WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following joint statement on March 20, 2022: * * * The Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Cannabis Caucus, Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14), Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), and Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13), released the below statement on the passing of their colleague and friend, Congressman Don Young (AK-At Large). "Don was a fierce advocate for ending the failed federal prohibition of cannabis. He was dedicated to e  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment issued the following testimony by Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, at a member day hearing on March 16, 2022, on water resources development projects: * * * Thank you Chairwoman Napolitano, Ranking Member Rouzer, and your staffs for the hard work you have put in to developing the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA). On a bipartisan basis, your Committee has now completed wor  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and U.S. Representatives Carolyn Maloney (D-NY-12), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Anthony Brown (D-MD-4), and former U.S. Representative Robert Wexler (D-FL-19), submitted an Amicus Brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to consider Adams v. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), a case related to differential pay provision for re  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: This past week, Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) joined Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-30) in introducing a bill to reauthorize the Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking (STOP) Act. "Underage drinking, and the suffering and death it can cause, continues to be a serious problem in communities across the country," said Congressman Joyce. "In 2021, over 46% of hi  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded two grants totaling $1,154,051 to fund research at The Ohio State University (OSU). "Research in science and engineering is critical to create jobs and improve our economy. And we unleash more American innovation when everyone is able to participate and we nurture all Ohio talent," Brown said. "The Ohio State U  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced a $1,350,000 investment for the Youngstown Business Incubator (YBI) in Youngstown through the Appalachian Regional Commission's (ARC) Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative. This will allow YBI to fund Lake to River Small Business Success (L2R SBS), a business technical assistance program aimed to work with Small to  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced a $4,359,578 investment for three communities in southeast Ohio through the Appalachian Regional Commission's (ARC) Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative. These investments will help create and retain jobs and train the region's workers and students. "Ohio workers can compete with anyone in the world when given th  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced a $865,800 investment to the Village of Ripley through the Appalachian Regional Commission's (ARC) Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative. This will allow the Village to fund the Freedom Landing Boat Dock Project to construct a 300-foot, two-tier boat landing and launch ramp on the Ohio River. "Ohio workers can com  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on March 21, 2022: Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chair of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, issued the following statement after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new climate disclosures rules. The new disclosure requirements would require public companies to disclose climate-related information critic  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chair of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, issued the following statement after the nation's largest credit-reporting firms: Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion announced they would remove most medical debt from credit reports; the changes came after the Consumer Financial Protection Bu  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 21, 2022: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) led the Ohio Congressional Delegation in sending a letter to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator Bill Nelson urging him to support the NASA Glenn Research Center's Lewis Field Campus in Cleveland and the Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky in the upcoming Fiscal Year 2023 budget request. The lawmakers highlighted in  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following newsletter: In our country, workers have rights. Corporations shouldn't be able to take away the health care workers earned just because workers stand up for themselves and exercise those rights It's why I introduced the Striking Workers Healthcare Protection Act, to require employers to continue providing health insurance to workers on strike for fair pay and benefits and safe workplaces. It would protect working famili  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following opening statement at a March 10, 2022, confirmation hearing. The nominees are Krista Boyd to be inspector general of the Office of Personnel Management and Dana K. Bilyeu, Leona M. Bridges, Michael F. Gerber, Stacie Olivares and Javier E. Saade to be members of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board. * * * We're considering the nomin  more