WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: During a Senate Finance Committee hearing titled "ProtectingYouth Mental Health: Identifying and Addressing Barriers to Care," U.S.Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) highlighted the importance of finding waysto better support children's hospitals and their community partners, especiallyschools, to meet the current mental health needs of students and communities.During the hearing, Brown asked Cincin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: During a Senate Finance Committee hearing earlier today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) discussed the surge in drug use and overdose deaths, specifically among teens and young adults. Portman pointed out that the proliferation of synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl, bears much of the responsibility. In December, Portman toured the border at Nogales, Arizona, to see firsthand the challenges Cust  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following floor statement on Feb. 14, 2022: * * * Tonight, in a show of bipartisan support, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, spoke on the Senate floor with Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) to discuss new developments in Ukraine regarding a possible Russian invasion. Portman noted the buildup of more than 130,000 Russian combat troops along Ukraine  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) and Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) introduced the Supporting Access to Nurse Exams (SANE) Act to address the nation-wide shortage of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs) and improve care for survivors of sexual violence. The bipartisan bill is endorsed by the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), the American Nurses Association (ANA), the International Association of   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, issued the following statement after Ranking Member Toomey announced he would not attend the markup for the Federal Reserve Nominees. "Today, Ranking Member Toomey chose to abdicate his duty to the American people and put our economic recovery at risk, instead of doing his job and showing   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) calling out Dr. Arthur Keiser for his consistent underhanded dealings that include his questionable nonprofit conversion of Keiser University, his ownership of the for-profit Southeastern College, and his chairmanship of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Qua  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, delivered the following remarks during a meeting with Banking Committee members. Sen. Brown's remarks, as prepared for delivery, follow: In a little over a year since President Biden took the oath of office, we've   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following remarks on Feb. 15, 2022: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, delivered the following remarks during a meeting with Banking Committee members. Sen. Brown's remarks, as prepared for delivery, follow: In a little over a year since President Biden took the oath of office, we've seen the American economy come roaring back. We've added 6.6 million new j  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 (TNSRep) -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing entitled "Examining the President's Working Group on Financial Markets Report on Stablecoins." The Treasury Department released the President's Wor  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following opening statement on Feb. 15, 2022: * * * U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing entitled "Examining the President's Working Group on Financial Markets Report on Stablecoins." The Treasury Department released the President's Working Group report in November. Sen. Brown's remarks, as prepared   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Angus King (I-ME) led 16 bipartisan senators in encouraging the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Assistant Secretary Alan Davidson to follow Congressional intent in implementing the $65 billion included in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) for broadband expa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) and his Senate Finance Committee Republican colleagues are asking the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) for detailed information on the harmful effects inflation has on the federal budget, given the high and accelerating inflation the U.S. is currently experiencing. As inflation continues to hammer pocketbooks of Americans, it also eats up fiscal space by increasi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) joined a majority of his Republican colleagues today in introducing the Never Yielding Europe's Territory (NYET) Act to provide the critical support Ukraine needs to defend itself and deter Russian aggression, while imposing real costs on the Kremlin for its ongoing and potential future aggression against Ukraine. "We cannot, and should not, wait for Russia to in  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 15, 2022: * * * Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, issued the following statement after Ranking Member Toomey announced he would not attend the markup for the Federal Reserve Nominees: "Today, Ranking Member Toomey chose to abdicate his duty to the American people and  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., with committee members Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., today urged the Labor Department to take steps toward ensuring state unemployment insurance programs are able to securely verify their applicants' identities without relying on private contractors like ID.me that employ  more