WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2021: Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) introduced legislation, the Stop Penalizing Working Seniors Act, to expand access to health savings accounts (HSAs) and fix a technicality prohibiting individuals who are receiving social security benefits from contributing to their HSA accounts. Health Savings Accounts allow individuals to make tax-free contributions and use the money for qualified medical exp  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on Oct. 13, 2021: * * * U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement in response to President Biden's nomination of Debra Shore to become EPA's Regional Administrator for Region 5. Shore will lead the implementation of the Biden-Harris environmental agenda in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, and with 35 American Indian tribes. "Congratulations to Debra Shor  more

DAYTON, Ohio, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2021: Yesterday, Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) and local leaders released statements following the public release of the Dayton Water Quality and Infrastructure Review. The final report can be found here: https://turner.house.gov/_cache/files/c/a/ca1a4080-0287-4336-89db-b542f277241b/5190F9FE2517BF80D83BCB23AF8F7D9F.dayton-water-user-committee-report-101121-final-report.pdf "After multiple eve  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2021: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today convened a virtual roundtable discussion on the mental health challenges affecting young Black girls amid an alarming rise in suicide deaths. Brown spoke with mental health experts about a recent study, published by Dr. Arielle Sheftall through the Center for Suicide Prevention and Research at the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Childre  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2021: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, sent a letter to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell urging the Fed to take no further action deregulating the banking industry until the President has announced his nominees for upcoming Board terms. "When Vice Chai  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2021: Today U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, sent a letter to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell urging the Fed to take no further action deregulating the banking industry until the President has announced his nominees for upcoming Board terms. "When Vice Chair Quarles was confirmed to his position, banking lobbyists chee  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today hosted a virtual roundtable with Ohio veterans and veterans' mental health advocates from around the state to discuss ways to support veterans in crisis and those struggling with the transition to civilian life. Brown's office will take the veterans' priorities and ideas back to Washington, where the Senator sits on the Senate Veterans' Affairs Comm  more

NORWALK, Ohio, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2021: Today U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined Norwalk Mayor David Light on a walking tour of West Main Street in Norwalk to discuss how federal American Rescue Plan funds will finance replacement of a more than 100-year-old, cast-iron water line on West Main Street, and potential future infrastructure investments in the city from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan. "The American Rescue Plan   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Todd Young (R-Ind.), all members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on Wednesday's meeting between the foreign ministers of Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the U.S. Department of State. The senators are the lead sponsors of S. 1061, the Israel Relations Normalization Act  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Todd Young (R-IN), all members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on Wednesday's meeting between the foreign ministers of Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the U.S. Department of State. The senators are the lead sponsors of S. 1061, the Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021, which  more