AKRON, Ohio, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2021: Congressman Tim Ryan is today announcing $1,182,948 in federal funds for the first year of the Akron Public Schools' GEAR UP Partnership Program, which is designed to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education. These seven-year grants will assist Akron Public Schools in providing services to high-poverty middle and high schools. The pr  more

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2021: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) today announced that Compass Family and Community Services of Youngstown has received $200,000 in federal funding from the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the US Department of Health & Human Services "I commend Joe Caruso and his staff as they work on behalf of the homeless and abandoned youth in the Mahoning Valley," said Congressman Ryan.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2021: Yesterday, Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) joined Nanette Diaz Barragan (CA-44), Senator Padilla (CA), Senator Collins (ME) in introducing HR 5413, the Outdoors for All Act. This legislation permanently authorizes the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Program (ORLP), a grant program that provides direct funding to cities and localities to develop, restore and maintain their local parks and other outdoo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on Oct. 1, 2021: * * * Congressman Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M., (OH-02) issued the following statement regarding the Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Labor, and Treasury Department joint issuance of an interim final rule entitled "Requirements Related to Surprise Billing; Part II". "This HHS Second Rule on surprise billing is a disaster for patient access. Congress was very clear that we did not i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. David Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: This week, Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) and Congressman David Trone (MD-06) introduced H.Res.684. Amidst the backdrop of the highest overdose rates ever recorded and in honor of National Recovery Month, this bipartisan resolution aims to support those in recovery by recognizing the importance of ending the stigmatization of substance use disorder. Original cosponsors of the resolution also include: Carolyn B.  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded a $250,000 grant to the Tri-County Rural Water and Sewer District to expand service to the Village of Lowell and build a 200,000-gallon water storage tank to ensure customers have access to reliable water service. The water system improvements will support new water service to 65 households and  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded a $250,000 grant to the Adams County Medical Foundation, Inc for the Adams County Regional Medical Center (ACRMC) Orthopedic Surgery Project. "Communities across Ohio face a heavy burden when financing infrastructure improvements, including health care facilities and technology," Brown said. "  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs (OJP) has awarded the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services a $1,058,326 grant through the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program. This will assist the state of Ohio and local governments to develop and implement substance abuse treatment program  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced that AmeriCorps has awarded $7,677,672 in grant funding to Ohio's Governor-appointed State Service Commission and State and National grantees across the state. The awards will go toward living allowance grants to increase the minimum living allowance of a full-time member to no less than $16,000, cash match grants to provide relief and replace ca  more

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), traveled to Springfield to tour The Abilities Connection's cargo net-manufacturing facility, where people with disabilities make nets for the U.S. Air Force, and discuss efforts to improve and reform Supplemental Security Income (SSI), to allow Ohioans to work and save for the future without facing government penalties. "The Abilities Connection gives O  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2021: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) was joined by local community leaders overlooking the junction of I-70 and I-71 to discuss how the bipartisan infrastructure bill and his Bridge Investment Act will improve safety and increase economic opportunities in Columbus. More than 3,200 bridges across Ohio are in need of repairs and according to a report from the American Road and Transportation Builders As  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following transcript of an interview on Fox Business' Varney & Co on Sept. 30, 2021: Senator Portman joined FOX Business' Varney & Co this morning to discuss his concerns with the Democrats' $3.5 trillion spending bill, which will 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. Portman also touted the bipartisan Infrastructure Inves  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on Oct. 1, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) issued the following statement regarding Marine LtCol Stuart Scheller, a Cincinnati native who was incarcerated early Monday for violating a gag order after he posted videos criticizing the chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan. He is currently not facing charges, but is being held in the brig in pretrial confinement in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. He has made it  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks issued the following information for a legislative hearing at 10 a.m. on Oct. 6, 2021, at 366 Dirksen Senate Office Building: The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony on the following bills: * S. 336, to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to reauthorize the Ohio & Erie National Heritage Canalway, and for other purposes; * S. 378, to reauthorize the Rivers of St  more