WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on April 27, 2022: Yesterday, during a Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry Committee hearing titled, "Legislative Hearing to Review S. 4030, The Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act of 2022, And S.3870, The Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act of 2022," U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) questioned officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on ways to better support farmers, ranc  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Rep. Shontel M. Brown (OH-11), along with Reps. Joyce Beatty (OH-03), Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Troy Balderson (OH-12), Tim Ryan (OH-13), Dave Joyce (OH-14), Mike Carey (OH-15) and Anthony Gonzalez (OH-16), introduced bipartisan legislation to designate the Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial in Bedford Heights, Ohio, as a national memorial. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rob Po  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) announced that the R Street Institute has endorsed the Harnessing Opportunities By Pursuing Expungement (HOPE) Act, which would assist state and local governments in establishing and expanding expungement programs for cannabis offenses. "The R Street Institute is happy to endorse The Harnessing Opportunities By Pursuing Expungement (HOPE) Act, and we applaud Rep. Dave Joyce's focu  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, issued the following column: Rebecca Mellino missed the mark in her criticism of Ohio's energy portfolio in her March 23 guest column. Mellino uses Intel's recent announcement to argue for incentivizing renewable energy production (and reliance) in Ohio-all while ignoring the massive benefits of natural gas for Ohio's consumers, the environment, and job growth. The argument is tone-deaf to the need for reliable base load energy as Ohioans se  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) questioned the Secretary of Energy, Jennifer Granholm, during today's House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the Biden Administration's 2023 Department of Energy budget request: "Thank you, Madam Secretary, for being here today...I am sure you saw the news that Russia has now cut off gas shipments to Poland and Bulgaria, NATO members. Vladimir Putin, a dictator, u  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) introduced a bill to designate the Kol Israel Holocaust Memorial as a national memorial alongside his fellow Ohioans Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), Troy Balderson (OH-12), Joyce Beatty (OH-03), Anthony Gonzalez (OH-16), Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Mike Carey (OH-15), and Tim Ryan (OH-13). Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced companion legislation in the S  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: At a hearing on the House Appropriations Committee's Energy and Water Subcommittee, Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) pressed Lieutenant General Scott A. Spellmon, the Chief of Engineers and the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, on the lack of progress made by the Army Corps to restore the Mahoning River. The exchange follows a commitment by Lt. Gen. Spellmon nearly one year ago to help Ryan with   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) voted for legislation expediting the delivery of urgently needed security aid to the people of Ukraine as they continue to repel Russia's unprovoked invasion. Reviving a game-changing World War II program, the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act will streamline the shipment of weapons systems, ammunition and other equipment to Ukraine. Previously passed by the Senate, this legisla  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, ranking Republican member of the House Permanent Select Intelligence Committee, issued the following news release: After an unclassified memo from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) was sent to Congress notifying the change in their directive on intelligence sharing in the Donbas region and Crimea, it was revealed that Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10), Ranking Member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence,   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: This week, Congressman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) spoke on the House Floor celebrating the 200th Birthday for the 18th President of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant. President Grant was born in Point Pleasant, located in Clermont County, and raised in Brown County. Grant became Commanding General of the United States Army in 1864 and as a General, Grant oversaw the surrender of General Lee at Appomattox Court H  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Bob Latta (R-OH05) and Mike Doyle (D-PA-18), along with U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) and John Thune (R-SD), have introduced the Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022, legislation that would free up new airwaves for wireless broadband use by the public. Representatives Latta and Doyle are the Ranking Member and Chair, respectively, of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommitt  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet welcomed President Joe Biden's support for Congressional efforts to direct funds from seized Russian assets to Ukraine -- an idea Bennet and U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) proposed this March in the bipartisan RELIEF for Ukraine Act. Attorney General Merrick Garland expressed support for this effort earlier in the week. "We must hold Russian oligarchs accountab  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- 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 has awarded a total of $6,673,000 to five communities in Southeast Ohio. "This federal funding will allow for critical investments in our state's infrastructure and bolster economic growth," said Brown. "We must ensure that communities in Southeast Ohio have the resources they need to grow   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) released the following statement after the Biden Administration announced the appointment of former Ohio State Representative Janine Boyd to serve as the U.S. Health and Human Services' (HHS) Director of Region 5, which serves Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. "This is an excellent choice by the Biden-Harris administration to appoint Janine Boyd to se  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) is leading colleagues in introducing bipartisan legislation to provide tax relief to auto dealers experiencing inventory shortages due to global supply chain issues. Auto dealerships often use the Last-In First-Out (LIFO) inventory method, which can result in a large tax bill for dealerships that don't maintain a minimum level of inventory at the close of the year. The Supply  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on April 28, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following statement expressing concern about the creation of a Disinformation Governance Board at the Department of Homeland Security: "I am deeply concerned by the administration's decisi  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) introduced the Supply Chain Disruptions Relief Act, bipartisan legislation to provide tax relief to auto dealers experiencing inventory shortages due to global supply chain issues. "The ongoing supply chain disruption has created a significant additional tax burden for South Carolina auto dealers that are unable to access crucial inventory," s  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Sherrod Brown (Ohio) announced that the Senate has unanimously passed their bipartisan resolution marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of Ulysses S. Grant. "Ulysses S. Grant is one of our nation's greatest presidents," said Blunt. "When Ulysses S. Grant was called to serve, he did so with courage, integrity, and determination that led his troops - and our nation - to v  more