WASHINGTON –Congressman Troy Balderson today voted "no" on House Democrats' $1.5 trillion, highly partisan H.R. 2, which has tripled in size in the one week following the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's approval of the Majority's original $500 billion "My Way or the Highway" bill along party lines. Funding for America's highways and transit programs is set to expire on September 30,... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH) today with Representatives Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), John Joyce (R-PA), and Mike Quigley (D-IL) introduced bipartisan legislation that will provide further relief to America’s small businesses in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. The Small Business PPE Tax Credit Act would provide a tax credit to small businesses, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, vet... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH) and a bipartisan delegation of more than 80 Members of Congress are pushing for further reforms to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), specifically the creation of a streamlined forgiveness application for loans less than $350,000. In a letter to Senate leaders, Balderson and the delegation argue that a streamlined loan forgiveness application will... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Bipartisan legislation co-authored by Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH) cleared a key hurdle today as it passed the U.S. House of Representatives. The Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act would restore certain terms of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to Congress’ original intent under the CARES Act, providing more flexibility for PPP loan spending decisions and to use and... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH) today introduced bicameral legislation with Congressman Doug Collins (R-GA) and Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) that will hold China accountable for deceptive actions taken by its leaders that led to the spread and subsequent global pandemic of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The COVID-19 Accountability Act authorizes the President to impose sanc... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH) today introduced legislation that could ease the financial burdens caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on certain outpatient care facilities by making these types of facilities eligible to apply for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The Protecting Outpatient Access Act would amend the “Waiver of Affiliation Rules” provision of the CARES... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH) is commending the U.S. Department of Commerce’s self-initiation of an investigation into whether imported grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) poses a national security threat. This investigation will be critical in assessing whether foreign manufacturers of GOES circumvent Section 232 tariffs by manufacturing the product overseas before shipping it... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH) today sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig and U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin seeking options for Ohioans without broadband internet to access the IRS system for COVID-19 economic impact payments (EIPs). Currently, the only way for Americans to track their stimulus payments, or to update the... Read more »
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed a key piece of legislation to deliver supplemental COVID-19 relief. The Senate Amendment to H.R. 266, the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, is the bipartisan, bicameral phase 3.5 package to replenish funds for the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH) is applauding Senate passage of H.R. 266, the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, a bipartisan, bicameral deal that delivers supplemental COVID-19 relief. This phase 3.5 deal replenishes funds for the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, hospitals a... Read more »
WASHINGTON — Congressman Troy Balderson (OH-12) introduced legislation Tuesday aimed at modernizing federal regulatory framework for foreign manufacturers of gas cylinders. These f...
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Gov. Mike DeWine has joined top Ohio Republicans in denouncing plans to expand the number of justices on the Supreme Court. DeWine issued a statement Tuesday back...
WASHINGTON—Congressman Troy Balderson (OH-12) introduced legislation today aimed at modernizing federal regulatory framework for foreign manufacturers of gas cylinders. These forei...
National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC) and American Trucking Associations (ATA) were among 117 organizations urging Congress to pass the DRIVE-Safe Act in a letter sent to the country...
