Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Mike Carey (R-Ohio-15) led a bipartisan, bicameral group of Ohio lawmakers in a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)...
Lead a bipartisan, bicameral group of Ohio lawmakers in seeking DOT upgrades for CMH.
Occurrences
led a bipartisan, bicameral group of Ohio lawmakers in a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy urging him to prioritize new terminal upgrades at John Glenn Airport through the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Terminal Program
Evidence
Rep. Mike Carey led a bipartisan, bicameral group of Ohio lawmakers in a letter to DOT Secretary Sean Duffy urging prioritization of CMH terminal upgrades through FAA’s FY2026 Airport Terminal Program. Signers included Reps. Joyce Beatty, Troy Balderson, David Taylor, and Sens. Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted.
FAA’s FY2026 Airport Terminal Program grants file was updated May 21, 2026 and links the FY2026 selections list. The page is the official repository for FY2026 ATP grant selections.
FAA states the FY2026 ATP NOFO was open from 12/8/2025 to 1/15/2026 and that the Secretary will announce selected projects anticipated for mid-fiscal year 2026.
DOT/FAA announced approximately $1 billion in FY2026 competitive funds for the Airport Terminal Program and said the FY2026 announcement would be the final announcement for the program.
FAA published the FY 2026 ATP selections PDF on its official airport-terminals page. The selections document is the authoritative place to confirm whether CMH received FY2026 terminal funding.
Assessments
Carey did what the claim described: he led a bipartisan, bicameral group of Ohio lawmakers in a letter to DOT/FAA pressing for CMH terminal upgrades during the FY2026 Airport Terminal Program process. The evidence confirms the advocacy action itself in March 2026, which is the promised conduct. The record here does not prove whether CMH ultimately received funding, but that is beyond the narrower claim being judged.
The promise was to lead a bipartisan, bicameral group of Ohio lawmakers in seeking DOT upgrades for CMH. The evidence directly shows Carey did exactly that: he organized and led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the DOT Secretary urging prioritization of CMH terminal upgrades, with both House and Senate Ohio lawmakers from both parties participating. Because the promise is about undertaking the advocacy effort rather than guaranteeing DOT ultimately awarded funding, the documented March 2026 letter satisfies the pledged action. The later FAA selection documents are not necessary to credit this oversight-style promise, though they do not clearly establish the funding result here.