WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. David Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2021: Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) announced that he has co-sponsored legislation to prevent the Biden Administration from expanding the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) authority to monitor and collect data on Americans' bank accounts. Specifically, H.R. 5586, the Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act, would prevent the Treasury Department from requiring financial institutions to report the in  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2021: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) today joined House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (CT-01), Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (SC-06), and House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal (MA-01) to introduce the Social Security 2100 Act: A Sacred Trust, a bill that would increase Social Security's vital benefits and make the system financially strong for generations to come. "O  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the United States Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $32,000 to Lawrence County Board of Commissioners. The funds will provide economic relief to Lawrence County Airpark for operations, personnel, cleaning, sanitization, janitorial services, debt service payments, and combating the spread of pathogens at the a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the United States Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $32,000 to Village of Bluffton. The funds will provide economic relief to Bluffton Airport for operations, personnel, cleaning, sanitization, janitorial services, debt service payments, and combating the spread of pathogens at the airport. T  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2021: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $428,091 in Distance Learning and Telemedicine grant funding to Kent State University to help provide advanced video conferencing at four hub sites and 11 end-user locations throughout Geauga, Ashtabula, and Summit counties. This project will allow 7th-12th graders and adults to enroll in course  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2021: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $891,208 in Distance Learning and Telemedicine grant funding to East Guernsey Local School District to help combat substance misuse by providing education and telehealth services. This will be done by educating the public on the effects of substance abuse, mental health counseling, and accessing  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $887,907 in Distance Learning and Telemedicine grant funding to Cardington-Lincoln Local School District to help provide distance learning courses at The Ohio State University at Marion and Marion Technical College. These funds will also provide students with instruction and learning experiences from staff at th  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2021: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $945,996 in Distance Learning and Telemedicine grant funding to New London Local School District to help provide substance use disorder supports and services to students and families in conjunction with the Huron County Board of Mental Health and Addiction Services. The school district plans to   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: In Case You Missed It: Today, during a Senate Finance Committee nomination hearing, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) pressed Ms. Maria Pagan, nominee for Deputy U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) at the World Trade Organization (WTO), on the need for reform at the WTO to hold China accountable and create a truly level playing field for American workers and businesses. Following the Senate Finance hearing, Brown  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following remarks: * * * U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, delivered the following opening statement at today's nomination hearing for Reta Jo Lewis to be President and Chair of the Export-Import Bank; and Elizabeth de Leon Bhargava to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Sen. Brown's remarks, as prepared for delivery, follow: The Co  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following opening statement at an Oct. 26, 2021, nomination hearing for Reta Jo Lewis to be president and chair of the Export-Import Bank, and Elizabeth de Leon Bhargava to be an assistant secretary of Housing and Urban Development: * * * The Committee meets today to consider the nominations of: Reta Jo Lewis to be President and Chair of the Export-Import Bank; a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release Oct. 26, 2021: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), along with the other 13 Senate Finance Committee Republicans, sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) highlighting concerns with the rising rate of improper payments in Medicaid, in anticipation of the next Medicaid Payment Error Rate Measurement (PERM) audit. The November 2020 report found improper payments totaled over $86.5 billion --   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2021: United States Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) released the following statement in response to the Office of the United States Trade Representative's (USTR) request that the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) launch an investigation of the unequal impacts of trade and trade policy on American workers, especially underrepresented and underserved communities. "  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (TNSRep) -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2021: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Tom Carper (D-DE), applauded the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) decision to revoke China Telecom Americas' authority to provide domestic and international telecommunication s  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) released the following statement in response to the Office of the United States Trade Representative's (USTR) request that the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) launch an investigation of the unequal impacts of trade and trade policy on American workers, especially underrepresented and underserved communities.   more