WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) released the below statement following the announcement from President Biden that he'll suspend a federal rule preventing the sale of higher ethanol blend gasoline this summer. "This is a smart move by the Biden-Harris administration to help reduce prices for Ohio drivers. Relying on American farmers for clean, reliable biofuels is a better energy solution than depending on   more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following statement: * * * Following today's vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court of the United States, U.S. Congresswoman and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Joyce Beatty (OH-03) issued the following statement: "Racism. Sexism. Blind arrogance. Shameless political grandstanding. In the face of it all, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson demonstrated grace and fortitude. Her judicial temperament and keen legal s  more

KENT, Ohio, April 13 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) announced Kent State University will receive $400,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop campus cyberinfrastructure, supporting future scientific research and innovation at the university. This grant will fund a project to build computer networks that will support all Kent State Regional Campuses and will provide research technology to all faculty researchers in Nor  more

SANDUSKY, Ohio, April 13 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined local arts and community leaders to tour the Sandusky State Theatre and to show how a Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) helped the facility maintain its staff during a pandemic and a massive reconstruction project. The Sandusky State Theatre closed in March 2020 due to the pandemic, and is still rebuilding after severe storms destroyed the backstage area, tore  more

TOLEDO, Ohio, April 13 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined city leaders, Teamsters Local 20 and AFSCME Local 2058 members at the City of Toledo Bay View Water Reclamation Facility to discuss investments the bipartisan infrastructure law will make in local water systems. "This law will finally allow Ohio communities to replace their lead pipes. It's going to mean safer drinking water, and it's going to reduce pollution in lakes  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Angus King (I-ME) and U.S. Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), along with a bicameral, bipartisan group of colleagues in sending letters to seven major manufacturers of naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal medication, urging them to apply for over the counter (OTC) status  more