WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2021: Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement after leading a letter with Representatives Bobby Rush (D-IL), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Judy Chu (D-CA), and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) to Speaker Nancy Pelosi calling for the inclusion of $30 billion within the Build Back Better agenda to create a Civilian Climate Corps (CCC). The CCC, if enacted, would support conservation a  more

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) joined a bipartisan group of Ohio lawmakers to urge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to ensure a federal regulation set to go into effect on hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) emissions does not negatively impact Ohio jobs and industries. The letter to the EPA and OMB was signed by Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Rob Portman (R-OH)  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: The House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act this evening. The bill contains the provisions of over a dozen pieces of legislation authored or supported by Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13), Co-Chair of the National Guard and Reserve Caucus, several of which are highlighted below. Ryan is quarantining at home and cast his vote remotely. "As the Co-Chair of the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) has awarded a $3.5 million grant to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) for increased oversight and monitoring of the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant Decontamination and Decommissioning Project in Portsmouth. This investment from DOE will increase grant funding for the proje  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 23, 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 President Biden announced the nomination of Saule Omarova to lead the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). If confirmed, Omarova would be the first woman, and   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: 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 President Biden announced the nomination of Saule Omarova to lead the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). If confirmed, Omarova would be the first woman, and the first person of color to lead the agency in its 158-year history. "Saule Omarova has s  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) announced that the Senate's FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) extends the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative and increases funding from $250 million to $300 million per year, including at least $75 million specifically for lethal assistance. These funds are used to help train, equip, and provide support for the Ukrainian government in their effort to defend th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) announced that the Senate's FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes $8.7 million to widen an assault runway at the Youngstown Air Reserve Station (YARS). This will allow C-17 and C-130 pilots to perform required training landings in the Mahoning Valley, improving both our military readiness as well as strengthening the strategic viability of the base for decade  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following transcript of an interview on Fox Business on Sept. 22, 2021: Senator Portman joined FOX Business' Kudlow this afternoon to discuss the debt limit and outline his concerns with the Democrats' $3.5 trillion spending bill. Portman explained how it would hurt the economy, job creation, and working families who are already paying higher prices at the pump and in grocery stores because of surging inflation. With regards to the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2021: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, pressed Biden administration cybersecurity officials on the need for accountability for cybersecurity in the federal government to ensure a more effective national defense against cyberattacks, esp  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2021: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, highlighted the need for accountability for cybersecurity in the federal government to ensure a more effective national defense against cyberattacks. Portman also stressed the importance of improvi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2021: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Senate Rules Committee, introduced the bipartisan Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act to increase government transparency by establishing a p  more