WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2021: On the first day of National Small Business Week, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement on the success of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Restaurant Revitalization Fund in supporting Northern Ohio businesses harmed by the Covid-19 pandemic. The American Rescue Plan - passed by Congressional Democrats without any Republican support - established the Resta  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following joint statement on Sept. 13, 2021, with Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, chairman of the Subcommittee on Legislative Branch Appropriations, after being briefed on security preparations for the Sept. 18 "Justice for J6" rally: * * * As the House leaders responsible for funding Capitol security, we appreciated the opportunity to be briefed by Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger and Ho  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following joint statement with Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut: * * * Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH), Chairman of Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee, and House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement after being briefed on security preparations for the September 18 "Justice for J6" rally. "As the House leaders responsible for funding Capitol security, we appreciated the opportunity   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following commentary to the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel: * * * Last week, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet penned an op-ed in the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel on the historic broadband investment included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which mirrors the bipartisan BRIDGE Act Bennet and U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Angus King (I-Maine) introduced earlier this year. Bennet highlighted how Colo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 13, 2021: * * * U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) - Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs - released the following statement after the Biden Administration announced the nomination of Reta Jo Lewis to be President and Chair of the Export-Import Bank (EXIM). If confirmed, Lewis would be the first Blac  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) wrote to Dirk Van de Put, Chief Executive Officer of Mondelez International, urging him to oversee good-faith negotiations for a fair contract between the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) and Nabisco, which is owned by Mondelez. Despite reports that Mondelez has generated over $1.1 billion in net earnings i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and four of their Senate colleagues, sent a letter to the to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Charlotte Burrows requesting an investigation into allegations that Amazon denies reasonable accommodations for pregnant employees at its fulfillment centers. The senators requested that the EEOC investigate Amazon's alleged f  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) will introduce legislation to reduce the United States' dependency on foreign supply chains and non-market economies. The senators are introducing the Market Economy Sourcing Act, which would limit non-market economies (NME) from free-riding on future United States trade agreements. This legislation would establish a   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following commentary to the Cincinnati Enquirer: * * * In a new op-ed for the Cincinnati Enquirer, Senator Portman discusses how his bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a historic investment in repairing and upgrading our nation's crumbling infrastructure, would help the long-awaited effort to address the Brent Spence Bridge. The Brent Spence Bridge, which crosses the Ohio River to connect Southwest Ohio and Northern   more