WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2022: Representative Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) supported passage in the House of Representatives of the Postal Service Reform Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen the financial viability of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and improve the reliability of its service. In 2020, the Postal Service incurred its fourteenth consecutive net annual loss, and experts predict that the USPS will run out of cas  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The House Ways and Means Committee issued the following testimony by Angela Sausser, executive director of the Public Children Services Association of Ohio, on behalf of the National Association of Counties, involving a hybrid hearing on Feb. 2, 2022, entitled "America's Mental Health Crisis": * * * Thank you for holding today's hearing on America's Mental Health Crisis. On behalf of the National Association of Counties (NACo) and the National Association of County Human   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2022: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) and the Department of the Interior today are announcing nearly $46.4 million in funding for Ohio to create good-paying jobs by reclaiming abandoned mine lands (AML) and eliminating dangerous environmental conditions and pollution caused by past coal mining. This federal investment is part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that Ryan helped pass. "I am proud to have vot  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2022: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) led his colleagues in urging President Biden to replenish the Strategic National Stockpile with N-95 masks made by American manufacturers. In a letter to the President, Ryan and his colleagues applauded the Administration's decision to send high-quality masks to all American households at no cost but emphasized the need to support American workers and manufacturers by ens  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2022: Congressman Tim Ryan today voted in support of the Postal Service Reform Act, critically needed legislation that will ensure the financial stability of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). Unlike other government agencies, the USPS relies on the sale of postage rather than federal funds to support daily operations. Without intervention, it would likely run out of cash to fund its operations prior to 2024.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) recently joined Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN), Rep. David Trone (D-MD) and Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY) to introduce The Due Process Continuity of Care Act. This bipartisan legislation would amend the current Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy (MIEP) to make certain that pretrial detainees are not kicked off Medicaid prior to ever being found guilty of a crime. Following introduction, the members relea  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2022: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Development Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program has awarded a total of $32,702,000 to three communities in Knox and Richland counties. "This federal funding makes critical investments in improving our state's infrastructure and bolstering economic growth," said Brown. "Now   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2022: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced the U.S. Department of Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) has awarded the Ohio Department of Natural Resources a $46,444,000 Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation grant. These funds will go toward reclamation and restoration projects in previously mined sites across the state, including closing dangerous mine shafts, elim  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2022: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Development Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program has awarded a total of $602,500 to nine communities in southeast Ohio. "This federal funding makes critical investments in improving our state's infrastructure and bolstering economic growth," said Brown. "Now more than ever,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2022: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Development Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program has awarded a total of $8,908,000 to two communities in northeast Ohio. "This federal funding makes critical investments in improving our state's infrastructure and bolstering economic growth," said Brown. "Now more than ever  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 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 on the response to and lessons learned from the threat posed by the vulnerability in Log4j software - which experts have said is one of the most serious and wides  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2022: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) joined Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) who 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 fac  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced a landmark legislative package that would significantly enhance our nation's ability to combat ongoing cybersecurity threats against our critical infrastructure and the   more