Washington, DC - Today, United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined Representatives Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) and Steve Stivers (R-Ohio) to introduce the Reducing Unused Medications Act. The bill would allow prescriptions for opioid medications to be partially filled by pharmacists at the request of patients or doctors, reducing the number of unused painkillers. More than 70 percent of adults who misuse prescription opioids get them from friends or relatives, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Read more

There is so much negativity today in the news and everywhere we look that it is always nice when we can pause to recognize good things that are happening in our community. I would like to take the opportunity to use this blog to highlight some of the positive events that are happening in Ohio’s 15th Congressional District. Our first responders provide an invaluable service to our communities by helping people in their greatest time of need. Thanks to first responders in Grove City, Matthew McCon... Read more

Three California congressmen and a representative from Ohio are pressing the CFPB to exempt credit unions from rules. Read more

Gary Von Kennel is a passionate guy. Admittedly, he gets a little worked up at times and speaks a little brusquely. But a little less than a year ago, he had every reason to get worked up. It was last summer when Von Kennel, a Chillicothe High School graduate who takes a lot of pride in his hometown, saw a CNN story about the missing women of Chillicothe. It infuriated him. Read more

The House approved the Debt Management and Fiscal Responsibility Act, H.R. 3442, on Thursday which included an amendment co-authored by U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) to require the Obama administration to report to Congress ahead of any request to raise the debt ceiling. Read more

Gary Von Kennel leaves no doubt where he stands on where the solution to Chillicothe's drug fight can be found. Read more

LANCASTER - Gladys McAndrews wanted to dance on her birthday — her 107th birthday. And she did. Read more

All of the following may be attributed to Congressman Steve Stivers (R-OH) on the passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia: Read more

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 3442, the Debt Management and Fiscal Responsibility Act, which included an amendment introduced by Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH), and Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL). The Debt Management and Fiscal Responsibility Act would require the Secretary of the Treasury to appear before Congress and submit a report on the general status of the nation’s debt and solutions to control the national debt in advance of any request to raise the debt ceiling. The amendment by Reps. Newhouse, Goodlatte, Stivers, and Byrne directs the Secretary of the Treasury to explain in the report whether the President recommends that Congress adopt a balanced budget amendment to control the accumulation of future debt. Read more

The House approved bipartisan legislation co-sponsored by U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers (R-Ohio) on Tuesday that would expand therapeutic services available to veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Read more