U.S. Representatives Bill Johnson (OH-06), Morgan Griffith (VA-09), Harriet Hageman (WY-AL), and Dan Meuser (PA-09) will lead the Congressional Coal Caucus for the 118th Congress. The Congressional Coal Caucus plays a key role in facilitating legislative and policy debates relating to the coal industry:
Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) delivered the following opening statement at today’s Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee hearing titled: “Exposing the Environmental, Human Rights, and National Security Risks of the Biden Administration’s Rush to Green Policies.”
On April 26, the ALERT Parity Act authored by Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH) and Rep. Kim Schrier (D-WA) passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a 422-1 vote.
On April 13, Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), and Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) sent letters to the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) calling on the administration to be completely transparent on its record-spending in the Infrastructure, Investment, and Jobs Act (IIJA), which is contributing to President Joe Biden’s energy and inflation crisis and making America more reliant on China.
On April 10, Representatives Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) and Dave Joyce (OH-14) introduced legislation that would result in the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport (YNG) and Youngstown Air Reserve Station (YARS) being designated as a primary airport.
Washington County saw 733 people migrate from across the U.S. during 2019, an increase over the previous year, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
Washington County saw 443 people migrate from within the state during 2019, an increase over the previous year, according to the Internal Revenue Service.