WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Bob Gibbs, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: On Thursday, Congressman Bob Gibbs wrote to President Joe Biden and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg urging a strategy focused on addressing the labor shortage as the global supply chain crisis experiences a bottleneck at American ports. Citing labor shortages, state laws, and the forthcoming COVID-19 vaccine mandate on the private sector, Gibbs emphasized the need to focus on port modernization and pol  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, issued the following transcript of an interview on Fox Business on Oct. 14, 2021: Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) joined Fox Business to discuss Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden's $5 trillion spending bill that would raise taxes on every American, worsen already out-of-control inflation, and cause grocery and energy prices to surge even higher. During the segment, he called on the Biden Administration to return to common sense policies, starting  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. David Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2021: Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) announced he has introduced H.R. 5521, the Rural Capital Access Act, alongside Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02). This bipartisan legislation would incentivize capital investments in rural communities by expanding the ability of the Small Business Investment Companies (SBIC) to invest in rural small businesses and improving participation in the Rural Business Invest  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Office of Rural Development has awarded a $6,131,000 loan and $5,200,000 grant to Shelby County to improve and expand the Lake Loramie Wastewater Treatment Plant. This will allow the county to come into compliance with Ohio Environmental Protection Agency water quality standards and allow the   more

AKRON, Ohio, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined leaders of the Akron Zoo Thursday to tour the facility and show how Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds helped the zoo survive the COVID-19 pandemic. The federal funds helped the zoo reopen to the public and kept workers on the job. "The American Rescue Plan and the Paycheck Protection Program have been lifelines for cultural institutions like the Akron Zoo. We know   more

NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2021: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined Gradall Industries leadership and representatives from the International Association of Machinists Local 1285 at Gradall Industries' manufacturing plant. Brown discussed Buy America protections he secured in the bipartisan infrastructure plan, the potential opportunities for Ohio suppliers like Gradall, and the benefits of a skilled, union work  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2021: Cory Booker (D-N.J.), U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), 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 No  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2021: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) today announced the introduction of the Equity in Pre-Trial Health Coverage Act, legislation that would protect the continuity of federal health benefits under Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, and Veterans Affairs for pretrial detainees, ensuring health care services are provided to an individual who is in custody pe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2021: Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) today announced the introduction of the Equity in Pre-Trial Health Coverage Act, legislation that would protect the continuity of federal health benefits under Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, and Veterans Affairs for pretrial detainees, ensuring health care services are provided to an individual who is  more