WASHINGTON — Brushing aside objections from a handful of conservatives, a bipartisan majority of U.S. House lawmakers employed a rare parliamentary maneuver Friday that likely will lead to retaining a federal agency that helps American companies export their products. Read more

The House Financial Services Committee is expected to vote Wednesday on bills to replace the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's sole director with a bipartisan, five-member commission (H.R. 1266) and require Senate confirmation for the CFPB's inspector general (H.R. 957). Read more

CHILLICOTHE — U.S. Congressmen Steve Stivers and Brad Wenstrup made a joint appearance Monday during an hourlong visit to the Chillicothe Country Club and discussed a number of issues ranging from the Affordable Care Act, opioid addiction and workforce development. Read more

Speaker John Boehner’s retirement announcement was barely hours old when the race to replace him and fill out the House Republican leadership roster began. But with widespread fractures and frustrations within the conference, members on all sides don’t just want new leadership – they want new ideas for how the GOP majority should work. Read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Bipartisan legislation sponsored by Congressman Steve Stivers (R–OH) and Congressman Tim Walz (D-MN) that would create the position of an independent Inspector General (IG) at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) passed out of committee on Wednesday. Read more

Republican Steve Stivers of Upper Arlington predicted today that the U.S. House will soon defy a handful of arch conservatives and re-authorize a federal agency that provides credit to foreign companies buying U.S. goods. Read more

A vote to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank by using a rarely successful legislative procedure gained support Thursday from centrist House Republicans, an important step that represents a rebuke to party leaders who allowed the bank to close this summer. Read more

REP. STIVERS: Regulatory reform, tax reform. When you say regulatory reform it means a lot of things. There are a ton of things that we need to do on regulatory reform to free up capital, because Dodd-Frank didn’t only require a lot of big and small banks to hold a lot more capital that they then can’t employ and help get out to the middle-market businesses in this room and across our country. Read more

“There will be a chance for us to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank,” Rep. Steve Stivers of Ohio says after House Financial Services Cmte rejects attempt to add renewal of the agency to unrelated legislation. Read more

“I am happy to have supported this grant and see it approved because it will help the people and businesses affected by the low water levels in Buckeye Lake,” Stivers said. “Moving forward, we need to focus on safety and rebuild the dam as quickly as possible to preserve the Buckeye Lake economy.” Read more