WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2022: Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) released the following statement after Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer announced his resignation. Easily confirmed in 1994 after being appointed by President Bill Clinton, Justice Stephen Breyer has served honorably on the High Court for almost three decades. He has a reputation of fairness and bridge-building - something the rest of Wash  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2022: This week, Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) joined fellow Buckeye Congressman Bob Latta (OH-05) in calling on the Attending Physician to immediately issue updated COVID-19 guidelines to facilitate the reopening of the U.S. Capitol to the American public. "The American people not only need but also deserve to see their democracy in action," said Joyce. "While public access to the Capitol remains se  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2022: Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement after hosting a virtual forum with stakeholders from across Northwest and Northeast Ohio to discuss the impact of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. In November, Rep. Kaptur joined her Democratic colleagues to pass the bill in the House, while 94 percent of House Republicans voted against the bill's investments in jobs  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Representatives Tim Ryan (OH-13), Patrick McHenry (NC-10), and original co-sponsors of the bipartisan Keep Innovation in America Act, sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen ahead of the expected preliminary guidance on the new digital asset reporting requirements. The letter urges her to provide additional clarity to America's innovators and entrepreneurs. Ryan, McHenry and their colleagues introduced (h  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2022: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded six Housing Counseling Program grants, totaling $226,117 to housing counseling agencies across Ohio. These funds will help provide critical housing counseling services to individuals and families to assist with property maintenance, financial management, and preparing for affor  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2022: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has awarded grants to 12 arts organizations across Ohio, totaling $1,450,000, to support personnel, facilities, safety supplies, and marketing expenses in response to and to help recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. These funds were made possible through the American Rescue Plan, which Brown helped write  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2022: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) hosted a virtual roundtable today with the Northeast Ohio Mayors and Managers Association to discuss with local leaders and answer questions on how to spend federal infrastructure and American Rescue Plan funds. Both passed in 2021, the bipartisan infrastructure law and the American Rescue Plan included record investments for state and local governments. "Much   more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2022: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) hosted a virtual roundtable with leaders from the Ohio State Building Trades & Construction Trades Council to discuss the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the job opportunities the investment will create for workers in the skilled trades across Ohio. The historic, bipartisan infrastructure law includes Brown's Bridge Investment Act, whic  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2022: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) hosted a virtual roundtable with educators and leaders representing the Ohio Federation of Teachers and the Ohio Education Association to gain insight into the mental health challenges impacting students, school faculty and staff. Today's roundtable follows Brown's discussion with Dr. Arielle Sheftall, who recently published a study through the Center for Su  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Bob Casey (D-PA) and 14 of his senate colleagues in calling on the Social Security Administration (SSA) to provide an update on its efforts to improve field office services for beneficiaries amid the continuing challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. "SSA has a responsibility and a duty to provide timely and quality service to the public,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2022: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Jon Tester (D-MT), Jerry Moran (R-KS), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, are leading a bipartisan push to provide veterans nationwide access to no-cost, at-home COVID-19 test kits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). "We write today to request the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provide ve  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), and United States Representatives Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), and Katie Porter (D-CA) and more than 80 Senate and House colleagues in calling on the Biden administration to release the Department of Education's (ED) memo outlining the administration'  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on Jan. 27, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) released the following statement regarding the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. "Justice Breyer served the country honorably and I thank him for his service to the nation. "While I did not agree with many of his opinions or votes, I respect the way he stood up for the Court and the constitutional separation of powers. "In particular, I be  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2022: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) are leading a bipartisan push to provide veterans nationwide access to no-cost, at-home COVID-19 test kits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). "We write today to request the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2022: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Martin Heinrich (D-NM), co-chairs of the Senate AI Caucus, along with U.S. Representatives Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH) and Anna Eshoo (D-CA), sent a letter to the Office of Science and Technology Po  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2022: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) are leading a bipartisan push to provide veterans nationwide access to no-cost, at-home COVID-19 test kits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). "We write today t  more