WORTHINGTON, Ohio, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: Congressman Troy Balderson (OH-12) today announced Pleasant Middle School sixth-grade student Lane Johnson as the winner of the 2021 Congressional App Challenge. The Congressional App Challenge is an annual competition showcasing the value of computer science and STEM education by encouraging middle and high school-age students to learn how to code through the creation of their own app  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement on the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, and the new federal measures President Joe Biden announced to protect Americans. "The new steps the Biden Administration is taking to combat the spread of this deadly virus will save lives, and protect our communities," said Rep. Kaptur. "No one has been spared by the devastation unleashed by   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Tim Ryan (D-OH-13) and Mike Turner (R-OH-10) led a group of 15 Ohio lawmakers in a letter to Reps. Betty McCollum and Ken Calvert, leaders on the House Committee on Appropriations, urging support for additional funding for U.S. Army Stryker A1 combat vehicles. Specifically, the letter includes a Fiscal Year 2022 request of $139 million for the production of 41 Stryker A1 vehicles, critical asse  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded a $250,000 grant to the Ohio - West Virginia Youth Leadership Association (YLA) for improvements to Cave Lake Center in Latham. This funding will help install a fire-suppression system to one of the existing buildings. YLA will offer programs and services for students from low-income households and those who   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded a $250,000 grant to the Trumbull County Commissioners for the Yankee Lake Sanitary Sewer Improvements Project. These funds will help install more than 14,000 linear feet of sewer line to provide service for 83 households and three businesses in Brookfield Township and for the Village of Yanke  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) has awarded the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority a $3 million grant through the MARAD Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) Grants. These funds will help the port conduct a harbor-wide and regional planning study to help address the port's comprehensive carg  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- 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 a $6 million Rural Development Investment loan to the Logan County Electrical Co-op in Bellefontaine. The funds will be used to build and improve 41 miles of powerlines that will help connect 269 consumers. This loan also includes $1,710,269 in smart grid technologies. "Rural Ohioans face unique challenges in g  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- 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 a $7,500,000 million Rural Development Investment loan to Frontier Power Company in Coshocton. These funds will be used to connect 400 consumers, and build and improve 119 miles of powerline. This loan also includes $126,778 in smart grid technologies. "Rural Ohioans face unique challenges in getting the power   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded a $75,000 grant to the Washington County Career Center (WCCC) for the WCCC's Upgrade the HVAC Project. WCCC will enroll 25 workers/trainees and 36 students in the training program and help 24 workers/trainees and 33 students improve their skills by completing the program. "This workforce development center w  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded a $625,000 grant to Summit County through the Bureau of Justice Assistance's (BJA) Adult Drug Court and Veterans Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program. The funding will provide treatment and support for veterans and individuals with substance use disorders going through proceedings at the  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- 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's (USDA) Rural Development program has awarded a $1,258,000 loan and a $1,472,000 grant to the Allen Water District in Allen County for the East Regional Waterline Improvement Project. This funding will help provide water services to the Village of Harrod, the Village of Lafayette, and the Allen East School complex. The project wi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, is helping lead a bipartisan effort expressing support for an independent and democratic Ukraine--one that is secure against further Russian military aggression. The resolution--led by U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.)--comes as Russian forces build u  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and nine other senators called on Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, and Moderna to increase COVID-19 vaccines to low- and middle-income countries to help tackle the global disparities in accessing the vaccine. This follows a bipartisan letter that Schatz and Brown led in October calling on President Biden to provide more U.S. leadership and step  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on Dec. 9, 2021, entitled "Examining Federal Efforts to Address PFAS Contamination". PFAS is per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. * * * Thank you Chairman Peters for holding this hearing on the federal government's efforts to address PFAS contamination. And thank you witnesses for providing your testimony today.  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Mark Johnson, deputy director for business and regulatory affairs at Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, involving a hybrid hearing on Dec. 9, 2021, entitled "Examining Federal Efforts to Address PFAS Contamination". PFAS is per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. * * * Thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony today to share Ohio's perspective on the challenges and  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) along with Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) led a group of eight senators in calling on Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, and Moderna to increase COVID-19 vaccines to low- and middle-income countries to help tackle the global disparities in accessing the vaccine. "If global vaccination rates do not improve, the virus will continue to threaten lives and our glob  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (Both D-Md.), along with Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) are supporting the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division's role in restricting the use of non-compete clauses in employment contracts to promote worker mobility at a tim  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.), along with Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) are supporting the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division's role in restricting the use of non-compete clauses in employment contracts to promote worker mobility at a ti  more