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We all know what a toll the addiction crisis has taken on our state. Ohioans feel it in their communities, their schools, their workplaces, and their families. I host roundtables […]

I serve on two of the least partisan committees– the Agriculture Committee and the Veterans Affairs Committee. It’s not a coincidence that those committees are also two of the most […]

Prescription drugs are some of the most overpriced goods that families are forced to pay for each month. Americans pay more than three times what people in other countries pay […]

Thursday, I visited East Palestine where a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials derailed leading to a large explosion and fire. I went to listen to the people that this […]

EAST PALESTINE – Senator J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) visited with residents and local officials in East Palestine on Thursday. Following those meetings, Senator Vance spoke with the media outside of Centenary […]

This week, I visited the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland and met with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, the Glenn leadership team and Ohio economic development leaders. We all agreed, […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) sent a letter this week urging Commissioner Richard Trumka Jr. of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission against his ill-advised proposal to ban […]

This summer we passed the Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act, named in honor of Ohioan Heath Robinson. It’s the most comprehensive expansion of benefits for veterans who faced toxic […]

“Mr. President, 12 years ago I stood on this Senate floor for my maiden speech. I was new to the Senate, but I had a sense of what I thought […]

For so many Ohioans, giving up dollars at the bargaining table now in exchange for contributions to a pension fund, and the promise of a secure retirement in the future, […]