WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03), Chair of the powerful Congressional Black Caucus, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (MD-05), House Majority Whip James Clyburn (SC-06), U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13),U.S. Congresswoman Karen Bass (CA-37), and U.S. Congressman G.K. Butterfield (NC-01) applauded the passage of H.R. 3005, legislation to remove the bust of former Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney from  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, have introduced bipartisan legislation to protect Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reservists from losing their full-time employment when they are called up to assist communitie  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 30, 2021: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) applauded President Biden's signing of their resolution into law to repeal the Trump Administration's so-called True Lender Rule through the use of the Congressional Review Act. This regulation, finalized in the last months of   more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 30, 2021: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) applauded President Biden's signing of their resolution into law to repeal the Trump Administration's so-called True Lender Rule through the use of the Congressional  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Anthony Gonzalez, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 30, 2021: U.S. Representative Anthony Gonzalez (OH-16) released the following statement following a historic decision by the NCAA to allow college athletes to be able to benefit from their name image and likeness. "Throughout my student athlete experience at The Ohio State University, I advocated for student athletes to have equal treatment as other students on campus - the ability to capitalize on t  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. David Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on June 30, 2021: * * * Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) issued the following statement on Speaker Pelosi's resolution to establish a select Congressional committee to investigate the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol: "The select committee proposed by Speaker Pelosi will not remove the politics surrounding the attack on January 6th and provide the American people with the facts they need. Instead, it will serve  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that his bipartisan resolution he recently introduced with Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) to recognize specially trained volunteers who advocate in courtrooms and other settings on behalf of child survivors of abuse, neglect, and abandonment, passed the Senate late last week. The CASA Volunteers' Day Resolution would honor Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) and Guardian   more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 30, 2021: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined parents who will benefit from the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) and advocates for a roundtable discussion about the credit and its anticipated positive impact in Ohio. "Thanks to the expanded Child Tax Credit, millions of Ohio parents will have more money in their pockets on July 15," said Brown. "We know the wages of hardworking families have been stagn  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) introduced legislation to expand services for community college students and improve graduation rates. The Community College Student Success Act would fund programs at community colleges to support students by providing comprehensive wraparound services, including free tutoring, textbooks, and transportation. "Respecting the dignity of work means ensur  more