Representative John Boccieri News

Despite their political differences, Ashland's congressional representatives agree the health care bill awaiting Senate approval isn't going to cut it.

WASHINGTON -- Labor unions and other pro-Democrat groups are rallying behind Ohio lawmakers who voted for a $1.1 trillion health care reform bill approved by the House of Representatives on Saturday.

The U.S. House narrowly passed a health care overhaul bill late Saturday despite a no vote from Alliance Democrat John Boccieri.

Even as the Senate comes back for a brief session this week before Wednesday's Veterans Day holiday, the stage is largely set for the rest of the year's legislative agenda in the wake of House passage of a landmark healthcare overhaul bill late Saturday night.

Former Cleveland Mayor Dennis J. Kucinich , pictured above on Meet the Press, bolted Democrats by joining Ohio Republicans on no vote on healthcare bill.

WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives voted 220-215 Saturday to pass a $1.1 trillion health care reform bill that Democrats praised as 'historic' and Republicans decried as a 'job killer.' Ohio lawmakers split along party lines, with Democrats voting for the measure and Republicans voting against it.

Columbus -- When Ohio voters approved Issue 3 on Tuesday, they also voted to set up a new government bureaucracy to oversee the four casinos to be established in Ohio.

As House Democratic leaders considered a weekend vote on an overhaul of the nation's health-care system, Democrats John Boccieri of Alliance and Steve Driehaus of Cincinnati have yet to decide whether they will support the measure.

With House Democrats considering a floor vote Saturday on a sweeping health-care package, the Ohio State Medical Association said yesterday it will oppose the measure unless it is dramatically revised.

Vice President Joe Biden told an Ohio audience that the federal economic stimulus package is helping to revive the U.S. economy and has helped stabilize the financial markets.

Ohio may lose two congressional seats when the final tally of the 2010 Census is known, but that wasn't on the mind of Vice President Joe Biden, who was back in Buckeye territory Monday stumping for House Democrats who, if they can win re-election next year, could turn the tables on some beltway pundits who predict the GOP could rise again if close ...

President Obama on Monday will meet again with his national security team about the war effort in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Vice President Joe Biden will visit the Columbus and Cleveland areas Monday for two fundraisers, including one in central Ohio for Rep.

WASHINGTON -- Incumbents in Ohio's House seats have a strong advantage in fundraising so far.

A federal effort to classify pocketknives that can be sprung open with one hand as switchblades is likely to be cut short by members of Congress who fear the change would turn millions of law-abiding outdoorsmen into outlaws.

WASHINGTON: Despite a vague veto threat by President Barack Obama, the House on Thursday passed a major defense policy bill that calls for continued development of a costly alternative engine for the Pentagon's next-generation fighter jet.

President Obama has invited four Cabinet secretaries and a slew of members of Congress to come over to shoot some hoops on the White House basketball court Thursday evening.

President Obama will take to the court tomorrow in a basketball game with a handful of cabinet members and lawmakers.

U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu came to Ohio Monday to talk about clean energy, which is the focus of some of the projects at Sharon Township's EBO Group.

President Obama's energy secretary is convinced the world will need a new industrial revolution, and he believes the United States can lead it.