YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2022: Congressman TimRyan (OH-13) today announced that Ohio will receive approximately $73.5 million in the first round of new federal transit funding under the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This funding will strengthen public transportation systems, support transit jobs across the state and make urgently-needed investments, including new bus and railcar acquisitions, facility upgrades, and  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2022: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) led a group of colleagues in a follow-up letter to U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, urging her to provide tax relief to auto dealers experiencing inventory shortages due to global supply chain issues. Pandemic-related supply chain disruptions have impacted businesses and consumers, with slow-downs and factory closures, particularly with semico  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and 16 of their Senate and House colleagues in sending a letter calling on Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and the Chairman of the United States Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors to change the USPS procurement plan for its mail delivery vehicles and dramatically increase the electrification of the mail d  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, along with Committee members Sens. Menendez (D-NJ), Smith (D-MN), Warren (D-MA), Van Hollen (D-MD), and Warnock (D-GA), sent a letter to JPMorgan Chase seeking to better understand the company's credit card collection practices, including repo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2022: Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, along with Committee members Sens. Menendez (D-NJ), Smith (D-MN), Warren (D-MA), Van Hollen (D-MD), and Warnock (D-GA), sent a letter to JPMorgan Chase seeking to better understand the company's credit card collection practices, including reports that JPMorgan has resumed the practice of robo-si  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2022: Sen. Sherrod Brown, Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Rep. Maxine Waters, Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, and Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, wrote to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Acting Director Himamauli Das supporting and respo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2022: Democrats on the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, led by Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and including Sens. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Mark Warner (D-VA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tina Smith (D-MN), and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) issued the following joint statement regarding Marty Gruenberg s  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) joined his Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, urging them to expedite approval of the Polish government's request for the Foreign Military Sale of M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks. Given escalating tensions in the region, the senators emphasized the importance of supporting our allies, and bolstering NATO's  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2022: Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined his Democratic colleagues on the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, led by Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and including Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), in issuing the following joint statement regarding Marty Gruenberg stepping int  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2022: U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate FinanceSubcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness, and Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) today led 39 of their colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai calling for the Administration to establish a more comprehensive exclusion process for imports from China sub  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2022: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Tom Carper (D-DE) today led 39 of their colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai calling for the Biden administration to establish a more comprehensive exclusion process for imports from China subject to tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 in order to allow more small businesses and manufacturers  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: In a new joint op-ed for FOX News, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Chair of the Emerging Threats Subcommittee, discussed the need for Congress to pass their bipartisan Pray Safe Act to establish a federal clearinghouse thr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2022: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) in a follow-up letter to U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, urging her to provide tax relief to auto dealers experiencing inventory shortages due to global supply chain issues. Pandemic-related supply chain disruptions have impacted businesses and consumers, with slow-downs and factory closures, particula  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2022: Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Committee members Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), sent a letter to JPMorgan Chase seeking to better understand the company's credit card collection practices, in  more