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Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) and Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia) released the following statement today after sending a bipartisan letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator, Lisa Jackson, asking her to protect nearly 500 steel industry jobs along the Ohio River. The letter calls on the EPA to reconsider a proposed rule that would put companies that... Read more »

Ohio Congressman Bill Johnson paid a visit to the Ohio Valley Monday. His first stop was in Belmont County,where he hosted a discussion with area seniors, at the Bellaire Senior Center this morning. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Marietta will host an open forum with seniors Monday afternoon and then a town hall event Monday evening. Read more »

Coordinated by U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson's office, the Eastern Ohio Job Fair will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission to the job fair is free for anyone seeking employment, veterans of the U.S. armed forces in particular. Read more »

Tax Day has come and gone without much acknowledgement from this White House or the mainstream media about the growing burden that hardworking families and businesses are enduring these days. Read more »

Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) released the following statement on Tax Day – April 17, 2012. “Every year, hardworking American families and small businesses send more of their hard-earned money to a broken and inefficient federal government. On average, Americans work 107 days of the year just to pay their tax bill. This is unacceptable. The federal tax code is almost 4 million words long –... Read more »

On Wednesday, April 11, Congressman Bill Johnson, joined by BTS Managing Director Jodie McCalla, spoke on a number of issues currently facing the U.S. House of Representatives, including the passage of a budget, the new health care system and passing jobs legislation. Read more »

If you didn't perform your duties at work for three years, do you think your boss would continue to sign your paycheck? Read more »

In a continuing attempt to get a handle on how business is faring in Ohio, U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson stopped at a couple local operations Monday, including the county airport, where he visited the Air Evac Lifeteam helicopter base. Read more »

By Katie Doup WOUB Published April 10, 2012 The Good River Distribution Company broke ground today on a new state-of-the-art station in Marietta that pumps water from the Ohio River. "This groundbreaking ceremony is the conclusion of quite an extraordinary journey for all the companies involved as well as those in the community who have been with us the entire way," said John Willoughby, president... Read more »