WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 27, 2021: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) today joined with Congresswoman Cindy Axne (IA-03) and eleven other bipartisan members in introducing legislation to provide in-demand skills training and employment assistance to members of the National Guard and Reserve who are within 180 days of transitioning into civilian life. Currently, the U.S. Department of Defense offers access to the SkillBridge program to ac  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 27, 2021: Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) made the following statement in response to the discovery of a second new ICBM base in China: "The nuclear build-up underway by the Chinese Communist Party is unprecedented and makes clear they are deploying nuclear weapons to threaten the United States and our allies. We must remember that this is the same nation that covered up the origins of the Coronavirus  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 27, 2021: Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH-13) today joins with Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH-03) and Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) urging Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to look into the antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on steel trailer wheels from China and, specifically, whether the scope of these orders cover wheel parts produced in China and assembled in a thi  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 27, 2021: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, sent a letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Acting Director Dave Uejio pressing him to address the risks to consumers from Chime, a nonbank fintech. "Chime's abrupt, involuntary closures of its customers' accounts--and locking them out of access to their funds--can ca  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 27, 2021: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, sent a letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Acting Director Dave Uejio pressing him to address the risks to consumers from Chime, a nonbank fintech. "Chime's abrupt, involuntary closures of its custo  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 27, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), along with Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Alex Padilla (D-CA), introduced legislation today to expand the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC). The AOTC allows eligible taxpayers to reduce their federal income taxes and, in certain circumstances, receive a refund, making college education more affordable for working families. The bill w  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 27, 2021: U.S Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rob Portman (R-OH), along with U.S. Reps. Joyce Beatty (D-OH-03) and Tim Ryan (D-OH-13) wrote to Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, urging her to look into the antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on steel trailer wheels from China and, specifically, whether the scope of these orders cover wheel parts produced in China and assemb  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following opening statement on July 27, 2021, at a hearing entitled "Cryptocurrencies: What Are They Good For?": * * * First, I'd like to take a moment to acknowledge the passing of our friend and former colleague, Senator Mike Enzi. Some of us served with him on this committee, which he joined in 1997. We remember his kindness, his personal birthday notes that we  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 27, 2021: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, delivered an opening statement at a hearing with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, to examine the resources and authorities DHS needs to protect and secure the   more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 27, 2021: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, pressed the Department of Homeland Security Secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, on the decrease in the number of unlawful migrants that have been arrested and removed from the United States as we face the  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following statement: * * * Senator Portman issued the following statement following news Monday of the passing of former Wyoming Senator Mike Enzi: "Mike Enzi's sudden passing is heartbreaking and Jane and I are sending our thoughts to his wife, Diana, and his entire family. Mike was a great friend and I have tremendous respect for what he accomplished on behalf of the people of Wyoming and our country. "During his time as Chair of   more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 27, 2021: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) and his colleagues in the Senate, led by Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID), introduced the United Nations Relief and Works Agency Accountability and Transparency Act . This legislation outlines a comprehensive approach to cease U.S. contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tennessee, chairman, and Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, ranking member, of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, issued the following news release on July 27, 2021: Led by Chairman Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.) and Ranking Member Mike Turner (R-Ohio), the Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces today released their proposals for the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The Subcommittee will meet at 12  more