WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 13, 2022: Senator Portman joined CNN's State of the Union this morning from Mylny, Poland, near Ukraine, to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine - he is currently in Poland with a bipartisan group of colleagues to meet with Polish officials, visit refugee sites and reaffirm the U.S.' commitment to Poland, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe. Russia continues to expand its assault, now bombing western Ukraine, j  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: On the one-year anniversary of President Biden signing the American Rescue Plan into law, Rep. Shontel Brown called for an extension of the expanded Child Tax Credit. The American Rescue Plan expanded the amount of the Child Tax Credit and provided families with advance monthly payments totaling up to one-half of the credit, cutting child poverty by 40 percent. In 2021, the Child Tax Credit delivered $190.8 m  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 15 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Rep. Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) announced the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) has been awarded $4 million in grant funding through the Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Bus and Bus Facilities Grant Program. The funding will be used for GCRTA's Hayden Garage Roof Replacement Project. GCRTA bus services include more than 400 buses that serve rider  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) announced that the Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority will receive a $1,514,888 federal grant through the U.S. Department of Transportation's Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program. The funding that made this grant possible was appropriated through H.R. 8337, which passed the House with Joyce's support. "The Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority is an ess  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement after securing more than $14 million in funding within the federal government's Fiscal Year 2022 appropriations bill for nine local projects across Ohio's 9th Congressional District. The bill passed the House and Senate this week, and President Biden is expected to sign it into law soon. "Federal investments play a critical role in uplifting   more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: One year since the American Rescue Plan Act was signed into law, Congressman Ryan highlighted how this legislation has rebuilt Ohio communities, invested in working people, helped keep small businesses afloat, and supported our first responders and other frontline heroes. "One year ago, I proudly cast my vote to give our state the tools needed to beat this pandemic and support Ohio's working families. Since then,  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13), the Vice Chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, secured $100 million in federal funding for research and development initiatives that will benefit northeast Ohio businesses and universities, with both chambers of Congress passing the FY22 omnibus government funding package. Ryan fought to receive funding for additive manufacturing, hypersonics, advanced industrial coati  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) announced that they are traveling to Poland to meet with Polish officials and visit refugee sites to reaffirm the U.S.' commitment to Poland, Ukraine and other allies in response to President Putin's invasion of Ukraine. "I am proud to join my colleagues on this important trip to Poland," said Portman. "Th  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following joint statement: * * * U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) was one of forty-nine Republican Senators who told the Biden Administration they will not support the revived Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran, which, according to public reports, will weaken sanctions and lessen restrictions on Iran's nuclear program. "According to press reports, the Biden Administration may soon conclude an agreement with Iran to provide   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release on March 12, 2022: U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today traveled with Sens. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., to Poland to meet with senior government officials and visit refugee sites to reaffirm the United States' commitment to Poland, Ukraine, and other allies in response to Vladimir Putin's invasion of U  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement at a hearing on March 3, 2022, entitled "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress": * * * I want to start by acknowledging that as we sit here this morning, Ukrainians are showing such courage and resolve, fighting Russian invaders in their homeland. Ukrainian families fleeing indiscriminate bombings are taking refuge in subway tu  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Oversight of the Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund Formula" at 10 a.m. on March 16, 2022, at 406 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Panel 1 * Jonathan Ramseur, Environmental Policy Specialist, Congressional Research Service * Tom Sigmund, Executive Director of NEW Water, National Association of Clean Water Agencies * Kyle Dreyfuss-Wells, Chief Executive Officer,  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on March 3, 2022, entitled "Examining the Senate Confirmation Process and Federal Vacancies": * * * I'm glad we're having this hearing. The Senate spends a lot of its time voting on executive nominees. We vet a lot of nominees in this committee, in fact. And although it's hard work, it's time well-spent. Now I u  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on Feb. 17, 2022, entitled "Addressing the Gaps in America's Biosecurity Preparedness": * * * Thank you Chairman Peters for holding this hearing on addressing the gaps in our nation's biosecurity preparedness. And thank you to the witnesses for your testimony today. The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the nee  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on Feb. 8, 2022, entitled "Responding to and Learning from the Log4Shell Vulnerability": * * * We will hear from organizations who each provide distinct perspectives on log4shell, a pervasive cybersecurity vulnerability in a Java software library called log4j. Log4j is open source software meaning -- unlike pro  more