WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 23, 2022: At a press conference earlier today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) joined his fellow Republicans in discussing the actions taken by the Biden administration that have led to increasing gas prices and rising inflation across the country. While the administration blames Russia for rising gas prices, Portman pointed out 68 percent of the rise in the cost of oil and gas came before the invasion   more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 23, 2022: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) discussed how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will benefit Ohio's farmers and local economies. In honor of National Agriculture Week, Brown spoke to reporters today on how he is working to ensure investments from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will allow Ohio farmers to position themselves best to compete and win in the 21st century. "What farmers need i  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 23, 2022: This morning, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) joined MSNBC's Morning Joe and commended the American people and the United States' allies for their support of Ukraine and also called on the Biden Administration to do more to help Ukraine win the war. Specifically, Portman called for more lethal aid to Ukraine as well as an NATO counties to place an embargo on Russian imports of oil and gas in o  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded a $220,000 grant to the Village of Geneva on the Lake for sewer improvements. These funds will help install a new sewer siphon and 1,400 linear feet of sewer line to provide service for 97 households and seven businesses in the Village. This funding will help prevent sewer overflows that contaminate surface   more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a total of $126,663,446 to communities across Ohio through its Continuum of Care (CoC) program. These awards will provide funding for housing and services for families and individuals experiencing homelessness throughout Ohio. To see a full list of organizations receiving funding in Ohio, pleas  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- 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 a $318,011 grant to Sinclair Community College to increase the number of educational providers to help meet agricultural workforce demands in southwest Ohio. "Ensuring that workers have educational and training opportunities is critical to improving our economy. We unleash more American innovation when we nurtu  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on March 23, 2022: * * * Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chair of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, issued the following statement on the release of the Biden-Harris Administration's Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) Interagency Task Force Action Plan. This week, Brown will hold a Committee hearing called: "St  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) applauded the U.S. Department of Transportation's announcement that $2.85 billion in competitive grant funds has been made available to support multimodal projects across the country, which can help improve the resiliency of our freight networks. "Thanks to the bipartisan infrastructure law, Ohio and our localities will have access to brand new and higher levels of existing fund  more