WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 8, 2022: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) today commended the Biden administration for agreeing to ban the importation of Russian crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and coal into the U.S. The administration's decision today comes after Portman and a bipartisan group of colleagues urged the administration to take this action and introduced the Ban Russian Energy Imports A  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 8, 2022: Today on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, delivered remarks ahead of the final Senate vote urging his Senate colleagues to support the bipartisan Postal Service Reform Act. The legislation will set the United Stat  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, ranking Republican member of the House Permanent Select Intelligence Subcommittee on Strategic Technologies and Advanced Research, issued the following news release on March 8, 2022: At the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) full-committee hearing, Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10), Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee, discussed the nuclear threat posed towards the U.S. with Intelligence Community leaders. Duri  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, issued the following statement: * * * For the past five years, the American public has heard quite a bit about "Russian collusion" and "Russian interference." Most of that had to do with the cooked-up allegations against President Trump. But, there is evidence that supports real Russian interference, only it involves our energy industry. In 2018, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology published a report that revealed troubling evidenc  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, ranking Republican member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray following a new whistleblower disclosure from a senior FBI special agent concerning the investigation into the pipe bombs placed near the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee on January 5, 2021. According to the special agent,   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 8, 2022: Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14), a member of the Ukraine Caucus, announced he joined Congressman Buddy Carter (GA-01) in leading the effort to hold Russia accountable by supporting America First energy policies. Specifically, the two introduced the Ending Dependence on Russian Energy Act alongside five other lawmakers. This important legislation would prohibit the U.S. from importing oil and gas f  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 9, 2022: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced AmeriCorps has awarded two grants totaling $1,057,860 to two organizations in Columbus to fund full-time AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) members. In addition to the awards announced today, AmeriCorps members supported by these awards are eligible for up to $350,730 in Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards to help pay for college, voc  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that that AmeriCorps has awarded a $39,180 grant to Produce Perks Midwest, Inc. in Sharonville to fund two full-time AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) members. This funding will help improve the health of underserved communities by increasing affordable access to healthy foods. In addition to this award, AmeriCorps members supported by these award  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, issued the following statement regarding President Biden's executive order on digital assets. "It's imperative we strengthen our financial resilience and national security right now. That includes protecting Americans from the risks of crypto to our economy and ensuring crypto can't be used to skirt the l  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) released the below statement following the news that GE-Savant will be closing its Bucyrus light bulb plant and its Logan glass plant. "Once again, we are witnessing the result of decades of misguided tax and trade policies that work against Ohio workers and companies that want to manufacture in the U.S. I have been fighting alongside the men and women of GE-Savant for y  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 8, 2022: This evening the Senate passed the historic, bipartisan Postal Service Reform Act led by U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, to set the United States Postal Service on a more sustainable financial footing  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, ranking Republican member of the House Permanent Select Intelligence Subcommittee on Strategic Technologies and Advanced Research, issued the following news release: House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Ranking Member Mike Turner (OH-10) delivered the following opening statement at the committee's annual worldwide threats hearing. -Remarks as Delivered- "Good morning, thank you all for being here and for your leadership on a very   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, ranking Republican member of the House Permanent Select Intelligence Subcommittee on Strategic Technologies and Advanced Research, issued the following news release on March 8, 2022: Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10), Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee (HPSCI) sent a letter with fellow Republican HPSCI members to National Security Advisory Jake Sullivan on the importance of sending Polish aircraft to Ukraine to fortify them against  more