WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) introduced the Secure Takedown and Obstruction Prevention (STOP) Act to increase criminal penalties for those who barricade themselves while federal law enforcement officers are conducting arrests. “Our law enforcement officers put their lives on the line every day to protect our communities, and they deserve to know that we have their backs,” said Senator Moreno. “My STOP Act will hold criminals accountable for creating unpredictable and dangerous environments that may threaten their safety. I will always stand by Ohio’s brave men and women in blue.” Senator Moreno’s STOP Act establishes a new federal offense for criminals who barricade themselves to evade arrest by a federal

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) released the following statement on the tragedy at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base:

WASHINGTON – In case you missed it, Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), penned a letter to Mentor Board of Education President Maggie Cook after a 15-year-old Mentor High School Student was arrested on 36 felony counts, including child pornography charges. “As not only the senior Senator of our great state, but as a dad myself, the most important thing I can do is protect Ohio’s children,” wrote Senator Moreno. “You are a mother yourself, who sent your own children to Mentor High School, I cannot imagine how you could entertain the prospect of your children attending school with an alleged criminal, arrested on child pornography charges. How, as Mentor