AKRON, Ohio, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) is proud to announce the winner of the 2021 Congressional App Challenge (CAC): Rashaad Simmons, a 12th grade student at the National Inventors Hall of Fame STEM School in Akron. Rashaad's teacher and advisor for the project was Mr. Ralph Appleby. "I am proud of Rashaad for his commitment and hard work in produce this winning video game,"said Congressman Tim Ryan. "The Congressional Ap  more

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2021: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) today is announcing that over $534,000 in Family Self-Sufficiency grants awarded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will go to the Youngstown, Portage and Trumbull Metropolitan Housing Authorities. In the current funding, Youngstown Metropolitan Housing Authority has been awarded $321,944; Trumbull Metropolitan Housing Authority, $149,569; a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) and his Senate Finance Committee Republican colleagues sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen renewing requests for information regarding international tax negotiations. To date, the Treasury Department has been unwilling or unable to fully engage with Congress to provide details on the negotiations, which will have a significant impact on American workers, businesses an  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement at a hearing on Dec. 14, 2021, entitled "Stablecoins: How Do They Work, How Are They Used, and What Are Their Risks": * * * A few years ago, most people had never heard of cryptocurrency - most people still don't know what all these terms mean, from stablecoins to non-fungible tokens. But they've become a hot topic in Washington - and on Wall S  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement at a hearing on Dec. 15, 2021, entitled "Disaster Recovery Assistance: Authorization of the Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery Program": * * * This morning the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee looks at the authorization of the Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery Program, known as CDBG-DR. We mee  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee issued the following statement by Opportunity Ohio President Matt A. Mayer involving a hybrid hearing on Dec. 15, 2021, entitled "Disaster Recovery Assistance: Authorization of the Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery Program": * * * My name is Matt Mayer. I am the President of Opportunity Ohio. From 2007 to 2016, I served as a Visiting Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and The Heritage Fo  more