WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act, sponsored by Congressman Steve Stivers (R – OH) and Congressman Tim Walz (D – MN), passed the House of Representatives as part of a larger veterans health services bill. This legislation would establish a therapeutic dog training and handling pilot program for veterans struggling with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
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WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Stivers (R – OH) invites high school students from Ohio’s 15th Congressional District to participate in the 2016 Congressional Art Competition.
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America’s largest portfolio of new hydro-electric projects on existing dams, FFP New Hydro LLC, has announced the receipt of hydropower licenses from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for four projects located on the Muskingum River in Ohio.
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America is facing a number of challenges, both at home and abroad. We need to have a comprehensive strategy to defeat ISIS. We need tax reform and regulatory relief so our economy can grow. And we need the federal government to finally balance its budget. I had hoped the president would address some of these challenges during his final State of the Union Address. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen. Though they didn’t get the attention they deserved in the president’s speech, I remain committed to finding solutions to these issues to make America safer and stronger.
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FFP New Hydro LLC announced today the receipt of hydropower licenses from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for four projects located on the Muskingum River in Ohio. The four projects are expected to have a combined generating capacity of 15 megawatts (MW) from plants added to existing Lock and Dam facilities owned and operated by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. FFP New Hydro also has final license applications pending for two more projects on the Muskingum River.
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Regarding today’s announcement that FFP New Hydro LLC can move forward with four hydropower projects on the Muskingum River, including the Malta Lock & Dam Water Power Project and the Rokeby Lock & Dam Water Power Project, all of the following may be attributed to Congressman Steve Stivers (R-OH):
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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 District. School custodians have a unique opportunity to interact with all of the staff and students in our schools. The Logan-Hocking School District recently took time to recognize a custodian at L...
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Veterans who return from duty with less than an honorable discharge — about 15 percent — can lose out on medical services offered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
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