WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Rep. David Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Nov. 2, 2021: Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) joined Congressmen Tom Rice (SC-07) and Ralph Norman (SC-05) in introducing the Promoting Responsibility Over Moderation in the Social Media Environment (PROMISE) Act, a bill designed to hold Big Tech companies accountable for their promises to keep their content moderation policies and enforcement free of political bias. The legislation is a companion bill to Senato  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), has awarded a $300,000 grant to the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services (OCJS) through the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program. These funds will help Cuyahoga County address verification of backlogged offenders, track and apprehend offenders who have warrants, and digitize files of those offenders for in  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) and Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) have awarded four grants totaling $1,542,686 to several universities and institutions to conduct research on harmful algae bloom (HAB) in the Great Lakes. "Lake Erie is one of Ohio's most important natural r  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Nov. 2, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office for Justice Programs (OJP) has awarded a $392,453 grant to the Hamilton County Public Defender Juvenile Division (HCPDJD) through the Enhancing Juvenile Indigent Defense program. These funds will allow the county to expand its ability to provide high-quality juvenile defense for youth in the juvenile c  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Nov. 2, 2021: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded $399,858 to the Ohio Attorney General's Office, through the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program. These funds will help upgrade and replace live scan systems, software and related technology and equipment in 88 county sheriffs' offices, which will allow for electronic submission of f  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following opening statement at a Nov. 2, 2021, hearing entitled "The Libor Transition: Protecting Consumers and Investors": * * * I often begin these hearings by taking us back to 2008, and to the years that followed, because we are still living with the fallout - and in the case of the Libor scandal, we are still cleaning up a mess caused by the biggest banks in th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following statement: * * * Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chair of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after the Presidential Working Group on Financial Markets released their new report on stablecoins: "Today's Presidential Working Group report highlights the risks that the rapid growth of stablecoins present to families and the economy. "We must work to ensure that any new financi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 2, 2021: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, along with her colleagues Senators Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Joni   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, along with her colleagues Senators Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), and Rob Portman (R-Ohio), today wrote to U.S.  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement as part of a hybrid hearing on Oct. 19, 2021, entitled "International Policy Update: The Treasury Department's Sanctions Policy Review and Other Issues": * * * 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 commit  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), along with U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Patty Murray (D-WA), and three of their Senate Democratic colleagues, this week urged Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to consider additional measures to simplify and expand student loan discharge options and repayment plans as the Department continues to the negotiated rulemaking process regarding student debt relief. "The De  more