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House Bill Seeks to Bolster Security for Synagogues, Mosques in Wake of Attacks

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A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House on Thursday introduced legislation seeking to bolster security measures for synagogues, churches, mosques and other nonprofit organizations in the wake of recent attacks. The bill aims to authorize a grant program within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to help nonprofit organizations pay for security equipment, personnel and…

Balderson, Chabot, Houlahan, Crow, and Espaillat Introduce Bill for Accelerated Payments to Small Business Contractors

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Representatives Troy Balderson (R-OH), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Jason Crow (D-CO), and Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) introduced the Accelerated Payments for Small Businesses Act (H.R. 2322), which would direct federal government agencies that contract with small businesses to pay those small businesses within 15 days, rather than the current 30-day standard. “Comprising…

Peterson Brings Farming Concerns to Capitol Hill

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More than 100 Ohio Farm Bureau members, many of them farmers, visited Capitol Hill to speak with their district representatives, March 12-14, as part of the 73rd Ohio County Farm Bureau Presidents’ Trip to Washington, D.C. Every year Ohio Farm Bureau (OFB) takes Ohio County Farm Bureau presidents and vice presidents, along with a group of media, on a three-day trip to advocate to…

Balderson Requests Full Funding for Smart Cities

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Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH) today sent a letter to Congressmen David Price (D-NC) and Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), the Chairman and Ranking Member, respectively, of the House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, requesting full funding in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 for the Smart City Challenge Program through the…

Balderson Requests Full Funding for Rural Broadband Program

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Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH) today sent a letter to Congressmen Sanford Bishop, Jr. (D-GA) and Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), the Chairman and Ranking Member, respectively, of the House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies, requesting full funding in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 for the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program, also known…

U.S. House votes for revised Violence Against Women Act

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The House voted Thursday for a revised version of the Violence Against Women Act, overcoming opposition from the National Rifle Association to a provision of the bill expanding gun control. The vote was 263-158 for the Democratic-crafted legislation that would authorize hundreds of millions of dollars in annual grants to programs for victims of sexual assault, domestic abuse and…

Licking County Port Authority Shows Off Growing Campus, Expanding Companies

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Congressman Troy Balderson, like many community leaders and politicians before him, left the Central Ohio Aerospace and Technology Center campus in amazement following a tour of five growing companies on the campus. The Heath-Newark-Licking County Port Authority, which manages the campus, gave a quick look inside Bionetics, Hexagon…

Balderson, Bustos, Gianforte, Axne Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Honor Cadet Nurses

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Representatives Troy Balderson (R-OH), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Greg Gianforte (R-MT), and Cindy Axne (D-IA) today introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation that honors Cadet Nurses who served during World War II by distinguishing them as honorary veterans and providing them burial privileges. “Our nation owes a debt of gratitude to the Cadet Nurse Corps, whose service in World War II was…

GOP Lawmakers from Ohio Want Justice Department to Monitor Anti-Semitic Attacks

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The entire Republican delegation from Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives asked the Department of Justice to monitor anti-Semitic attacks, something the department already does. The April 1 letter, initiated by Troy Balderson and signed by all 17 Republican members from the state notes the massacre of 11 Jewish worshippers in Pittsburgh in October; attacks on Jewish student…

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