YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2021: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) today announced that Compass Family & Community Services of Youngstown has received $200,000 in federal funding from the Administration for Children and Families, 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. "We  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. David Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2021: Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) announced that he has joined Congressman Conor Lamb (PA-17) in reintroducing their bipartisan legislation to provide state and local law enforcement with high-tech devices to detect and identify dangerous drugs like fentanyl. The Providing Officers with Electronic Resources (POWER) Act would establish a new grant program through the U.S. Department of Justice to help  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following joint statement on Oct. 8, 2021, with Reps. Gregory Meeks, D-New York, Ami Bera, D-California, and Steve Chabot, R-Ohio: * * * "We extend our congratulations and warmest wishes to the people of Taiwan on your National Day. As longstanding friends of Taiwan, we join you in celebrating this important day in Taiwan's history. "Taiwan has been a reliable and g  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-New York, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following joint statement on Oct. 8, 2021, with Reps. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, Ami Bera, D-California, and Steve Chabot, R-Ohio: * * * Representatives Gregory W. Meeks and Michael McCaul, Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, along with Representatives Ami Bera and Steve Chabot, Chairman and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Cent  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded two grants to the Pickaway County Memorial airport, totaling $1,500,000. "Ohio airports are vital infrastructure supporting travel and commerce in our state," said Brown. "This investment will provide Pickaway County Memorial Airport with the resources they need to ensure the safety of their p  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded three grants, totaling $2,300,000, to make improvements to the taxiway of the Akron-Canton Regional Airport. "Ohio airports are vital infrastructure supporting travel and commerce in our state," said Brown. "This investment will provide Akron-Canton Regional Airport with the resources they nee  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the United States Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded $3.6 million to the Workroom Program Alliance and the Cleveland Municipal School District in Cleveland. These funds will be used to renovate a 33,000-square-foot space within Cleveland's Collinwood High School for use as an adult technical training and workforce development facility. This pr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the United States Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded three grants to airports in southwest Ohio, totaling $4,122,140. The funds will be used to help make necessary improvements to the airports. "Ohio airports are vital infrastructure supporting travel and commerce in our state," said Brown. "The  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following newsletter: No matter how the energy sector evolves, Ohio workers will always be our greatest resource. It was mineworkers and steelworkers and other American workers in our great industrial unions who powered our economy and helped build our middle class. But for several decades now, a combination of market forces, foreign competition, government policy, and two economic crises in the span of a decade, have all contributed  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following transcript of an interview on CNBC's Squawk Box on Oct. 7, 2021: In an interview this morning with CNBC's Squawk Box, Senator Portman discussed the negative economic impact of Democrats' $3.5 tax and spending spree. Portman noted that, despite President Biden's promises, middle class families making under $400,000 a year will see their taxes increase if Democrats succeed in enacting their massive spending bill. On the debt l  more