Our Congressman

By Jessica Wehrman THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Rep. Pat Tiberi says a focus for him would be fixing U.S. infrastructure.

WASHINGTON — Rep. Paul Ryan’s ascent to the speaker’s chair this week could open a door for Rep. Pat Tiberi.

Tiberi, R-Genoa Township, hopes to succeed Ryan as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. The committee, which oversees tax law, trade law and the health-care law, is considered one of the most formidable committees in the House of Representatives. Were Tiberi to take the gavel, he’d become one …

Brian McNicoll | Wednesday Oct 28, 2015 12:11 PM

Human Events

As soon as Paul Ryan, R-Wis., becomes Speaker of the House, the race will be on for his current post, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.

At present, it looks like Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, will square off with Rep. Pat Tiberi, R-Ohio, to replace Ryan at Ways and Means, the House’s tax-writing committee.

Brady, now co-chairman of the Joint Committee on Taxation, has the reputation of a hard-liner. Tiberi, an ally of his fellow Ohioan, John Boehner, …

By David HawkingsPosted at 4:08 p.m. Oct. 26

Assuming no more last-minute surprises this fall at the House Republican Conference, the only important personnel decision to be made in coming days is who’ll become chairman of the Ways and Means Committee.

Paul D. Ryan’s agreement to be speaker, to be formally embraced by his GOP colleagues Wednesday, means after just 10 months he must give up the job he’s always described as his top political ambition.

Kevin Brady of Texas announced Monday he wants to be the next to …

By Deb Riechmann ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House cast largely symbolic votes against the Iran nuclear deal on Friday and sought to restrict President Barack Obama’s authority to lift sanctions against Tehran, one day after the Senate ensured that the administration can implement the accord without congressional interference.

After three hours of hot-tempered debate, the House voted 269-162 to reject the deal; 25 Democrats broke with Obama to register their disapproval.

Among Ohio lawmakers, Republican Reps. Pat Tiberi of Genoa Township, Steve Stivers of Upper Arlington, Bob …

MANSFIELD, Ohio — Wednesday, the day President Barack Obama garnered enough support in Congress to be able to bypass bipartisan opposition to the Iran nuclear deal, a town hall meeting discussing the Iran nuclear deal was held in Mansfield. U.S. Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-OH) held the meeting, in conjunction with the Ashbrook Center, that featured John Bolton, former ambassador to the United Nations, speaking in opposition to the plan.

The deal, titled the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, is an agreement between Iran and the five permanent …

U.S. Rep. Pat Tiberi uses story of father to argue for trade deals

By Jessica WehrmanThe Columbus Dispatch • Friday June 12, 2015 10:54 PM

WASHINGTON — When Republican Rep. Pat Tiberi was a high-school student, his father’s job — as a lathe operator for Weinman Pump Manufacturing on Spruce Street in Columbus — was eliminated.

To hear Tiberi tell it, that experience helped inform his position as one of the leading House members pushing Congress to pass two massive trade bills — one with Pacific Rim countries, and the other …