WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2021: Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced the Federal Aviation Administration is awarding $2,241,440 in funding from the Airport Infrastructure Grants program to six Northwest Ohio airports. The funding is being made available as a result of President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which was signed into law in November. Rep. Kaptur and House Democrats strongly sup  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2021: Congressman Ryan (OH-13) announced that Ohio will soon receive $241,554,000 in federal funding to strengthen drinking and wastewater systems, including the replacement of dangerous lead service lines and pipes, from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This funding is the first round of a five-year investment authorized by this new law. "Clean drinking water is not a privilege, b  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2021: Representatives Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) and Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced that Cleveland State University has been awarded more than $2.7 million in federal funding to develop and implement research innovation to improve academic, social, and civic competencies for high-needs students. The funding was awarded (https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-announces-182-mill  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Jon Tester (D-MT) introduced legislation to increase transparency surrounding the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program. This summer, the VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) released three reports that raised concerns surrounding the deployment of the EHRM program. Two of the reports raised issues w  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has committed to action to address direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) fees, which increase costs for older Ohioans at the pharmacy counter and make it harder for local pharmacies in Ohio to serve their communities. "Pharmacy middle-men should be passing along their  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: In Case You Missed It: Yesterday, a broad coalition of faith groups joined U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) to call on Congress to pass the Build Back Better Act to bring down the biggest costs working families face - from housing to prescription drugs to child care - and to substantially reduce child poverty in America through the extension of the Child Tax Credit.  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on Dec. 16, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) issued the following statement following news reports that the remaining missionaries from Christian Aid Ministries, a Millersburg, Ohio, based missionary organization, were released from captivity in Haiti. The missionaries were detained 62 days ago by an armed gang while conducting missionary work near Port-au-Prince, Haiti. "As Christian Aid Ministries sai  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement at a Dec. 7, 2021, confirmation hearing: * * * The Committee meets today to consider the nominations of: Parisa Salehi to be Inspector General of the Export-Import Bank; and Brian Tomney to be Inspector General of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. We congratulate the nominees and thank them for appearing here today, and for their willingnes  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Mark Warner (D-VA) announced that the Senate-passed FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference report includes a version of their bipartisan Building Equitable Access to Contribute to Our National Security (BEACON) Act, legislation to expand Department of Defense (DoD) research funding opportunities for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2021: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced legislation that will extend for four years the Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) for retirees who lost their health care coverage -- in addition to their pensions and other benefits -- when their employers either entered into bankruptcy or laid off workers due to foreign trade. The HCTC is critically important for many hardwor  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Senate-passed FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference report includes a version of their bipartisan Building Equitable Access to Contribute to Our National Security (BEACON) Act, legislation to expand Department of Defense (DoD) research funding opportunities for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and  more