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Recognizing the Service of our Veterans

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Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH) today praised House passage of the LEGION Act, a bipartisan bill that expands The American Legion membership criteria to all honorably discharged veterans who served during previously-unrecognized times of war since World War II. The LEGION Act (H.R. 1641) will ensure that all of America’s veterans who defended our country during times of war will…

Strengthening Manufacturing USA: Balderson-Led Bill Passes House

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Congressman Troy Balderson’s (R-OH) bipartisan bill aimed at strengthening the United States’ largest investment in advanced manufacturing – the Manufacturing USA Program – passed the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday.  The American Manufacturing Leadership Act (H.R. 2397) builds on the success of the Manufacturing USA program in accelerating our nation’s progress in advanced…

US House Bills Make it Easier for Small Businesses to Access Disaster Funding, Cyber Security

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WASHINGTON—Small businesses face considerable challenges. These include everything from natural and man-made disasters to burdensome regulations. You could be talking about a hurricane, cyber-attack or a regulation so demanding it discourages entrepreneurs. The result remains the same. They stop small businesses from running their companies and being efficient. Government leaders…

Auto Care Caucus Membership Reaches 30

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BETHESDA, Md. — The Auto Care Caucus, a bipartisan group of U.S. representatives who support the independent auto care industry, has reached 30 members, according to the Auto Care Association (ACA). Together with co-chairs Reps. Scott Perry, R-Pa., and Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., the ACA launched the Auto Care Caucus in 2017 to build support for auto care industry issues on Capitol Hill, the…

Balderson, Bipartisan Team Introduce Bill to Spark Commercialization of American Technologies

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Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH) today teamed with a bipartisan, bicameral group of legislators to introduce a bill that would enhance commercialization opportunities for American small businesses’ innovations. The Research Advancing to Market Production (RAMP) for Innovators Act would support American innovators by expediting the application processes…

Balderson: Hyperloop is a Great Way to Foster Public-Private Partnership

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Congressman Troy Balderson (OH-12) today joined Ben Garbarek of ABC 6 Columbus to discuss why the prospect of launching Hyperloop represents a great public-private partnership opportunity for Central Ohio to lead the nation in transportation innovation. Balderson recently penned an op-ed on the matter. CLICK HERE TO WATCH. GARBAREK: First off, Congressman, can…

Time to ratify the USMCA

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In view of the many changes in the economy the past 25 years, the North American Free Trade Agreement needed an update. Which is what President Trump and his counterparts in Canada and Mexico delivered last fall. Most important, they did so by preserving the core of an agreement that has benefited all three counties, expanding the flow of goods and services across borders and bringing…

House Passes Balderson Measure to Strengthen Cybersecurity Protections for American Small Businesses

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Congressman Troy Balderson (OH-12) today applauded the passage of his bipartisan legislation by the U.S. House of Representatives aimed at strengthening cybersecurity protections within the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The SBA Cyber Awareness Act (H.R. 2331), the first in a series of three cybersecurity bills, would require the SBA administrator to submit an annual report…

Ohio’s congressional delegation sharply divided over reworked NAFTA agreement

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WASHINGTON—Depending on which lawmaker you talk to, the proposed U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement would be a boon for Ohio’s economy or a disaster that would continue bleeding the state’s manufacturing industry. Republicans, including Sen. Rob Portman and Reps. Troy Balderson and Bob Gibbs, are enthusiastic about it, saying it offers much-needed updates to the nearly 30-year-old…

Opinion: Bipartisan immigration bill could help solve health care crisis

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I’m a physician who specializes in treating older patients for conditions and illnesses associated with aging. As a so-called "geriatrician," I run a non-stop practice. I work full-time five days a week, in addition to overnight and weekend call coverage. Even so, new patients must wait three months to get an appointment. And many existing patients drive hours from out of state just to…

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