WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Senator Portman joined FOX Business' Cavuto: Coast to Coast this afternoon to discuss the announcement that the Biden administration has agreed to ban the importation of Russian crude oil, petroleum products, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and coal into the U.S. - a move that Senator Portman has been calling on the Biden administration to do for weeks. Portman urged the administration to support expanding domestic   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 7, 2022: Yesterday, U.S. Congresswoman and Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Joyce Beatty (OH-03) joined her Congressional colleagues in Selma, Alabama to commemorate the 57th anniversary of the Edmund Pettus Bridge crossing, an event commonly referred to as "Bloody Sunday." "Fifty-seven years ago, John Lewis, Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., and over six hundred brave Americans attempted to marc  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Rep. Shontel Brown (OH-11) joined Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Invest in America, and Small Business for America's Future for a press conference call with Ohio small business owners aided by the American Rescue Plan. Signed into law last March, the Rescue Plan included several programs designed to support small businesses, including the Paycheck Protection Program, the Restaurant Revitalization Fund and Shutt  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Mike Carey, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on March 8, 2022: * * * Congressman Mike Carey today released the following statement regarding President Biden's announcement that the United States will no longer import Russian oil. "The Biden Administration is late to the game. We should have banned imports of Russian oil weeks ago. Now to fill the void, Biden is engaging with two brutal regimes in Venezuela and Iran. We need to stop this madness and make Amer  more

TEXAS, Texas, March 9 -- Rep. John Carter, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, many Russian products have been discontinued or called to ban. Texas Congressman John Carter is joining 15 other co-sponsor Republicans in calling for the ban of importation of oil and petroleum products to be next. The PADE (Powering America through Domestic Energy) Act was originally sponsored by Ohio Congressman, Robert E. Latta (R). The bill would essentially cease any  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) released the following statement regarding President Biden's announcement that the U.S. would ban Russian oil, natural gas, and coal imports: "Banning Russian oil, gas, and coal imports is absolutely the right thing to do. We cannot continue to fund Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine. But the reality is that any ban on Russian energy that fails to flip the switch on American energ  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) - Chair of the House Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee, and Co-Chair of the bipartisan Congressional Ukraine Caucus - released the following statement calling for the United States to end the importation of Russian oil. "Throughout my service to the people of Ohio, I have always fought for American energy security and independence, and this moment is no different,"  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) is announcing nearly $1.2 billion in American Rescue Plan funds for colleges and universities in Ohio. This investment will help make higher education institutions more affordable, while ensuring Ohio students stay on track to graduate. At least half of these funds are being used to provide direct financial relief to students. "By casting my vote for the American Rescue Plan, I was pro  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) - Co-Chair of the bipartisan Congressional Ukraine Caucus - and Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) sent a letter to President Biden calling for the United States and its NATO allies to provide fighter jets to support Ukraine in its defense against Russian attacks. "We urge you to quickly work with our NATO allies who have MiG and Sukhoi fighters to enable them to provide those avai  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), chairman of the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, announced that the Biden administration is providing competitive grant opportunities to communities to allow them to invest in low- and no-emission public transit buses, accelerate development of clean heavy-duty trucks, and begin replacing the iconic yellow school bus with pollution free, electric bus  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement applauding President Biden's announcement to ban Russian energy imports following the invasion of Ukraine: * * * "Now is the time to ban Russian oil imports. It will increase the economic consequences of Putin's invasion even further, and send a clear signal to the Ukrainian people: Putin cannot invade your country, kill innocent civilians, and   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, released the following statement applauding President Biden's announcement to ban Russian energy imports following the invasion of Ukraine. "Now is the time to ban Russian oil imports. It will increase the economic consequences of Putin's invasion even further, and send a clear signal to the Ukrainian peop  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) released the below statement following his vote to reform the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) with bipartisan legislation that will guarantee continued six-day delivery and make deliveries more timely and efficient. While Congressional oversight efforts and public pressure have helped address damaging delays and improve on-time mail delivery, many Ohioans continue to face unaccept  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Last week, the Senate unanimously passed a resolution that U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined with Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and Chris Coons (D-DE) that condemns the recent bomb threats at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and reaffirms the government's commitment to combatting violence against students, faculty, and staff. "These threats against Historically Black Colleges and Univer  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined Rep. Shontel Brown (OH-11), Invest in America, and Small Business for America's Future for a news video conference call with Ohio small business owners sharing their success stories due to help from the American Rescue Plan. Brown helped write and pass the American Rescue Plan which supported Ohioans through the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic crisis. It incl  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 8, 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 Mandatory Arbitration in Financial Service Products." Sen. Brown's remarks, as prepared for delivery, follow: Last Thursday, President  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following opening statement on March 8, 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 Mandatory Arbitration in Financial Service Products." Sen. Brown's remarks, as prepared for delivery, follow. Last Thursday, President Biden signed the "Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual As  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on March 8, 2022: * * * U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released the following statement today. "We commend the Republic of Poland for their decision to deploy all of their MiG-29 fighter jets 'immediately and free of charge' to Ramstein Air Base and 'place them at the disposal of the Government of the United States of America.' This is a courageous and virtuous decision by Poland and we  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on March 8, 2022: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Chairman of the Committee have introduced the Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act, legislation to prohibit banks and other financial institutions from using forced arbitration clauses against consumers who want to seek restitution and justi  more