Jessica Wehrman
Jessica Wehrman cover Washington, D.C. for the Dayton Daily News and The Columbus Dispatch.
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Ohio senator says VA workers doing union work should be filing veterans’ claims
U.S. Sens. Rob Portman and Tom Coburn say they want to know why the Department of Veterans Affairs pays employees to perform union duties instead of official government work.Portman, R-Ohio, and Coburn, R-Okla., say they’re concerned about the backlog of claims, and say they want the VA to clarify policies ...
VIDEO: Rep. Turner says sex assualts cause by “criminals, not hormones”
and Kyla CampbellWashington BureauWASHINGTON - Rep. Mike Turner took umbrage at a fellow Republicans’ comments on sexual assault in the military Wednesday, saying they diminish the epidemic of sexual assault in the military.Turner, R-Dayton, was specifically irked at comments made by Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., earlier this week at a ...
Ohio lawmakers want to honor Jack Nicklaus with Congressional Gold Medal
Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Columbus-area Rep. Pat Tiberi, R-Genoa Twp., are renewing their push to give golfer Jack Nicklaus the Congressional Gold Medal.The duo introduced the measure timed to the 38th Memorial Tournament this week in Dublin.“His accomplishments on the golf course are amazing, but the work the Golden ...
Effort under way to allow Delta Queen to host overnight trips
Ohio’s two senators this week introduced a bill that would allow the Delta Queen to carry passengers on overnight trips on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, introduced a bill that would grant a 15-year exemption to a 1966 Safety at Sea ...
How our members of Congress voted last week
How Ohioans voted last week Readers have told us they want to know how local and Ohio members of the U.S. House and Senate are voting on major issues. In most Monday editions, we will publish a list of votes. HOUSE Local southwest Ohio members in bold. HR 1765 – ...
Ohio State president meets with congressional leaders about budget cuts
Ohio State University President Gordon Gee spent part of last week on Capitol Hill talking to lawmakers about the impact of mandatory budget cuts on the university’s research system.Gee said he felt the university was well-prepared for the cuts and worked to cushion itself from the blow, though they will ...
State representative says he’ll take on Portman in 2016 over gun vote
and Joe HallettThe Columbus DispatchWASHINGTON - Sen. Rob Portman’s vote opposing a bipartisan amendment to expand background checks for gun purchases drew him his first opponent for 2016 – a state senator who said Portman’s vote reflected a lack of “courage.”State Rep. Bob Hagan, a Youngstown Democrat and 26-year member ...
Ohio senators split on gun background checks
Ohio’s two senators were divided on the gun amendment voted on in the Senate, with Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio supporting the background check amendment and Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, opposing it. Portman said afterward that he did not believe it would have prevented “the kind of heartbreaking loss of life ...
Cancer clinics may send patients to hospitals due to budget cuts
Cancer clinics in Ohio are facing the possibility of having to send Medicare patients elsewhere to receive treatment because of mandatory federal budget cuts. The cuts of of $85 billion that began March 1 removed two percent from Medicare providers, including money for drug reimbursements. “This type of cut is ...
Ohio Sen. Brown introduces bill to raise minimum wage to $10.10
Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, has introduced a bill that would raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour in three steps.The bill would provide the first minimum wage increase to tipped employees in more than 20 years.“Working full-time in a minimum wage job in Ohio pays about $16,000 per ...
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