WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chair of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, released the following statement after the Biden Administration announced it will take action to address consumer medical debt. In a hearing and a letter to the CFPB last month, Sen. Brown called on the Administration to take greater action to ease the growing burden of medical debt on consumers. "No one should h  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on April 11, 2022: * * * Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chair of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, released the following statement after the Biden Administration announced it will take action to address consumer medical debt. In a hearing and a letter to the CFPB last month, Sen. Brown called on the Administration to tak  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Following multiple reports of illness and two tragic deaths linked to recalled infant formula manufactured by Abbott Nutrition, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Bob Casey (D-PA) sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf to demand information on the FDA's actions and plans to investigate these reports and to prevent other infants from falling ill. Because of this reca  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Representative Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) - Co-Chair of the bipartisan Congressional Ukraine Caucus - released the following statement after arriving in Europe for a four-day Congressional delegation visit to Germany and Poland. Today, House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Members Representatives Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Chair Betty McCollum (D-MN), John Carter (R-TX), and Steve Womack (R-AR) arrived in Europe for   more

RISING SUN, Indiana, April 12 -- Sen. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on April 11, 2022: Senator Mike Braun visited the Ohio County Historical Society in Rising Sun as part of his 92 County Tour for 2022. Senator Braun toured the museum and saw many artifacts of Ohio County history, including the famous early 20th century racing boats - Hoosier Boy and Hoosier Girl - which set speed records sailing between Cincinnati and Louisville on the Ohio River. Every year, Senato  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Development Community Facilities Direct Loan Program has awarded a $33,000 loan to Summit Township in Monroe County. This funding will be used to purchase a new skid steer to help maintain public facilities and roadways in Monroe County. "This federal funding makes critical investments in improving our  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) applauded President Biden's decision to nominate Steve Dettelbach for the position of Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). "Steve Dettelbach is an experienced public servant who served Ohio as US Attorney with honor and integrity," said Brown. "He has demonstrated a strong commitment to justice, inclusive leadership, and to strengthening  more

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, April 12 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined leadership and union workers at Schwebel's Bakery to discuss the impact pension relief he helped secure in the American Rescue Plan is already having on the company and its workers. "We're here to celebrate one of the biggest victories for Ohio workers and Ohio businesses since I've been in the Senate - and it's all because of you," said Brown. "After years of work  more

AKRON, Ohio, April 12 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined Stanley Black and Decker's leadership and workers at its Akron plant to discuss Buy America protections he secured in the bipartisan infrastructure plan, and the potential opportunities for Ohio suppliers like Stanley Black and Decker. "With this infrastructure bill, we put in place a clear standard: American tax dollars will support American workers and American job  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following newsletter: The COVID-19 pandemic only highlighted what we already knew - teachers are essential workers. Educators sacrifice so much for their students, and for our state. Unfortunately, that hard work never pays off the way it should. On average, teachers are paid 20 percent less than other college graduates. Many of them work second jobs just to make ends meet. And on top of that, teachers often spend hundreds of dolla  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vermont, issued the following statement: * * * I commend President Biden for nominating Steve Dettelbach to be director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The Bureau is in urgent need of a permanent director, and Steve Dettelbach is the leader it needs. I know Steve. I have worked with Steve. He has an extraordinary set of skills and experiences that will allow him to excel as the Director of the ATF. Steve spent   more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, joined U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) in introducing the Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2022, legislation to quadruple the amount educators can deduct from their taxes for out-of-pocket classroom expenses. The current deduction for teachers is $250 - far less th  more