WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Steve Chabot, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2022: On the one-year anniversary of the military coup in Burma, Reps. Steve Chabot (R-OH), Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Ami Bera. M.D. (D-CA), Andy Levin (D-MI), and Claudia Tenney (R-NY) introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing the anniversary of the coup and condemning the Burmese military for perpetrating gross violations of human rights against the Burmese people. "After a ye  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following floor statement on Feb. 1, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) spoke on the Senate floor today to discuss the hostile actions taken by Russia that threaten Ukraine's independence and sovereignty. Portman talked about his recent bipartisan delegation with Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) where they were able to meet with President Zelenskyy about the importance of the United States' support for Ukraine. Portman noted that  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: After encountering unnecessary hurdles when helping constituents resolve delayed tax return cases, Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) has written to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles P. Rettig and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to request answers on how they plan to manage the IRS' processing backlog during the current 2022 tax filing season. "My office has received dozens of requests from constitu  more

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2022: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) today announced that Ohio will receive $256,028,000 in new federal funding under the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to clean up hazardous, abandoned oil and gas sites known as "orphaned wells." This new funding will improve Ohio's environment, create good-paying union jobs, and revitalize local economies. "For too long, abandoned oil and gas well  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2022: Congressman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, joined FOX News' America Reports to discuss security threats and free speech concerns at the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Recently, Congressman Wenstrup led a bipartisan group of Intelligence Committee members in calling on the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee to protect   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-New York, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following joint statement on Feb. 1, 2022, with Rep. Ami Bera, D-California, chairman, and Rep. Steve Chabot, R-Ohio, ranking member, of the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation, on the one-year anniversary of the Burma coup: * * * "Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Burmese military's coup d'etat that reversed the country's nascent, hard-fo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2022: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Interior will dedicate up to $256,028,206 in Ohio to create jobs cleaning up orphaned oil and gas wells. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources will receive $84.8 million in immediate funding from the U.S. Department of Interior, and an estimated $256 million over five years. Funding for this investment was made possible t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: After entering his words into the Congressional Record, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) released the following statement on the passing of Pension Rights Center (PRC) Founder Karen Ferguson. Born in New York City, Ferguson came to Washington D.C. and became one of Ralph Nader's "Nader Raiders," where she found her passion for public advocacy fighting for retirees and pensioners. With the help of Mr. Nader, she w  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, released the following statement after the Diem Association announced its sale, signaling an end to Facebook's (now Meta) pursuit of a stablecoin product. "Facebook ending its pursuit of Diem is good news for consumers. I still have ma  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2022: Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, released the following statement after the Diem Association announced its sale, signaling an end to Facebook's (now Meta) pursuit of a stablecoin product. "Facebook ending its pursuit of Diem is good news for consumers. I still have major concerns with big tech companies moving into the fina  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2022: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, delivered opening remarks at a hearing to consider the nominations of Shalanda Young to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and Nani Coloretti to be Deputy Director of the Office of Man  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2022 : U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, secured a commitment from Shalanda Young, the nominee to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget, that OMB would produce documents within two weeks that were requested by the Committee  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) and a number of bipartisan colleagues have introduced legislation to better combat online child sexual exploitation. The Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act (EARN IT Act) removes blanket immunity for violations of laws related to online child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Led by U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT),   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Support for Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema's bipartisan legislation honoring fallen federal civil servants continues to grow. Sinema's Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act--introduced with Senate Homeland Security Chairman Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Committee Ranking Member Rob Portman (R-Ohio), and Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.)--provides benefits to the survivors of federal civil se  more