WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following statement: * * * The Congressional Ukraine Caucus Co-Chairs Representatives Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Andy Harris (R-MD) released the following statement on the 30th Anniversary of Ukraine's Independence Day. "On the 30th anniversary of Ukraine's Independence, the Congressional Ukraine Caucus joins with the Ukrainian people and diaspora in celebration. In 1991, the world watche  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2021: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, applauded the House passage of their bipartisan bill, the Congressional Budget Justification Transparency Act, to help make information about how the federal gove  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2021: Yesterday, in an interview on WSPD Toledo's The Scott Sands Show, Senator Portman discussed the situation in Afghanistan, the bipartisan infrastructure bill, and the importance of getting a COVID-19 vaccine, especially in light of Pfizer getting full FDA approval this week. PORTMAN ON THE SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN "It's tragic. And Scott let me just say, I just cannot believe that the administr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following joint statement with Reps. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, Andy Harris, R-Maryland, and Mike Quigley, D-Illinois, on Aug. 24, 2021: * * * The Congressional Ukraine Caucus Co-Chairs Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Andy Harris (R-MD), and Mike Quigley (D-IL) released the following statement on the 30th Anniversary of Ukraine's Independence Day. "On the 30th anniversary of Ukraine's Independe  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed Speaker Pelosi's $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation framework, 220 to 212, with no Republican votes. "Once again, vulnerable moderate House Democrats caved to Speaker Pelosi's demands by forcing approval of the groundwork to fundamentally change the United States for the worse," said Johnson.   more

BAINBRIDGE, Ohio, Aug. 19 -- Rep. David Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) announced Meghan Bhanoo as the winner of the 2021 Congressional Art Competition for Ohio's 14th Congressional District. Bhanoo, who is a junior at Gilmour Academy, won with her photo submission Starlight Ride. Second place was awarded to Kelly Morris, a junior at Chardon High School, for her artwork called My Vintage Town. Third place went to Sarah Boyle, who is a junior at   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. David Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on Aug. 24, 2021: * * * Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) released the below statement on S. Con. Res. 14, providing for budget allocations for the Committee on Appropriations. S. Con. Res. 14 was deemed passed during a procedural motion for two separate bills, H.R. 4 and Senate Amendment to H.R. 3684, preventing any U.S. Representative from recording a yes or no vote on the budget itself. "What Speaker Pelosi has ju  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2021: Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced a series of grants totaling $3,541,777 for the Kelleys Island Land Field Airport, the Put-in-Bay Airport, and the Middle Bass Island Airport. The grants are made available to regional airports due to the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act, supported by Rep. Kaptur,   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on Aug. 24, 2021: * * * Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) provided the following statement after voting against House Democrats' $3.5 trillion budget. The budget was "deemed" passed in a vote on the House rule. "Today, House Democrats took the most extreme budgetary action in the history of our country. That may seem like hyperbole, but let's look at the facts. This $3.5 trillion budget would explode the de  more

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) announces $250,000 to Mercy Health Youngstown to upgrade existing outdated MRI equipment at Mercy Health - St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital to enable the hospital to provide a higher quality of care to residents of Mahoning, Trumbull, and Columbiana counties. These funds will create three new jobs. "St. Elizabeth's Hospital and our frontline healthcare workers are second to none  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2021: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) today voted in favor of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 4). This critical legislation would restore key protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) which were gutted by the Supreme Court in the 2013 Shelby County v. Holder decision and more recently in the 2021 Brnovich v. DNC decision. Ryan is an original cosponsor of the legislation. The   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) votes to pave the way for passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the Build Back Better Act - which will deliver more jobs, cut taxes, and lower costs - doing so by making the wealthiest millionaires and billionaires and big corporations pay their fair share. Ryan supported a procedural vote that allows Congress to immediately begin crafting the Build Back Better Act and ensur  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded a $250,000 grant to the Village of Frankfort for improvements to its sewage collection system and wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). The funds will be used to repair 5,633 linear feet of sewer line, update equipment at two lift stations, and replace several pieces of equipment at the wastewat  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded a $250,000 grant to the city of East Liverpool for improvements to the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). The funds will be used to upgrade and rehabilitate the wastewater treatment plant to provide better service to the 734 businesses and 4,780 households who rely on the plant. "Strong wate  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded a $250,000 grant to Mercy Health to upgrade existing MRI equipment at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Youngstown. "Communities across Ohio face a heavy burden when financing infrastructure projects, including health care facilities," Brown said. "This project will bring important health care resou  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Department of Education (DOE) has awarded a total of $1,864,297 in grants to four Ohio educational institutions and organizations as part of the Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC) program. The program provides counseling, support services, and information on college admissions and postsecondary education options to improve students' finan  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Department of Education (DOE) has awarded a total of $4,148,357 in grants to 11 Ohio educational institutions and groups through the Talent Search program. The program identifies and assists individuals from underrepresented and underserved backgrounds who have the potential to succeed in higher education, provides academic, career, and fina  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) released the following statement, following the Biden administration's decision not to extend the deadline for removing U.S. troops from Afghanistan past August 31: "It is the responsibility of President Biden and his administration to evacuate every American and Afghan ally who has helped the United States so they can escape the tyranny of the Taliban. The mission is c  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), co-chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ben Cardin (D-MD), and Ron Johnson (R-WI), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on the 30th anniversary of Ukraine's independence: "This is an important milestone for Ukraine, marking three decades since an independent Ukraine rose from the ashes of the Soviet Union's coll  more