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WASHINGTON, D.C. – This month, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty successfully advocated for over $12 million in Fiscal Year 2027 Community Project Funding requests to support critical infrastructure improvements, workforce development, public safety, scientific research, youth services, and community revitalization projects across Central Ohio.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) secured House passage of six legislative measures aimed to expand affordable housing, protect homeowners, and strengthen community financial institutions that finance housing development across Central Ohio and communities nationwide.
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty released the following statement regarding today’s vote on the Farm, Food, and National Security Act, also known as the “Farm bill.”
“Today, I voted against H.R. 7567 — the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026.”
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today a federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ordered the Trump administration to ensure Congresswoman Joyce Beatty is provided with the crucial information about Donald Trump’s plan to close the Kennedy Center and that she can participate in next week’s Kennedy Center Board meeting.
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03), issued the following statement regarding today’s Kennedy Center court hearing:
“We appreciate the court hearing the motion today and acknowledging the urgency of the situation. All we are asking the court is to ensure the information on the Trump administration’s proposed plans to close and demolish the Kennedy Center be shared and that I will have the opportunity to take my seat at next week’s meeting,” said Congresswoman Beatty.
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) issued the following statement regarding yesterday’s vote to advance funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS):
“I emphatically voted NO to funding for the Department of Homeland Security.”
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03), Chair Emerita of the Congressional Black Caucus, introduces a resolution that honors the life, legacy, and contributions of the Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. and sends a letter to President Trump to issue a federal proclamation lowering the flags to half-staff in honor of Reverend Jackson’s passing.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In light of the ICE activity in Minnesota and Ohio’s Third Congressional District, Congresswoman Beatty is addressing violent ICE activity by introducing the Protecting Our Communities Act, which would enact critical reform to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) entity under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to protect the rights, liberties, and safety of Ohioans:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (D-OH-03) and Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH-10), introduced a bipartisan resolution to honor the life and legacy of Lieutenant Colonel Charity Adams-Earley, an Ohioan who became the first Black officer in the U.S. Army’s Women’s Army Corps (WAC). The resolution encourages the U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) issued the following statement on not attending this year’s State of the Union address:
“Tonight, I will not attend the State of the Union.
I will not legitimize a presidency rooted in racism and lawlessness, nor will I applaud economic sabotage.