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Chabot Helps Protect Vital Engine Program
September 26, 2006
Congressman Steve Chabot (R-Cincinnati) announced today that $340 million in federal funding for the critical F-136 Joint Strike Fighter competitive engine program has been restored in the Defense Appropriations Act. The President’s FY 2007 budget had eliminated the alternate engine plan, a joint endeavor between GE-Aviation, based in Evendale, and Rolls Royce.
Chabot Supports Additional Border Security Bills
September 21, 2006
Congressman Steve Chabot (R-Cincinnati) today voted for three major pieces of legislation that will help increase border security and crack down on illegal immigration. The three bills passed by the House were the Immigration Law Enforcement Act of 2006 (H.R. 6095), the Border Tunnel
Chabot Writes to Energy Secretary, Attorney General to Encourage BP Investigation
August 11, 2006
Congressman Steve Chabot (R-Cincinnati) today sent letters to Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman and Attorney General Alberto Gonzales expressing his deepest concern over British Petroleum’s (BP) recent announcement that serious maintenance problems could disrupt oil production from its Prudhoe Bay oil field in Alaska. British Petroleum is drastically reducing, or possibly shutting down, production over what the company refers to as “unexpectedly severe corrosion” in its pipelines.
Statement by Congressman Steve Chabot on Terrorist Plot
August 10, 2006
"The disclosure of a plot to target citizens of the United States and Great Britain further underscores the very real nature of this threat and the need to remain vigilant in the war on terror. We must continue to strengthen our homeland security and intelligence gathering capabilities while proactively targeting terrorist activity around the globe. The strong efforts by law enforcement authorities to disrupt this plot have once again prevented the mass murder of innocent men, women and children."
Chabot Statement on President Bush Signing Voting Rights Act
July 27, 2006
Congressman Steve Chabot (R-Cincinnati) today attended a White House ceremony where the President signed the reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act. Chabot, Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, has been widely praised for his bipartisan leadership on this important issue.
Chabot's Bill to Improve Competitiveness of Domestic Manufacturing Passes Judiciary
July 19, 2006
A bill sponsored by Congressman Steve Chabot that will help protect American manufacturing jobs from moving overseas, passed the House Judiciary Committee today. The Workplace Goods Job Growth and Competitiveness Act (H.R. 3509) will limit frivolous lawsuits brought against American manufacturers by creating a nationwide twelve-year “statute of repose” for durable goods used in the workplace. The bill is similar to a Chabot proposal that previously passed the House but was not considered by the Senate
Chabot Leads Historic Voting Rights Act Reauthorization
July 13, 2006
Congressman Steve Chabot today helped lead a bipartisan coalition of House members in reauthorizing the Voting Rights Act. The Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006, H.R. 9, passed the U.S. House of Representatives today with the support of leaders in both parties.
Chabot's Property Rights Bill Passes Judiciary Committee
July 12, 2006
A bipartisan property rights bill authored by Congressman Steve Chabot (R-Cincinnati) passed the House Judiciary Committee today. The Private Property Rights Implementation Act, H.R. 4772, will ensure that a citizen with a legitimate federal claim under the Fifth Amendment’s takings clause will have access to federal courts – the same right enjoyed by citizens claiming violations of other constitutional rights.
Chabot, Davis Brief New DOT Secretary on Brent Spence Bridge
July 10, 2006
Congressman Steve Chabot (R-OH) and Congressman Geoff Davis (R-KY) today were joined by the new Acting Secretary for the Department of Transportation, Maria Cino, to view the Brent Spence Bridge and discuss the need for a continued strong federal commitment to the redesign/replacement of the bridge.
Porter, Chabot Introduce Ethics in Government Reauthorization Act
June 29, 2006
Congressman Jon Porter (R-NV) and Congressman Steve Chabot (R-OH) today introduced legislation to reauthorize the Office of Government Ethics (OGE), which is set to expire at the end of this year. H.R. 5710, the Ethics in Government Authorization Act of 2006 would authorize the OGE for another four years through the end of FY 2010.
Chabot Congratulates Magen David Adom on Admittance into the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Society
June 22, 2006
Congressman Steve Chabot (R-Cincinnati) issued the following statement concerning the admittance of the Magen David Adom (or “Red Shield of David”) into the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Society:
Chabot Helps Pass Line Item Veto
June 22, 2006
Congressman Steve Chabot, Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, spoke on the House floor today in support of the Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 2006. Chabot is a cosponsor of the legislation and chaired a hearing on the bill in April.
Chabot, Scott Introduce Legislative Remedy for African-American Farmers
June 9, 2006
Congressman Steve Chabot (R-OH) and Congressman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA) today introduced bipartisan legislation designed to help thousands of African-American farmers who were denied entry into the Pigford v. Glickman settlement. The legislation, the Pigford Claims Remedy Act (H.R. 5575), would allow claims previously rejected on procedural grounds to be reviewed based on merit.
Chabot Privacy Bill Passes Judiciary Committee
June 7, 2006
The House Judiciary Committee today passed a much-needed privacy bill authored by Congressman Steve Chabot (R-OH) and Congressman Jerry Nadler (D-NY). The Federal Agency Protection of Privacy Act will better protect individual privacy rights from unwarranted government intrusion by requiring federal agencies to conduct a privacy impact assessment when issuing new rules and regulations.
Chabot Helps Cincinnati Public Schools Recoup $1.2 Million
May 26, 2006
Congressman Steve Chabot (R-Westwood) announced this afternoon that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted a request by Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) for reimbursement of over $1.2 million the district was forced to pay in a dispute over the E-Rate program.
Chabot Praises End of Antiquated Telephone Tax
May 25, 2006
Congressman Steve Chabot today offered praise to the Treasury Department for agreeing to end the three percent federal excise tax on long-distance telephone service. The tax was originally implemented over 100 years ago to fund the Spanish American War.
Chabot Blocks Tax Dollars to Tongass
May 18, 2006
Congressman Steve Chabot (R-Cincinnati) and Congressman Robert Andrews (D-NJ) successfully offered an amendment to the Interior appropriations bill to prohibit taxpayer dollars from being used to subsidize the construction of logging roads in the Tongass National Forest in Alaska. The Chabot-Andrews Tongass Amendment passed the House of Representatives today with a bipartisan vote of 237-181.
Chabot Helps Lead Bipartisan Voting Rights Act Reauthorization Through Committee
May 10, 2006
Congressman Steve Chabot today helped lead important Voting Rights Act legislation through a mark-up by the full House Judiciary Committee, setting the stage for the historic civil rights legislation to be reauthorized for another 25 years. H.R. 9, the “Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006”, passed the Judiciary committee by a vote of 33-1, sending it on for consideration by the full House of Representatives.
Chabot Moves to Lift Travel Limitations on Taiwan's Leaders Democratically Elected, "Partners in Freedom" Must Be Welcome in the USA
April 19, 2006
Congressman Steve Chabot (R-Cincinnati) has introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives urging the Bush Administration to permit official visits to the United States by high-level officeholders from Taiwan. Current U.S. policy prohibits official travel to the U.S. by Taiwan’s President, Vice-President, Foreign Minister, and Defense Minister. Chabot introduced the resolution (H. Con. Res. 381) along with Ohio Congressman Sherrod Brown (D-Lorain). Chabot and Brown, both senior members of the House International Relations Committee and its Asia-Pacific subcommittee, are co-founders and chairmen of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus.
