CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 15 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) hosted a roundtable at Cincinnati Children's Hospital, with staff members and a southwest Ohio parent of a Children's Hospital patient, to discuss efforts to support the increasing number of Ohio children and teens affected by mental health issues. Children and young adults experienced poor and worsening mental health in the years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic. Accor  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following joint statement: * * * The following joint statement was issued by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Senators Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), and Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), and U.S. Representative Ronny Jackson (R-Texas) after visiting Australia. The bipartisan, bicameral delegation met with senior   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on April 14, 2022: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statements in response to the Department of Energy's announcement that the administration is seeking a Request for Information (RFI) to solicit feedback from stakeholders and to inform implementation of a Portman-Shaheen provision included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which will provide $22  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) introduced legislation with Congressmen Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) and Brian Mast (FL-18) to better prepare the federal government for the inevitable end to cannabis prohibition. Titled the Preparing Regulators Effectively for a Post-Prohibition Adult Use Regulated Environment (PREPARE) Act, Joyce's bipartisan bill creates a fair, honest and publicly transparent process for the federa  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded four Community Facilities Emergency Rural Health Care (ERHC) grants totaling $1,328,278 to organizations across Ohio. These grants will allow recipients to expand access to COVID-19 vaccines, health care services, and nutrition assistance. This funding was made possible by the American Rescue Plan, which Bro  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- 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, issued the following statement after the board of the Export-Import Bank (EXIM) voted unanimously and with bipartisan support to establish a new financing tool for domestic manufacturers. The creation of a domestic financing facility will help expand American manufacturing and improve domestic supply chains. "EXI  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chair of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, issued the following statement after the board of the Export-Import Bank (EXIM) voted unanimously and with bipartisan support to establish a new financing tool for domestic manufacturers. The creation of a domestic financing facility will help ex  more

WILBERFORCE, Ohio, April 15 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Jewel Bronaugh toured Central State University, an Historically Black University in the Land-Grant University System. HBCUs like Central State are fostering the next generation of agricultural leaders, leading scientific and technological advances in the field, and promoting urban agriculture growth in communities  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: The following joint statement was issued by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Senators Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), and Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), and U.S. Representative Ronny Jackson (R-Texas) after visiting Australia. The bipartisan, bicameral delegation met with senior leaders of the Australian government and opposition party on a  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following joint statement: * * * The following joint statement was issued by U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Richard Burr (R-NC), Ben Sasse (R-NE) and U.S. Representative Ronny Jackson (R-TX) after visiting Australia. The bipartisan, bicameral delegation met with senior leaders of the Australian government and opposition party about areas of mutual concern for both nations. "For mor  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and Dick Durbin (D-IL) sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to appoint a Ukraine Security Assistance Coordinator. In light of the continued fighting in Ukraine, as the United States continues to send a historic amount of aid to assist Ukraine in their defense, the senators believe a coordinator would help synchronize effort  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent letters urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Department of Education (ED) to review student loan servicers' reported mismanagement of the income-driven repayment (IDR) program, leading to significant harm for low-inc  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent letters urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Department of Education (ED) to review student loan servicers' reported mismanagement of the income-dr  more