WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following joint statement: The co-signers are Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Kyrsten Sinema, D-Arizona, Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, Chris Coons, D-Delaware, Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, Susan Collins, R-Maine, Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, Joe Manchin, D-Wes  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Anthony Gonzalez, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 22, 2021: U.S. Representative Anthony Gonzalez (OH-16) announced the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) award of a $850,000 Small Community Air Service Development Grant that would restore air service between Akron-Canton Airport (CAK) and George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in Houston, TX. Earlier this year Congressman Gonzalez sent a letter to DOT supporting CAK's application for the   more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Anthony Gonzalez, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 22, 2021: U.S. Representatives Anthony Gonzalez (OH-16) and Conor Lamb (PA-17) introduced the Steel Upgrading Partnerships and Emissions Reduction Act of 2021 (SUPER Act), bipartisan legislation that would support the development of clean steel breakthrough technologies, protect and grow good-paying jobs, and ensure the United States remains a global leader in steel production. "Steel is the backbon  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 22, 2021: Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced $1.8 million in federal grant funding for the Urban League of Greater Cleveland awarded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). The CARES Act allocated $1.5 billion for economic development assistance programs to assist communities and organizations impacted by the CO  more

KENT, Ohio, July 23 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 22, 2021: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) today announced three National Science Foundation grants totaling over $1.6 million for Kent State University. A grant of $1 million will aim to ensure the retention of newly hired secondary STEM teachers in high-needs settings. A second grant of $550,000 will work to develop a zero-power optical sensor platform for the detection of toxic gases, and the third grant of $  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 22, 2021: The House of Representatives passed the ALLIES Act, a bill supported by Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) that will provide safety to the Afghan interpreters, security personnel, and contractors that worked with the U.S. Government during the Afghanistan conflict. The legislation increases the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) cap by an additional 8,000 visas, covering all potentially eligible applic  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 22, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded $2,601,275 in assistance for Ohio fisheries. The funding follows a bipartisan Senate and House Great Lakes Task Forces request for Congress to provide emergency pandemic funding for tribal, commercial, charter and recreational fisheries in the Great Lakes. Previous emergency  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 22, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the United States Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded a $1.8 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Urban League of Greater Cleveland, Inc. The grant will be used to administer a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) and will provide gap financing to small businesses in Cuyahoga County who have been impacted by the coronavirus   more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate passed legislation to strengthen the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) by fixing how the Crime Victims Fund (CVF) is funded. Brown's legislation, the VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act, will redirect monetary penalties from federal deferred prosecution and non-prosecution agreements into the CVF to increase funding for state victim compensation and assistance programs.* "Final passage o  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following remarks on July 22, 2021, during a Securities, Insurance and Investment Subcommittee hearing entitled "Examining Frameworks to Address Future Pandemic Risk": * * * This is the first Securities, Insurance and Investment Subcommittee hearing - thank you Chairman Menendez and Ranking Member Scott for holding this hearing and thanks to the witnesses for being  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 23 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 22, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) welcomed President Joe Biden's visit to Ohio - the third time since his inauguration. Biden visited the Cincinnati area and spoke at Mount St. Joseph University in Delhi Township. "President Biden knows what we know - it's workers in Ohio and across the industrial heartland who built this country, and that continue to power our economic recovery today,"   more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following opening remarks on July 22, 2021, at a hearing entitled "Examining Frameworks to Address Future Pandemic Risk": * * * The Subcommittee heard testimony from a group of experts, businesses leaders, and insurance providers to explore whether Congress should consider a pandemic risk insurance program to limit the economic damage of future global catastrophic   more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 22, 2021: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) applauded the U.S. Commerce Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) for awarding $1.8 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to the Urban League of Greater Cleveland, Inc. The grant will help provide critical gap financing to small businesses located in Cuyahoga County, outside of the city of Cleveland, that have been economically impacted   more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, issued the following statement regarding news of Ukraine President Zelensky's planned visit to the White House on August 30th: "I commend the Biden administration for inviting President Zelenksy of Ukraine to visit the White House and meet with the president on August 30th. Ukr  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Arizona, issued the following joint statement: * * * U.S. Senators Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Angus King (I-Maine), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Jeanne Shahee  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 22, 2021: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Angus King (I-ME), Co-Chair of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, and Mike Ro  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 22, 2021: U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and John Thune (R-SD) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to encourage investment in biodigester and nutrient recovery systems, while establishing a market for farmers who already have a surplus of waste materials that can be used for biogas production. Brown and Thune's bill, the Agriculture Environmental Stewardship Act, will help expand the market for renewab  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 22, 2021: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Angus King (I-ME) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Solving an Overlooked Loophole in Votes for Executives (SOLVE) Act. This legislation will establish a panel of constitutional experts to recommend to Congress an appropriate process in case there is a death of a candidate in a contingent presidential or vice-presidential election. Representatives Rodney D  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 22, 2021: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Mark Warner (D-VA), Vice Chair and Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, introduced bipartisan legislation to help safeguar  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) introduced bipartisan legislation to encourage investment in biodigester and nutrient recovery systems, while establishing a market for farmers who already have a surplus of waste materials that can be used for biogas production. Thune and Brown's bill, the Agricultural Environmental Stewardship Act, will help expand the market for renewable biogas  more