WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on April 5, 2022: During a Senate Finance Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) asked Secretary Becerra about a pandemic flexibility to prescribe controlled substances such as Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) via telehealth and Portman's bill, the TREATS Act, to make this flexibility permanent. Portman sent a letter to Secretary Becerra with Senator Whitehouse urging the agency to use their statut  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on April 5, 2022: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (OH), announced that the Biden-Harris administration plans to implement a new policy to fix the "family glitch" in the Affordable Care Act. The new policy is partially based on Brown's Family Coverage Act, which would fix a glitch in the health care system to make health insurance coverage more affordable for families. "I'm glad the Biden-Harris administration is i  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on April 5, 2022: Congressman Troy Balderson today joined more than 90 Republican House colleagues in a letter on behalf of American farmers calling on the Biden Administration to tackle rising fertilizer costs. "The Biden Administration is turning a blind eye to the turmoil that skyrocketing fertilizer and fuel costs are causing for America's farm families," said Congressman Balderson. "This poses a real thr  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) introduced the National Opportunity to Restore Uranium Supply Services In America Act of 2022, otherwise referred to as the NO RUSSIA Act of 2022, which would establish a national strategic uranium reserve and a program to ensure the availability of domestic uranium by increasing domestic uranium production, conversion, and enrichment. "The United States has lost our competitiv  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) is today announcing an investment of $172,384,124 from the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) to lower costs and increase energy efficiency for Ohio's hardworking families. The Infrastructure Law, passed in 2021 and supported by Congressman Ryan, expands the Weatherization Assistance Program to help Ohioans reduce their home energy bills through cost-effective, energy efficient ret  more

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, April 6 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced $4.35 million in federal funding for three community projects in Youngstown's South Side as part of the Fiscal Year 2022 government funding package that was signed into law on March 10th. These projects were included in the $18 million in federal dollars Ryan secured for Ohio's 13th Congressional District. "Funding for these  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) announced that he joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in sending a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to provide additional military aid to the Ukrainian people as they fight back against Vladimir Putin's invasion. This bipartisan group comprises members of the House Armed Services, Intelligence, and Foreign Affairs Committees and the bipartisan Ukraine Caucus. After substanti  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: This week, Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) introduced the Improving Access to Health Care in Rural and Underserved Areas Act alongside Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) to provide additional support for primary care providers in medically disadvantaged communities. A Co-Chair of the Congressional Nursing Caucus, Joyce has long worked to address America's physician and nursing shortage and improve access to quality h  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M. (R-Ohio) and Congressman Drew Ferguson, D.M.D. (R-Ga.) introduced the American Made Medicine Act, legislation that would help secure America's medical supply chains and create good, high-paying jobs in the United States in this critical sector. "We never should have gotten to a place where we are reliant on China and other strategic adversaries for our nation's PPE, pharmaceu  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- 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 $600,000 grant to Bowling Green State University to fund its Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) site. This will allow educators at high schools and community colleges to engage in hands-on research experiences in advanced manufacturing and robotics. This will help prepare future STEM leaders for roles in a  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- 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 $78,462 grant to University of Cincinnati to bolster STEM education through the FunsizePhysics website, which works to increase science literacy and public engagement in STEM education. The website is developed and maintained by NSF. "Research in science and engineering is critical to create jobs and improve o  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- 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 $149,332 grant to The Ohio State University (OSU) to fund STEM research, training, and mentoring for undergraduate students. "Research in science and engineering is critical to create jobs and improve our economy. We unleash more American innovation when everyone is able to participate and we nurture all Ohio   more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- 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 $192,785 grant to Miami University to fund research around drone-based communication networks. These funds were made possible through the American Rescue Plan, which Brown helped write and pass. "Research in science and engineering is critical to create jobs and improve our economy. We unleash more American in  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) met with President Biden's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Brown is committed to ensuring any future justice will uphold the rights of Ohioans. After careful examination of Judge Jackson's record, Brown is announcing his plan to vote to confirm her to the Supreme Court. "Judge Jackson and I had a good discussion about the dignity of work and her perspectiv  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), John Thune (R-SD) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requesting the EPA update its greenhouse gas modeling for biofuels and adopt the Argonne National Lab's Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Transportation (GREET) model. These long  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 5, 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 "Keeping Markets Fair: Considering Insider Trading Legislation." Sen. Brown's remarks, as prepared for delivery, follow: The tragedy and uncertai  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following opening statement on April 5, 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 "Keeping Markets Fair: Considering Insider Trading Legislation." Sen. Brown's remarks, as prepared for delivery, follow: The tragedy and uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic taught us a lot about the  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on April 5, 2022: * * * Today U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) issued the following statement on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. "Judge Jackson's nomination to the Supreme Court is historic and all Americans can be proud of her personal story. "I appreciated meeting with Judge Jackson, watching the Judiciary Committee hearings, and listening to her responses to member questions. I foun  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement at a hearing on March 29, 2022, entitled "Economic Impact of the Growing Burden of Medical Debt": * * * Think about watching a loved one rushed to the hospital in an ambulance. Or learning you have a chronic disease that's going to require years of care and monitoring. These kinds of medical ordeals are some of the scariest moments in a family's  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Shontel M. Brown (D-Ohio), Fred Keller (R-Pa.) and Troy Balderson (R-Ohio) introduced the Further Incentivizing Nutritious Donations of Food Act or FIND Food Act. The bipartisan bill would expand existing and create new tax deductions and credits to better incentive farmers and suppliers to donate food. Rising food prices have pushed more Americans to food banks nat  more