WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 29, 2022: On the Senate Floor, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, called on his colleagues to support the nomination of Dr. Lisa Cook to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Sen. Brown's remarks, as prepared for delivery, fo  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Congresswoman and Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Joyce Beatty (OH-03) opened applications for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Community Funding Projects. Community project funding allows Members of Congress to request direct funding to qualifying projects within their congressional district. This year, Members are able to request funding for up to fifteen projects, up from the ten allotted projects in FY  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Conor Lamb, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Representative Conor Lamb (PA-17) announced today that the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will receive $77 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to construct new lock chambers at the Emsworth Locks and Dams. This will allow large cargo ships to reliably and efficiently pass through the Upper Ohio River system, mitigating landside congestion and facilitating the timely delivery of   more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) recently wrote a letter to Martha Williams, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS), urging his support for Ohio's sportsmen and sportswomen by calling on the agency to maintain robust hunting and fishing access on wildlife refuges. The letter comes as FWS enters settlement negotiations following a lawsuit that sought to stop hunting expansions on wildlife refuges through  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Tim Ryan is announcing the forty-first anniversary of the Congressional Art Competition, "An Artistic Discovery." This nationwide art competition gives local students an opportunity to showcase their talent and a chance to have their entry hang as part of an eleven-month exhibit in the Cannon Tunnel that leads to the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. The 13th Congressional District Art Competit  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- 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 $349,936 grant to University of Cincinnati to examine programs that support retaining underrepresented students and helping them graduate, in order to help meet science and engineering workforce demands in southwest Ohio. "Ensuring that workers have educational and training opportunities is critical to improv  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, led his colleagues in a letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra highlighting the growing medical debt burden faced by consumers. Specifically, the letter urges the CFPB to use its authority to addr  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 29, 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 "Economic Impact of the Growing Burden of Medical Debt." This morning, Sen. Brown led his colleagues in a letter urging the Consumer Financial Pr  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, joined Senators Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), in urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken to prioritize reversing the UN Human Rights Council's (UNHRC) discriminatory and unwarranted treatment of Israel by leading a multinational effort to end the permanent Commission of Inquiry (COI) on the Israeli Palestinian   more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and Chris Van Hollen   more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 29, 2022: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Jim Risch (R-ID), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Chris Coons (D-DE), Ben Cardin (D-MD), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) yesterday sent a letter to U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield requesting she introduce a resolution at the United Nat  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) introduced the bipartisan RELIEF for Ukraine Act to require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to direct any funds resulting from the disposal of seized Russian assets to support Ukrainian refugees and reconstruction. On March 2, 2022, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced TaskForce KleptoCapture to use all DOJ authorities to seize  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) joined 68 bipartisan senators in a letter--led by U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.)--urging U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to prioritize reversing the United Nations Human Rights Council's (UNHRC) permanent Commission of Inquiry (COI) on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. With the rejoining of  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) introduced the bipartisan Repurposing Elite Luxuries Into Emergency Funds (RELIEF) for Ukraine Act to require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to direct any funds resulting from the disposal of seized Russian assets to support Ukrainian refugees and reconstruction. On March 2, 2022, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Task Force KleptoCapture  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 29, 2022: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) praised the House of Representatives today for passing the Securing a Strong Retirement Act by a vote of 414-5. Portman and Cardin, longtime champions of retirement security, are cosponsoring companion legislation in the Senate. Portman and Cardin praised this commonsense, bipartisan bill, led by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Ric  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) alongside Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) in sending a letter to U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield requesting she int  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) introduced the bipartisan Repurposing Elite Luxuries Into Emergency Funds (RELIEF) for Ukraine Act to require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to direct any funds resulting from the disposal of seized Russian assets to support Ukrainian refugees and reconstruction. The RELIEF for Ukraine Act requires the DOJ to allocate funds f  more