WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and colleagues sent a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg expressing concern regarding Meta's response to the rise of online election-related misinformation and disinformation on its platforms, including Facebook. The letter comes in advance of the anniversary of the January 6th insurrection and follows reports and Senate testimony indicating that the co  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2021: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded a $1,650,000 grant to Supreme Court of Ohio through the Bureau of Justice Assistance's (BJA) Adult Drug Court and Veterans Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program. Grant funding will provide resources for research and evaluation of best practices in drug courts throughout Ohio. Right now, O  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced $2,021,000 in funding for the Village of Gnadenhutten to repair and renovate its wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). Repairs and improvements to the WWTP will improve worker safety by helping automate debris removal from the wastewater and make improvements to make the plant more efficient. "Strong water and sewer infrastructure are critical so Ohio communities can s  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the United States Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has awarded five emergency response grants to the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) for a total of $20,812,964. Grant funding will be used to provide additional reimbursement for repairs to the state's federal highways as a result of natural disas  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: In his first year as Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) has worked hard to ensure that Ohioans and all American taxpayers receive the transparency, accountability, and sound policies they deserve from the federal government. Working to Se  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Dec. 22, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after the Department of Justice announced that Charles Lieber, the former chair of Harvard University's Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department, was convicted by   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2021: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Richard Shelby (R-AL), Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member of the Senate F  more