WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2021: Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) addressed members of the Warren County Chamber Alliance at their 6th Annual Washington, D.C. Fly-In. After speaking, Congressman Turner released the following statement: "I was encouraged to hear from the hardworking people of Warren County and appreciate them traveling to DC," said Turner. "I stressed the need for regional partnerships in southwest Ohio to f  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) sent a letter to the president of Stericycle Inc., a company that disposes of medical waste, urging the company to come back to the bargaining table and negotiate with its union employees. More than 75 employees, members of Teamsters Local 20 and Local 377, at Stericycle facilities in Warren and Toledo went on strike last week for fair pay and safe working conditions. "  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following opening statement at an Oct. 19, 2021, hearing entitled "International Policy Update: The Treasury Department's Sanctions Policy Review and Other Issues": * * * Today we welcome Deputy Secretary Adeyemo to the Committee for an update on international policy issues. Sanctions policy is an area where we have done important, bipartisan work on this committe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2021: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) announced that his amendment intended to address kidnappings in Haiti was adopted by unanimous consent during the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's business meeting. Portman offered an amendment to the reports section of the Haiti Development, Accountability, and Institutional Transparency Initiative Act, requiring "an assessment of U.S. interagency efforts to  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2021: At a Senate Finance Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, pressed Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus, the nominee to be Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), on the need to complete the installati  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2021: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Chris Coons (D-DE) announced that their bipartisan legislation, the Otto Warmbier North Korea Censorship and Surveillance Act, was reported out of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. This legislation, introduced in June, provides $10 million annually for the next five years to counter North Korea's repressive censorship and surveill  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2021: U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) voiced their opposition to Facebook's revived effort to launch a cryptocurrency ("Diem") and digital wallet ("Novi"). In light of yet another scandal involving Facebook'  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2021: U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) voiced their opposition to Facebook's revived effort to launch a cryptocurrency ("Diem") and digital wallet ("Novi"). In light of yet another scandal involving Facebook's  more