WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) delivered remarks at the groundbreaking ceremony for Sherwin-Williams' Global Research and Development Center. Once built, the 600,000-square-foot campus will hold approximately 900 employees. According to Sherwin-Williams, construction on the center is expected to be completed by the end of 2024. "I was pleased to join members of the community and other elected officials to cele  more

WARREN, Ohio, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2021: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) today urged Stericycle Inc. management to work with employees to find an outcome that benefits both labor and management. Workers at Stericycle Inc. are excising their right to strike and fight for fairer wages and benefits. "Your workers deserve a fair union contract. It is my understanding that despite numerous bargaining sessions, labor and management have been un  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2021: Congresswoman Tim Ryan (D-OH) joined Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Fred Upton (R-MI), and other House members in calling on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to immediately set a path for advancing legislation to fully fund the Creating Helpful Incentives for the Production of Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act, including $2 billion in support for semiconduc  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Representatives Tim Ryan (D-OH) and Mark Takano (D-CA) reintroduced the Congressional Maker Caucus which will connect members to their local makers, educate Congress and the public about the maker movement, support emerging technologies, and ensure that emerging regulations are designed to support makers and ancillary industries. The innovation and creativity that has long defined the American economy is undoubted  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs (OJP) has awarded the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy a $1,648,455 grant through the Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP). This grant will help fund the Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System (OARRS) to help prevent the misuse of controlled substance medications. "I  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following newsletter on Oct. 22, 2021: Suicide is the second leading cause of death for young people ages 10 to 24. The number of suicides among children and teens has been going up for years now, and the pandemic only threatens to accelerate these alarming trends, and to make racial disparities even worse. It's why I introduced the Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act - it would help ensure that nurses, doctors, and  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) visited the Mansfield Lahm Air National Guard Base, home to the 179th Airlift Wing, where he met with Wing leadership and the Airmen currently serving at the installation. The 179AW helps transport strategic movement of personnel and cargo through the U.S. and the world and participates in disaster relief efforts and other domestic emergencies as required. In August, Portman join  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) joined his Republican colleagues in introducing the Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act, a bill to prevent the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from implementing Democrats' plan to give the agency access to Americans' transaction information. "The Biden administration's plan to give the IRS the ability to monitor Americans' bank accounts is a concerning intrusion into taxpay  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Oct. 22, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released operational statistics showing an all-time high number of border arrests and the worst September on record as the U  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), John Thune (R-S.D.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today called on President Joe Biden to provide more U.S. leadership and st  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2021: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) announced Ohioans can safely dispose of unwanted and unused prescription drugs on "National Prescription Drug Take Back Day" tomorrow, Saturday, October 23 starting at 10:00 A.M. National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in an effort to provide saf  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced Ohioans can safely dispose of unwanted and unused prescription drugs on "National Prescription Drug Take Back Day" tomorrow, Saturday, October 23 starting at 10:00 A.M. National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in an effort to provide safe, convenient and r  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2021: Yesterday, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) introduced the Veterans Pro Bono Corps Act, bipartisan legislation that will establish a five-year pilot program authorizing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to award grants to medical residency and fellowship programs to provide independent, pro bono medical examinations and opinions to help eligible low-income ve  more