WASHINGTON, July 6 -- Rep. John A. Yarmuth, D-Kentucky, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hybrid hearing entitled "U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's FY 2022 Budget" on June 23, 2021: * * * I'd like to start by welcoming our former colleague back to the House, the distinguished gentlewoman from Ohio, Secretary Marcia Fudge. Congratulations on your confirmation and thank you for being here with us in-person today. Madame Secreta  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the INVEST in America Act, a critical part of President Biden and Congressional Democrats' commitment to Build Back Better for the American people. The legislation will now be taken up by the Senate. "Passing the INVEST Act, the   more

WARREN, Ohio, July 7 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 6, 2021: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) today announces a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grant of $530,000 to the Western Reserve Port Authority (WRPA) to be used for runway repair and maintenance at the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport. The grant, funded by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, will provide for pavement surface and joint repair as well as maintenance for over 15,000 feet of taxiway   more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) are applauding the ruling from the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce for taking action on antidumping following investigations into mattresses imported from Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Serbia, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam, and the subsidy investigation regarding mattresses imported from China. The ruling follows  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 6, 2021: A recent article published by the Washington Examiner highlights Senator Portman's work in the U.S. Senate to protect migrant children from human trafficking and abuse at our southern border. Portman has continuously demanded that the Biden administration take action on the ongoing migrant crisis at the southern bor  more