Recent News About J.D. Vance
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Senator Vance Introduces Bill to Codify States’ Right to Defend the Southern Border
“My bill would codify the right of every state along the U.S.-Mexico border to defend its own territory. If Joe Biden refuses to take action, let the states get the job done.”
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Senator Vance Urges Biden Admin to Investigate Sale of Us Firearm Manufacturer to Kremlin-linked Foreign Company
“We cannot afford for America’s supply of weapons to fall into the wrong hands.”
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Senator Vance Memo Warns of “systemic Failures” by Biden Administration to Account for Weapons Sent to Ukraine
“Assertions that ‘there is no evidence of illicit transfer of EEUM defense articles provided to Ukraine’ sidestep the reality that an accurate, up-to-date inventory of U.S.- supplied weapons in Ukraine—which the DOD IG report demonstrates that the U.S. does not have—is necessary to determine whether weapons have fallen into the wrong hands.”
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Senator Vance Raises Concerns to Incoming Osu President Over Discriminatory Dei Initiatives
“Some of the poorest counties in our state are in the Appalachian region, a region that is disproportionately white, and suffers from a host of socioeconomic problems at higher rates than the country at large. I wonder how many poor children have come to Ohio State as I did—first in their family to go to college and wonderstruck by the campus’s beauty and infinite possibilities—only to learn that they are ‘privileged’ because of the color of their skin.”
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Senator Vance Introduces Legislation to Crack Down on Unlawful Discrimination in Higher Education
Senator JD Vance (R-OH) and Congressman Jim Banks (R-IN-03) have introduced the College Admissions Accountability Act, which would require universities to respect applicants’ constitutional rights and comply with the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard. The legislation would condition eligibility for federal student assistance and institutional aid on universities’ adherence to the Equal Protection Clause and Title VI prohibitions on racial discrimination or racial preferences.
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Vance & Tuberville: Americans No Longer Support Aid for Ukraine. Neither Should the Senate.
“The fact that weapons of war are made in America does not justify sending them abroad, and a $100 billion foreign aid package is not pro-worker manufacturing policy.”
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Senator Vance Opens Office in Hometown of Middletown, Ohio
Senator JD Vance (R-OH) announced the opening of a new office in his hometown of Middletown, Ohio. The office will focus on delivering constituent services throughout Southwest Ohio.
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Senator Vance Slams Merrick Garland Over the Doj’s Politicized Investigation Into Spacex
Senator JD Vance (R-OH) sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland questioning the political motivations behind a Department of Justice (DOJ) lawsuit against SpaceX. The DOJ alleges SpaceX wrongly favored U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents in its hiring practices. Senator Vance suggests: “SpaceX could have been investigated by DOJ because of Mr. Musk’s management of Twitter, not because SpaceX’s hiring practices are uniquely odious.”
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Senator Vance Opposes Plan to Rename Wayne National Forest
General Anthony Wayne was a Founding Father for Ohio and the United States
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Senator Vance: Joe Biden Has Ignored Ohio’s Pleas for Help. Response to East Palestine ‘inexcusable’
One hundred and sixty-six days ago, Joe Biden promised he would visit East Palestine. He has failed to keep that promise.
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Senator Vance Opposes Final Passage of the NDAA
Senator JD Vance (R-OH) issued the following statement after voting against the Senate’s version of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA):
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Senator Vance Stands Firm Against Politicization of the Department of Justice
On July 27, Senator JD Vance (R-OH) followed through on his promise to hold nominees to the Biden administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ). Senator Vance originally announced his hold policy in June in response to the Biden DOJ’s unprecedented political prosecution of President Donald J. Trump.
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Senator Vance Introduces Legislation to Level the Playing Field for Community and Regional Banks
Senator JD Vance (R-OH) has introduced the Payroll Account Guarantee Act, which would empower community and small regional banks to better compete for depositors with large “too big to fail” financial institutions, which have long received special treatment from federal regulators.
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Vance Amendment To Discourage Megabank Acquisitions Passes Senate Committee
Senator JD Vance (R-OH) delivered remarks on his amendment to the RECOUP Act, which passed during a markup of the Senate Banking Committee today.
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Senator Vance and Rep. Brecheen Introduce Legislation to Prevent Taxpayer Funding of Healthcare Services for Illegal Aliens
Senator JD Vance (R-OH) and Representative Josh Brecheen (R-OK) introduced legislation to prevent the use of taxpayer-funded healthcare and plan markets for illegal aliens. The No Obamacare For Illegal Aliens Act would amend the definition of “lawfully present” in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to explicitly exclude DACA recipients and bar the use of any federal taxpayer dollars through ACA waivers for providing health insurance coverage for illegal aliens.
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Senators Vance, Lummis & Marshall To Introduce Legislation To Establish Special Inspector General To Investigate Abuses By Financial Sector Regulators
Senators JD Vance (R-OH), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) will introduce the Financial Regulatory Accountability Act to establish an Inspector General within the Treasury Department.
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Senator Vance & Rep. Brecheen Urge Biden Admin To Abandon Plans To Fund Healthcare For Illegal Aliens With Taxpayer Dollars
-OH) and Representative Josh Brecheen (R-OK) sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra calling on him to abandon plans to use taxpayer dollars to provide healthcare to illegal aliens.
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Senator Vance Slams Coordinated Censorship From Big Tech And Big Government
Senator JD Vance (R-OH) slammed coordinated efforts between the Biden administration and Big Tech to censor Americans at a Senate Republican press conference.
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Senators Vance & Hawley Introduce Legislation To Prevent Further Accounting Errors At The Department Of Defense
Senator JD Vance (R-OH), along with Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO), introduced legislation to require the Department of Defense to use accounting methods that capture the true cost of sending weapons from U.S. stockpiles abroad.
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Senator Vance, Colleagues Demand Answers From Biden Department Of Defense On Ukraine Aid Accounting Error
Senator JD Vance (R-OH) joined Senators Josh Hawley (R-MO), Mike Lee (R-UT), Roger Marshall (R-KS), and Mike Braun (R-IN), in sending a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin demanding an explanation from the Department of Defense (DoD) for the reported $6.2 billion accounting error in U.S. security assistance to Ukraine.