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Working to close one of trade enforcement’s biggest loopholes

Unfair foreign competition is a massive problem for Ohio companies, particularly from countries like China, where the government much of the economy.

Conservatives win in the debt ceiling fight

For nearly 100 days, President Biden refused to even talk to Republicans about lifting the debt ceiling. Both publicly and privately, he demanded a “clean” increase to our national debt limit, rejecting even a conversation about spending cuts or reforms. Fortunately, President Biden relented and America won.

Launching 2023 summer manufacturing camps

Every summer for 11 years, my office has partnered with local companies and organizations across Ohio to host summer manufacturing camps for 4th through 8th graders. This summer, we will host at least 36 camps across 26 counties.

Making progress in the fight for rail safety

Last week, our bipartisan Rail Safety Act moved one step closer towards becoming law. On Wednesday, the Senate Commerce Committee voted our bill out of committee with strong, bipartisan support.

Headlines and remembering

How did you feel when you opened your Wilmington News Journal June 29, 1978? Count the years! Forty-five years ago the article proclaimed Jack McCall leaving the Melvin service station and restaurant after 31 years. This means they opened in 1947. They saw many changes in Clinton County.

‘It feels good to be back’

I know it has been five months since I wrote my column. Sometimes life just happens. It feels good to be back in the writing groove.

Preventing fentanyl from reaching Ohio communities

We all know what a toll the addiction crisis has taken on our state. Ohioans feel it in their communities, their schools, their workplaces, and their families. I host roundtables across the state and without fail, opioid addiction always comes up.