MARIETTA, Ohio, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) released the following statement after the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) announced a new round of POWER (Partnership for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization) grants: "I am very pleased to support these economic investments across Eastern and Southeastern Ohio," Bill Johnson said. "This funding will support projects designed to create jobs and  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, issued the following commentary to the Fox News: * * * Every American - except maybe those directly employed in President Biden's White House who are furiously scrambling to spin the withdrawal from Afghanistan as something other than a complete disaster - should be reflecting on how we arrived at this point. We have a commander In chief with no life experience in leading or decision-making now making critical decisions for the most powerful   more

TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement after participating in a press conference with Toledo-area leaders where she announced the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) had awarded a $5,898,509 grant to the Collingwood Green senior housing project to support the creation of 30 units of housing for low-income seniors. In May, Rep. Kaptur sent a letter to HUD Secretary Marcia Fud  more

DAYTON, Ohio, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: As a reminder, the office of Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) is currently accepting applications for the Congressional App Challenge (CAC) until Monday, November 1, 2021. The CAC is an annual competition for middle and high school students and is intended to highlight the value of computer science and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education. "As careers in computer science and coding co  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), the chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee joined Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor and Lakewood Municipal Court Judge Patrick Carroll to speak about efforts to combat evictions in Ohio - including the Chief Justice's new eviction toolkit which outlines strategies courts can employ to help prevent evictions from occurring. "We   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) applauded the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for awarding $6.3 million in POWER grants to communities around Ohio. POWER grants are a congressionally funded initiative that targets federal resources to help communities and regions that have been affected by job losses in coal mining, coal power plant operations, and coal-related supply chain industries due to the chang  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: The Senate passed U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rob Portman's (R-OH) bipartisan resolution yesterday honoring the life, legacy, and achievements of northeast Ohio native MacNolia Cox, who in 1936 became one of the first two Black students to compete in the National Spelling Bee as finalists. That same year, MacNolia became the first Black participant to win the Akron Spelling Bee at the Akron Armory.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: The Senate passed U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Sherrod Brown's (D-OH) bipartisan resolution yesterday honoring the life, legacy, and achievements of northeast Ohio native MacNolia Cox, who in 1936 became one of the first two Black students to compete in the National Spelling Bee as finalists. That same year, MacNolia became the first Black participant to win the Akron Spelling Bee at the Akron Armory. S  more