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The Intel plant in Licking County is going to create at least 7,000 construction jobs for union Building Trades workers over the next 10 years, and will help develop the semiconductor chip supply chain in Ohio and position our state to lead in this crucial industry.  We wrote the CHIPS Act to make sure this […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a letter Monday to FBI Director Christopher Wray threatening that the Committee may hold him in contempt of Congress for the Bureau’s failure to comply with the Committee’s subpoenas investigating the FBI’s weaponization of its law-enforcement powers against Americans exercising their First Amendment rights. […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) joined Senators Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), and Mike Braun (R-Indiana), in sending a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin demanding an explanation from the Department of Defense (DoD) for the reported $6.2 billion accounting error in U.S. security assistance to Ukraine. […]

Last week, Ohioans and Americans across the country celebrated Independence Day, with parades and visits to monuments and memorials, where they proudly waved American flags.  But right now, the laws on the books for the types of flags purchased by the federal government don’t reflect the values that our veterans sacrificed so much for. Today, […]

Every Ohio family and Ohio business should be able to have reliable, high-speed internet. You shouldn’t have to live in a big city or a wealthy suburb to have access to a crucial aspect of modern society and our economy. Because of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, we secured a dramatic investment that will expand reliable, […]

From the Wright brothers, to American heroes like John Glenn and Neil Armstrong, the story of modern aviation was written in Ohio. Today, our state continues to lead the country in aerospace innovation, and in military service.  That’s why I led a bipartisan group of my Ohio colleagues to push the Administration to choose Ohio […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Daniel Werfel revealing new information that an IRS agent visited an Ohio taxpayer on April 25, 2023, using a fake alias and deceptive tactics to secure entry into the taxpayer’s home. The letter raises serious concerns of the IRS […]

Parents should not have to choose between going to work to provide for their families and making sure their children are well cared for. Childcare is far too expensive and too hard to find – particularly in rural communities, where parents face unique challenges and have unique needs when it comes to caring for their […]

Unfair foreign competition is a massive problem for Ohio companies, particularly from countries like China, where the government much of the economy. And our trade laws haven’t kept up with all the ways that foreign competition can cheat and get around the rules.  Right now, packages under $800 are exempted from U.S. duties, taxes, and […]