WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) is today announcing that the U.S. Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) has awarded a grant of $590,000 to the New Horizon Federal Credit Union, headquartered in Barberton, and $300,000 to the Western Reserve Community Fund, Inc. of the Development Finance Authority of Summit County. This grant will enable both institutions to increase lending and inve  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman TimRyan voted to pass the Protecting Our Democracy Act, legislation that takes immediate steps to safeguard and strengthen our democracy so that no future president, regardless of political party, can act as if they are above the law. The bill also restores the accountability and transparency of our institutions so that the American people can have confidence in our government's ability to address the ch  more

TOLEDO, Ohio, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined local arts leaders, artists and IATSE Local 24 members at the Stranahan Theater to show how Shuttered Venue Operators Grants (SVOG) have helped local cultural and entertainment businesses survive the pandemic and reopen. The Stranahan Theater opened for holiday performances this month for the first time in two years. "Thanks to the investments we made with Save Our Stag  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) led a group of lawmakers in urging President Biden to prioritize projects that impact the Great Lakes Region when implementing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The lawmakers focused their request on three priorities: funding the Soo Locks modernization project to help ease supply chain issues in the Midwest, cleaning up all remaining area  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following newsletter: To protect our national security, and to lead the world in the development and deployment of new technology, we need to nurture and support American talent and innovation. It's why the Defense Department is one of the biggest funders of critical STEM research at American universities. And there's a large, mostly untapped pool of talented students and researchers and engineers at Historically Black Colleges and   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2021: U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and John Thune, R- S.D., ranking member of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, along with Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R- Wash., ranking member of the House Committee on Energ  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for an executive business meeting at 9 a.m. on Dec. 16, 2021, at 216 Hart Senate Office Building: Agenda I. Nominees * Bridget Meehan Brennan, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio * John H. Chun, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Washington * Charles Esque Fleming, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio * David Aug  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, sent a letter urging the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to take stronger action to support   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, sent a letter urging the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve, a  more