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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tonight, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) issued the following statement on President Trump’s bombing of nuclear sites in Iran:
“A nuclear-armed Iran is a serious threat to regional and global security.
But President Trump’s unilateral action, taken without the constitutionally required approval of Congress, puts U.S. troops across the region in harm’s way and risks drawing our nation into another war in the Middle East.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tonight, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) issued the following statement in response to the tragic shootings in Minnesota and a related personal security threat:
"I extend my deepest sympathies to the loved ones and colleagues of Minnesota Representative and Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, and continue to keep State Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, in my prayers as they begin the long process of healing.
Washington D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (D-OH-03), Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH-01), Congressman Mike Lawler (R-NY-17), Congressman Don Bacon (R-NE-02), and Congressman Zach Nunn (R-IA-03) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to help vulnerable students pay for college campus housing.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) co-led a House Resolution with Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) calling for urgent, coordinated federal action to address the nation’s worsening housing crisis by preserving and expanding access to affordable housing.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Beatty reintroduced H.R. 3709 the ‘Advancing the Mentor Protégé Program for Small Financial Institutions Act’ to codify the Financial Agent Mentor-Protégé Program at the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Project Name: Bexley Police Patrol Enhancement
Project Recipient: Bexley Police Department
Project Recipient Address: 559 N. Cassingham Road, Bexley, OH 43209
Amount Requested: $650,000
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) released the following statement after House Republicans voted to take from the poor to give to the rich—advancing a budget that slashes essential services to fund billionaire tax breaks.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) released the following statement on the deadly shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum.
“I am shocked and saddened by the deadly act of antisemitic violence near the Capital Jewish Museum, where an engaged couple—two young Israeli Embassy staffers—were senselessly murdered after attending an event.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) joined fellow House Democrats in offering amendments before the House Rules Committee to the Republican budget bill that would slash essential benefits for hardworking families—just to bankroll tax cuts for billionaires. Despite Republicans’ efforts to jam through this deeply unpopular legislation by holding a late-night hearing, she and other House Democrats are testifying this morning on their amendments before the Committee, which began its hearing at 1:00 am today.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) introduced a resolution expressing support for the designation of May as “National Hypertension Awareness Month” and supporting the goals and ideals of this effort.