Press Releases
February 13, 2017
On February 8, 2017, the U.S. Senate voted 53-47 to confirm Steve Mnuchin of California as the next Secretary of the Treasury.
February 9, 2017
Coinciding with American Heart Month, U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) and U.S. Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) were named Co-Chairs of the Congressional Heart and Stroke Coalition for the 115th Congress.
Issues:Healthcare
February 8, 2017
On February 8, 2017, the U.S. Senate voted 52-47 to confirm Senator Jeff Sessions (AL) as the next United States Attorney General.
February 7, 2017
On February 7, 2017, the U.S. Senate voted 51-50 to confirm Betsy DeVos of Michigan as the next Secretary of Education, after a tie forced Vice President Mike Pence to cast the deciding vote.
Issues:Education
February 7, 2017
The Housing Financial Literacy Act of 2017 would improve housing affordability and financial literacy, and help prevent foreclosures
January 31, 2017
Following President Trump’s executive order banning entry from seven Muslim-majority countries, Democratic representatives demanded that the Administration comply with the federal court orders staying the EO and vowed to fight to overturn it.
January 30, 2017
Reps. Joyce Beatty (OH-03), Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Tim Ryan (OH-13), and Marcia Fudge (OH-11) call on Betsy DeVos to pay the $5.3 million owed to the state of Ohio by her Political Action Committee (PAC) for breaking campaign finance law.
January 29, 2017
Beatty issued a follow up statement on President Trump's exeuctive order barring legal permanent residents, immigrants and refugees from entering the United States.
January 27, 2017
Congresswoman Beatty reacts to President Trump's controversial Muslim ban.
January 26, 2017
Beatty and Stivers were recently named co-chairs of the Congressional Financial and Economic Literacy Caucus