WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate today passed U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown's (D-OH) legislation to crack down on fentanyl traffickers in Mexico and China in an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote. The bill, which is part of the bipartisan national security package, is now headed to the President's desk where it will be signed into law, finally taking action to expand sanctions to illicit fentanyl traffickers in Mexico and the creato  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: MANSFIELD, OH - Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) hosted a roundtable at VFW Post 3494 in his hometown of Mansfield to discuss new health care and disability benefits for veterans who have been harmed by toxic exposure while serving in the military. Veterans are now eligible for this expanded care due to Brown's bipartisan Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensiv  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today issued the below statement supporting efforts by the U.S. solar manufacturing industry to hold China accountable for its unfair trade practices. Today the American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee, made up of leading U.S. solar manufacturers from across the country, including First Solar in Perrysburg, filed a set of antidumping and countervailing duty petiti  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) announced bipartisan legislation to update a current loophole in Medicare policy to help protect seniors from high medical costs for the skilled nursing care they require after hospitalization. The Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act would allow for the time patients spend in the hospital under "observation status  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and J.D. Vance (R-OH) called on the Small Business Administration to grant a disaster declaration for Logan County to support recovery for businesses and homes damaged by the tornadoes on March 14, 2024. Their letter supports Governor DeWine's request for a disaster declaration, which would make low-interest loans available to qualifying businesses as they repair damage from the   more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, issued the following statement on April 24, 2024: * * * Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) announced that Dr. Anthony Fauci will testify publicly for the first time since retiring from public service at a hearing before the Select Subcommittee on June 3, 2024. Earlier this year, Dr. Fauci appeared in front  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) released the below statement following the announcement of a new, final overtime rule by the U.S. Department of Labor that will make millions of American workers newly eligible for overtime pay. The final rule takes important steps toward implementing many of the changes Brown has long fought for, increasing pay for workers by raising the salary threshold under which w  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown's (D-OH) bipartisan legislation to crack down on fentanyl traffickers in Mexico and China was signed into law as part of the bipartisan national security legislation. The FEND Off Fentanyl Act takes action to expand sanctions to illicit fentanyl traffickers in Mexico and the creators of precursor chemicals in China. Senator Brown worked with law enforcement to craft the legis  more