WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. David Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) joined Congressman John Curtis (UT-03) and more than 50 of his fellow Republicans in launching the Conservative Climate Caucus. The group, which includes representatives from every committee with jurisdiction over climate policy, is dedicated to enacting conservative climate legislation that supports the environment as well as America's national security and economy. "I'm proud to  more

DAYTON, Ohio, June 26 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 25, 2021: Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) announced that applications are open for the Congressional App Challenge (CAC). The Congressional App Challenge is an annual competition for middle and high schoolers aimed at inspiring students to develop a passion for computer science and coding. "As careers in computer science and coding continue to grow, it's important to create opportunities for student  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) and Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04) applauded the award of $30.4 million total to 70 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) minority-serving institutions (MSIs) as part of the (FY) 2021DoD Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCU/MSI) Research and Education Program. Awards range up to $600,000 and will support the a  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on June 24, 2021: * * * U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) - Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs - released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a rule making it easier for victims of housing discrimination to seek justice under the Fair Housing A  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on June 24, 2021: * * * U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, today released the following statement after Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Walensky announced an extension of the CDC eviction moratorium through July 31st, 2021: "The eviction morato  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 25, 2021: In Case You Missed It, yesterday, during a Senate Finance Committee hearing to consider the nominations of Sarah Bianchi, Jayme Ray White, and Melanie Anne Egorin to be Deputy United States Trade Representatives, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) emphasized the need for worker inclusion and input when considering trade policies that affect their job opportunities, wages, and the fate of their   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) reintroduced the Expanding Health Care Options for Early Retirees Act, a bill to allow retired first responders--including police officers, firefighters, and EMS personnel--to buy into Medicare beginning at age 50. Congressman Tom Malinowski (NJ-7), introduced the companion measure in the House. "Ohio firefighters and other first-responders wear their bodies out protecting ou  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 25, 2021: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) secured a critical win for Ohio workers to extend critical Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for workers who lose their job due to foreign trade. After asking for unanimous consent, Brown was able to secure a bipartisan agreement to extend this program by one month, and vowed to keep fighting for a longer-term extension and overall expansion of the TAA program.   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following newsletter: Summer vacation shouldn't mean going hungry for Ohio kids. Every day, hundreds of thousands of Ohio students receive free or reduced-price lunches at school. One of the many challenges of this pandemic has been ensuring these kids can access healthy and filling meals when school cafeterias have been closed. Over the past year our school districts and their kitchen staff have done an amazing job ensuring that c  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following opening statement on June 24, 2021, at a hearing entitled "Examining Bipartisan Bills to Increase Access to Housing": * * * In our first hearing I gaveled as chair, we talked about how housing is the gateway to opportunity, and to building a middle class life - and how too many families are locked out of it. I said that this Committee, the Banking and Ho  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, posted the following joint statement: * * * U.S. Senators Mark Warner (D-Va.), Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Angus King (I-Maine), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Jeanne Shaheen (D  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Bob Casey (D-PA), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), introduced the Better Care Better Jobs Act, a key element of President Biden's American Jobs Plan. This legislation would make a historic invest  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), along with Chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Senators Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) ar  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 25, 2021: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded a $25 million grant to the City of Columbus, in partnership with the Mid-Ohio Regional planning Commission (MORPC) for Phase 4 of the Columbus Crossroads project. "This $25 million INFRA grant is great news for central Ohio. This grant will grow economic development a  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 25, 2021: U.S Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) applauded a ruling from the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) siding with American tire workers to fully and fairly enforce U.S. trade remedy laws. Portman and Brown have led efforts in pressing the ITC to give full and fair consideration to the United Steelworker's petitions in these cases of unfairly traded imports. "U.S. passen  more