PUBLISHED 8:15 PM ET Mar. 02, 2021 PUBLISHED 8:15 PM EST Mar. 02, 2021
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WASHINGTON, D.C. If the general public was asked to explain how Washington is using citizens tax dollars, would people be able to answer?
There’s actually a federal office that serves as the watchdog of Congress and it released a report on Tuesday that highlights the areas of government that are most vulnerable to waste or fraud.
What You Need To Know
New federal report on government waste and fraud released Tuesday by watchdog
Several Ohio lawmakers reviewed it during congressional hearings
The report highlights 36 areas of government where tax dollars may be wasted
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Rob Portman on Tuesday revealed that he was one of the first people in Ohio to get Johnson & Johnson’s new coronavirus vaccine as a participant in a clinical trial that determined its effectiveness. He also urged his fellow Ohioans to get the vaccine, which he deemed “safe and effective.” Portman said he didn’t know whether he got the actual vaccine or the placebo .
Here s how area members of Congress voted
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House
House Vote 1:
PRISONER COMMUNICATIONS: The House has passed the Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act (H.R. 546), sponsored by Rep. Hakeem S. Jeffries, D-N.Y., to bar the Justice Department from monitoring privileged electronic communications between an incarcerated person and that person s lawyer. Jeffries said the prohibition would enable incarcerated individuals to communicate with their legal representatives privately, safely, and efficiently. The vote, on Feb. 24, was 414 yeas to 11 nays.
YEAS: Bob Gibbs R-OH (7th), Troy Balderson R-OH (12th)
NOT VOTING: Jim Jordan R-OH (4th)
House Vote 2:
In a bipartisan effort, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has asked Canada to reconsider its cruise ship ban or permit technical stops in Canadian waters for big ships.
As postal service delays persist, bills, paychecks and medications are getting stuck in the mail Updated: February 27 Published February 27
U.S. Postal Services mail carrier RayShawn Riley delivers mail to a snow covered neighborhood after a second winter storm brought more snow and continued freezing temperatures to North Texas on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Richardson, Texas. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
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Print article WASHINGTON - Mark Currie of Virginia had three checks snagged in postal delays in three months. In New Jersey, Lois Fitton says she was forced to pay interest on a credit card balance because the bill never arrived. Jim Rice says two insurance companies canceled policies for his property management business in Oklahoma after the payments got lost in the mail.