WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) highlighted passage of the Energy Infrastructure Act out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee with a bipartisan vote last week, which included significant portions of their legislation, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness (ESIC) Act. These provisions will improve energy efficiency in buildings and the industrial sector, whic  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. David Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 19, 2021: Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) announced that entities in Ohio received $4,894,687 from the Fiscal Year 2021 Nonprofit Security Grant Program. More than $1,334,306 of that funding went to entities in Northeast Ohio. This critical program provides at-risk organizations with funding for security enhancements and can help houses of worship, such as synagogues, as well as community centers and schoo  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 19, 2021: Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, released the following statement after legislation she sponsored, the 2022 Energy and Water Development funding bill, passed the House Appropriations committee. Next, the legislation will be considered by the full House. As Chair of the subcommittee with jurisdiction over appropri  more

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, July 20 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 19, 2021: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) today is announcing a $125,000 federal grant from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) for the Youngstown Urban Minority Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Outreach Program (YUMADAOP) to enhance local ability to prevent and reduce substance misuse among youth and adults in Youngstown and Mahoning County. The grant will fund YUMADAOP's Drug-Free Communities (D  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 19, 2021: Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH) today announced that he obtained $500,000 and several additional measures in a House Energy and Water spending bill that would benefit the community of Piketon and Pike County. Ryan, who recently met with workers and local officials in Piketon, worked with Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, the Chair of the House Appropriations Committee's Energy and Water Subcommittee to inclu  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 19, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has awarded a $125,000 grant to the Coalition for Health Promotion to implement comprehensive community-wide strategies to address the local drug crisis and prevent substance misuse in youth. These funds will be used to help the coalition educate youth on the dangers of alcohol and substance mis  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 19, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has awarded a $125,000 grant to the Scioto County Drug Action Team Alliance to implement comprehensive community-wide strategies to address the local drug crisis and prevent substance misuse in youth. These funds will be used to help the coalition educate youth on the dangers of alcohol and subs  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 19, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has awarded a $125,000 grant to the Coalition for a Health Middletown to implement comprehensive community-wide strategies to address the local drug crisis and prevent substance misuse in youth. These funds will be used to help the coalition educate youth on the dangers of alcohol and substance   more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 19, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has awarded a $125,000 grant to the Tuscarawas County Anti-Drug Coalition to implement comprehensive community-wide strategies to address the local drug crisis and prevent substance misuse in youth. These funds will be used to help the coalition educate youth on the dangers of alcohol and substa  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on July 19, 2021: * * * Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs - released the following statement after the Biden Administration announced the nomination of Judith D. Pryor, a native of Richmond Heights, Ohio, to be First Vice President of EXIM. She currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors aft  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on July 19, 2021: * * * Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs - released the following statement after the Biden Administration announced the nomination of Graham Steele to be Assistant Secretary of Financial Institutions at the Department of Treasury. Steele worked for Chair Brown as Legislative Assistan  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: 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 Biden Administration announced the nomination of Graham Steele to be Assistant Secretary of Financial Institutions at the Department of Treasury. Steele worked for Chair Brown as Legislative Assistant for 5 years before serving as Minority Chief Counsel for   more