WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2021: During a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) spoke with Brian Nichols, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, on his involvement in the ongoing attempt to recover 17 U.S. missionaries with Christian Aid Ministries, an Ohio-based group who were kidnapped in Haiti six weeks ago. Two missionaries were recently released but 15, inclu  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2021: In Case You Missed It: On the Senate Floor yesterday, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) highlighted Ohio small businesses and efforts to support their recovery from the pandemic, following Small Business Saturday. During his speech, Brown shared stories from Ohioans about their favorite local small businesses they are supporting this holiday season and the impact these businesses have on their com  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: On the Senate floor last evening, Senator Portman discussed the record number of overdose deaths that have devastated families and communities across America. According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control, April 2020 to April 2021 saw the most drug overdose deaths in a 12-month period in our nation's history, with more than 100,000 individuals losing their lives during that span. Portman, who   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on Nov. 30, 2021, entitled "CARES Act Oversight of Treasury and the Federal Reserve: Building a Resilient Economy": * * * Last week, many Americans sat down with family and friends to celebrate Thanksgiving. I want to take a moment to thank all the workers who made that possible, many of whom didn't get the day off - farm wor  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2021: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, delivered opening remarks at a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee roundtable titled "FedRAMP Reform: Recommendations to Reduce Burden, Enhance Security, and Address Inefficiencies in the Go  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2021: President Biden signed into law S. 894, the Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act of 2021, which was introduced by Senators Mike Braun (R-IN) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH). Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) introduced companion legislation, H.R. 2151, in the House of Representatives earlier this year on March 23, 2021. The Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act will require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2021: Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced today that the House Democratic Steering & Policy Committee has recommended that Congresswoman Shontel Brown, who was sworn in on November 4th to represent Ohio's Eleventh Congressional District, join the House Committee on Agriculture and the House Committee on Oversight and Reform for the 117th Congress. "Congresswoman Shontel Brown's wealth of ex  more