WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) introduced the Stopping Transfers of Public Funds Abroad Act to protect American taxpayers by penalizing welfare recipients who send remittances to foreign countries. “For decades, Washington’s failed welfare program rewarded dependency while enabling fraudsters and criminals to exploit the system to take advantage of American taxpayers,” said Senator Moreno. “If an individual has enough cash to send money overseas, they have no business taking welfare benefits from hardworking Americans. The abuse ends now.” The Stopping Transfers of Public Funds Abroad Act requires that individuals who want to conduct international wire transfers certify that they do not receive public assistance. If they fail disclose

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) sent a letter to Lucas County Commissioner Pete Gerken condemning his dangerous rhetoric that labeled DHS employees, ICE, and border patrol agents as a “terrorist group.”  “I find it extremely ironic that previously you publicly called for President Trump to be ‘respectful toward the local community,’” wrote Senator Moreno. “Yet, you yourself, in a public meeting, called federal law enforcement officers, who sacrifice so much to uphold our laws and keep our communities safe, ‘terrorists.’ Although your unhinged conduct, which is wholly unfit for someone holding public office, should not be surprising as you clearly have a pattern of

WASHINGTON – Senators Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) and Amy Klobuchar (D- Minn.) introduced the Multiemployer Plan Relief Act, a bipartisan bill that provides targeted relief from the automatic enrollment mandate for multiemployer union retirement plans. Representatives Mike Carey (R-Ohio), Brad Finstad (D-Minn.), Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.), and John Larson (D-Conn.) introduced a companion bill in the House.  “Hardworking Ohioans deserve retirement plans that work for them,” said Senator Moreno. “This bill removes unnecessary red tape from automatic enrollment rules, allowing Americans’ rightfully earned benefit plans to continue serving them without added compliance burdens from frequent job changes.” “Workers in construction, trucking, and manufacturing rely on multiemployer union retirement plans to build financial