| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Ohio Newsletter for Tuesday August 31, 2021 ( 6 items ) |
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Sen. Brown Announces American Rescue Plan Funding to Expand Cotton Swab Production in Cleveland
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2021:
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Department of Defense, on behalf of and in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services, awarded $6.5 million to increase domestic production of polyester-tipped swabs used in home COVID-19 testing kits and mass testing applications. This industrial base expansion will allow U.S. Cotton to increase its production capacity in
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Sen. Brown, Local Community Leaders Discuss Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan's Economic Potential for Miami Valley Region
DAYTON, Ohio, Aug. 31 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2021:
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined local government and community leaders at the Riverside Bridge (the Patterson Blvd. & East Monument Bridge) in Dayton to discuss how his Bridge Investment Act will put Ohioans to work repairing, replacing and upgrading outdated infrastructure in Greater Dayton and throughout the state.
"Rebuilding Ohio bridges and infrastructure with American-made steel
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Sen. Brown, Reds Host My Brother's Keeper Students at Great American Ballpark
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 31 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2021:
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) hosted students from My Brother's Keeper (MBK) chapters from around Ohio at the Great American Ballpark for a unique leadership event with the Cincinnati Reds.
Students from MBK chapters in Dayton, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Lincoln Heights, Springfield, Youngstown and Columbus joined Brown and Reds representatives to engage with local leaders, former Major Le
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Sens. Brown, Portman Send Letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Urging Department to Address Current Backlog of Disability Claims
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2021:
U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) sent a letter to Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough expressing concern over the growing number of disability claims being filed with the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA). Due to COVID-19, the VA temporarily paused in-person Compensation and Pension (C&P) examinations, which led to a significant backlog of claims. The
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Sens. Portman, Brown Send Letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Urging the Department to Address the Current Backlog of Disability Claims
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 31 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2021:
U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) sent a letter to Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough expressing concern over the growing number of disability claims being filed with the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA). Due to COVID-19, the VA temporarily paused in-person Compensation and Pension (C&P) examinations, which led to a significant backlog of claims.
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Sens. Portman, Rubio Urge Treasury to Resist the Release of Internationally-Held Reserves to the Taliban
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 31 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urging her "to use all means necessary to keep all internationally-held reserve assets of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan out of the hands of the Taliban's illegitimate Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, and to firmly resist any efforts to release these funds." The senators highlighted that, "releasing
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