents Cincinnati and serves on the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement on the Department of Veterans Affairs’ decision to remove VISN 10 Director Jack Hetrick: “Veterans are thankful that the Department of Veterans Affairs... READ MORE
Wenstrup Invites Students to Enter 2016 Congressional Art CompetitionRepresentative Brad Wenstrup is inviting all high school students in Ohio’s 2nd Congressional District to enter the 2016 Congressional Art Competition. The winner will have his/her artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol for the next year and will receive two plane tickets to Washington, D.C. for an a... READ MORE
VA disciplines 2 officials in Cincinnati center probeThe Department of Veterans Affairs ousted the head of its Ohio-based regional network Thursday and disciplined an official at the Cincinnati VA medical center in connection with a probe of the hospital's management and veterans' care. The agency said its findings are being referred for a possible fe... READ MORE
Department of Veterans Affairs takes action against Barbara Temeck, Jack Hetrick at Cincinnati VAThe U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has taken action against two senior officials in Cincinnati following a federal investigation into allegations of wrongdoing at Cincinnati’s VA Medical Center. Network Director Jack Hetrick submitted his retirement after VA Deputy Secretary Sloan Gibson propos... READ MORE
Wenstrup on Plan to Transfer Guantanamo Detainees to American SoilCongressman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), a member of the House Armed Services Committee and Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement on the President’s plan to close the Guantanamo Bay Prison Facility and transfer detainees to the United States: “The law is clear; the Pres... READ MORE
Wenstrup Calls for Whistleblower Protections at Cincinnati VAMCCongressman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), who represents Cincinnati and serves on the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, called on the Department Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald to guarantee safeguards for recent whistleblowers who came forward from the Cincinnati VA Medical Center. Wenstrup, who... READ MORE
Hiring Veterans: Field Hearing & Job FairThis Friday, we were able to bring some of our work on Capitol Hill to Ohio's 2nd District, hosting a Congressional Field Hearing, Best Practices in Veterans Hiring. Regular hearings like this are part of my job responsibilities as the subcommittee chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affair... READ MORE
Wenstrup: DOE Abandons our Nuclear CapabilitiesDespite repeated efforts to fund the American Centrifuge Project, the Department of Energy has decided to go against Congress and not spend the funds allocated for the program. Congressman Brad Wenstrup, who represents the current site and workforce, called the move a long term national security con... READ MORE
Local congressmen host veterans job fair Fridayeveral area congressmen are joining forces to host a veterans job fair and field hearing Friday. Congressmen Brad Wenstrup, Steve Chabot, Luke Messer, Mark Takano, and Bill Johnson will be hosting this event. Events kick off at 10 a.m. at the Anderson Center, 7850 Five Mile Rd. The congressmen will ... READ MORE |
