WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Chandler Municipal Airport is slated to receive an additional $1,480,000 over the next five years to make repairs and upgrades, once the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act--historic legislation led by Arizona's senior U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema, Chair of the Senate Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation Subcommittee--becomes law. The sweeping legislation, co-led by Republican Senator   more

CURTICE, Ohio, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2021: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), the lead Republican negotiator of the bipartisan infrastructure legislation that recently passed the U.S. Senate, visited Howard Marsh Metropark to see the Phase 1 GLRI Project and discuss the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act with Metropark leadership. This legislation would add $1 billion to GLRI to fund additional projects like the one at Howa  more

PANDORA, Ohio, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2021: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), the lead Republican negotiator of the bipartisan infrastructure legislation that recently passed the U.S. Senate, met with leadership and employees at Advanced Drainage System, Inc. (ADS) and discussed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act. Following the discussion, Portman toured the company and met with employees. As a leading supplier to the c  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 20 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on Aug. 19, 2021: * * * Congressman Brad Wenstrup (OH-02) issued the following statement regarding reports that the U.S. State Department has notified Americans trapped in Afghanistan that it cannot ensure their safety. "The moral reputation and strength of the United States need to be re-established now. "If we need to send 50,000 troops to ensure the safe passage of all Americans and our beloved allies   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, ranking Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following joint statement on Aug. 19, 2021, with Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio: * * * Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH), and Consumer Protection and Commerce Republican Leader Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) released the following statement regarding the d  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2021: Reps. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Steve Chabot (R-Ohio), co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Freedom of the Press Caucus, sent a letter to President Joe Biden saying the United States must offer safe passage and transport out of Afghanistan for journalists and media staff at risk of violence or death under Taliban rule. * * * August 18, 2021 To: The Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Pr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $59,000 to the Clermont County Commissioners for expenses related to operations, personnel, cleaning, sanitization, janitorial services, debt service payments, and combating the spread of pathogens at the airport. "This grant is important to ensure that Clermont County Airport has the resources   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and 50 Senators, in sending a bipartisan letter urging the Biden administration to address the quickly deteriorating situation in Afghanistan that threatens the lives of tens of thousands of Afghan partners. In the letter, the senators call for the urgent evacuation of Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) applicants and th  more

TOLEDO, Ohio, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2021: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), the lead Republican negotiator of the bipartisan infrastructure agreement, met with Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority's leadership at the Eugene F. Kranz Toledo Express Airport to discuss the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act. In addition, Portman highlighted how funding opportunities through this legislation that recently passed the U.S. Senate   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) issued the following statement regarding the Biden administration's proposal to overhaul the U.S. asylum system: "Part of the solution to the crisis at the southern border involves asylum reform and reducing the time it takes for those seeking relief to have their cases heard. The Biden administration has proposed significant changes to the asylum process, including expanding  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2021: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Gary Peters (D-MI), and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) urged the Taiwanese government to continue working to mitigate the ongoing semiconductor chip shortage that has impacted American auto manufacturers, causing plants to idle and resulting in layoffs for workers throughout the auto industry's supply chain. In their letter to Taiwan's representative to the U.S. Bi-  more