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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced more than $4 million from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to expand recycling infrastructure and waste management systems across Ohio.
COLUMBUS, OH — U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) to join the Child Development Council of Franklin County to tour a Head Start center.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Yesterday, the Biden Administration celebrated the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) – a key piece of the President’s Bidenomics agenda to grow the economy from the middle out and bottom up – which reduces costs for Americans, invests in America, makes the tax code fairer, and takes the most ambitious climate action in history.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — They live a mile apart in Columbus, Ohio. And they shop in the same produce aisle at the same grocery store. U.S. Reps. Mike Carey, a Republican, and Joyce Beatty, a Democrat, often bump into each other at the airport and see each other around the neighborhood.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Steven Horsford (NV-04) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement regarding the Florida State Board of Education’s new standards for Black history curriculum:
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- What happened: A day after Rep. Eli Crane (R-Ariz.) drew condemnation for referring to Black people as “colored people” during debate on the annual defense policy bill, the Congressional Black Caucus' chair said they were still waiting on a specific apology.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) issued the following statement announcing new key staff in her office:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Bipartisan Budget Act. Immediately following the vote, U.S.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — As the White House and Congressional leaders work on a deal over the debt ceiling, it's Ohioans who could pay the price as the nation faces the threat of a default.
Rep. Joyce Beatty of Ohio, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, showed up to share some facts before being silenced by the Republican presiding over the chamber, who literally turned off Beatty’s mic as she was finishing her remarks. “Madam Speaker, fact. Republicans went home,” Beatty said. “Fact, their side of the chamber is empty.