"North Korea has shown that not every country has peaceful nuclear ambitions. The President and Secretary of State are under the false assumption that they have secured 'peace for our time' with their Iran deal, when in reality they have done quite the opposite." Read more

A bipartisan constitutional amendment to restrict the federal government from spending more money than it receives was introduced this week by U.S. Reps. Steve Stivers (R-OH) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ). Read more

WASHINGTON, DC - As the national debt tops $18.8 trillion, Representative Steve Stivers (R-OH) and Representative Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) today introduced House Joint Resolution 81, a bipartisan constitutional amendment which would restrict the federal government from spending more than it receives. Read more

“I wish he would’ve talked a little bit more about coming together to address our fiscal crisis head on. He did talk about jobs a little bit and making sure we were strengthening the American economy but he didn’t talk about how to get there. I hope he wants to work together on some of those things. I’m willing to work together with him.” Read more

House Democrats are forming a task force to examine the rising cost of prescription drugs, Democratic Caucus Chairman Xavier Becerra (D-Calif.) and Reps. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) said during a Jan. 12 conference call. Read more

“When the President promised a different kind of a State of the Union, I had hoped that we would see a comprehensive strategy for defeating ISIS. I had hoped he would acknowledge that our economy will grow when we remove the heavy burdens of our tax code and overregulation. And I had hoped that he might even say the words ‘balanced budget.’ Read more

A new mayor, a former mayor and three congressional representatives walk into a restaurant. Read more

A local student at Vinton County High School has been nominated to several U.S. military academies. Read more

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Stivers (R – OH) today announced his nomination of students from Ohio's 15th Congressional District to the United States military academies. Stivers nominated the following students: Read more

WASHINGTON — The executive actions President Barack Obama unveiled on Tuesday to combat gun violence echo steps he took almost three years ago to the day. Read more