WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) visited communities across Ohio to highlight the wins he is working to deliver for Ohioans in the American Rescue Plan and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan. He stopped at performing arts centers in Dayton and Lima, visited Norwalk to tour the West Main street water line project, hosted a virtual roundtable on mental health challenges facing young Black girls, toured   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. David Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: This week, Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) introduced H.R. 5575, the VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act alongside Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) to address the health care professional shortage within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The bipartisan legislation would increase the pay limitation on nurse and physician assistant salaries to help the VA attract and retain top health care talen  more

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2021: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) today announced that the City of Youngstown will receive an Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) of $37,767 in federal funding from the US Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs. JAG Program funds allows states and units of local government to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on their own state and lo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following newsletter: In March of last year, the pandemic forced theaters and concerts venues across the state of Ohio to halt shows and close doors, to stop the spread of the virus, leaving them without an operating budget for the next year and with an uncertain future. The American Rescue Plan that we passed this spring and that President Biden signed into law was a lifeline for venues and arts organizations across Ohio, and is al  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2021: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and James Lankford (R-Okla.) yesterday in sending a letter urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to either work with Congress to eliminate direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) fees to help lower prescription drug prices for Medicare Part D beneficiar  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Jim Inhofe (R-OK) led their colleagues in urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken to prioritize engagement with the Moroccan government over human rights abuses, including calling for the release of political detainees and ending the harassment and threats against critics of the Moroccan government. Specifically, the senators are requesting that the State Department incr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2021: Yesterday, U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) led their colleagues in urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken to prioritize engagement with the Moroccan government over human rights abuses, including calling for the release of political detainees and ending the harassment and threats against critics of the Moroccan government. Specifically, the senators are reque  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2021: U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and James Lankford (R-Okla.) sent a letter today urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to either work with Congress to eliminate direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) fees to help lower prescription drug prices for Medicare Part D beneficiaries or take administrative action to addr  more