WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on April 19, 2022: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) today applauded President Biden's decision to require American-made steel and iron to be used for projects funded by the $1 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, a move that will bolster American manufacturing, create good-paying jobs, and put Ohio workers first. In the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Congressman Ryan and Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rob Portma  more

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, April 20 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) applauded a new partnership between Youngstown State University, the University of Northern Iowa and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining that will leverage $10 million in first-year funding to increase the number of small-to-midsize enterprises using advanced technologies, bolster critical areas of the defense manufacturing supply chain and create jobs. T  more

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, April 20 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan (OH-13) joined U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Youngstown Mayor Tito Brown, and EPA Administrator Michael Regan for a tour of a west Youngstown neighborhood that's expected to receive $1.6 million in federal funds to replace lead pipes this summer. "We cannot expect to compete with the rest of the world when our kids are being poisoned by the water they drink at home and in their schoo  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Council of Chief State School Officers announced Kurt Russell, a history teacher in Ohio, as the 2022 National Teacher of the Year. "I am proud to celebrate Kurt Russell as the 2022 National Teacher of the Year. Across the country, educators have been charged with  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH) and Congresswoman Elise Stefanik(R-NY) introduced the Servicemembers' Credit Monitoring Enhancement Act, bipartisan legislation to ensure every servicemember has access to credit monitoring services. Currently, only active-duty military and National Guard and Reserve in active-duty status are eligible for free credit monitoring services. This legislation would make traditional National  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, ranking Republican member of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release on April 19, 2022: Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.), House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), and House Committee on the Judiciary Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), joined by several Select Subcommittee Republicans, today wrote to Dr  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- 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) released the following statement after the Biden administration announced it will take action to address problems with debt cancellation under the income-driven repayment (IDR) program. "This is an important step to ensure the effectiveness of  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- 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) released the following statement after the Biden administration announced it will take action to address problems with debt cancellation under the income-driven repayment (IDR  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Reta Jo Lewis, the president of the Export-Import Bank (EXIM), joined a roundtable discussion hosted by Andy Fedynsky at the Ukrainian Museum-Archives. During the discussion, Brown and Chair Lewis discussed how the bank can better support Ohio's Ukrainian community. "I know how hard it is for Ohio's Ukrainian community to watch from afar, as many of you have poured   more

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, April 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on April 19, 2022: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, Youngstown Mayor Tito Brown, and EPA Administrator Michael Regan for a tour of a west Youngstown neighborhood that's expected to receive $1.6 million in federal funds to replace lead pipes this summer. "Because of the work we did in the American Rescue Plan, residents in this neighborhood are going to finally have new, safe   more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following joint statement: * * * The following joint statement was issued by U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Robert Menendez (D-New Jersey), Richard Burr (R-North Carolina), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Ben Sasse (R-Nebraska) 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 ab  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released operational statistics from March that show a 33 percent increase in encounters of unlawful migrants at the southern border compare  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined colleagues on a letter to President Biden urging the immediate appointment of a Ukraine Security Assistance Coordinator to lead efforts across government on delivering aid to repel invading Russian forces. The letter was co-signed by Senators Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill. "  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) released the following statement after the Biden administration announced it will take action to address student loan servicers' mismanagement of the income-driven repayment (IDR) program with debt cancellation: "This is an important step to ensure the effectiveness of our student loan cancellation  more