WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) to protect infant lives by banning the sale of padded crib bumpers -- which have been proven to pose an unnecessary, deadly risk to sleeping infants -- passed Congress last evening and is now headed to the White House to be signed into law by President Joe Biden. The Safe Cribs Act, which was included in the legislatio  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, chairwoman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on April 28, 2022, on the fiscal 2023 budget request: * * * I'm so grateful to have a fellow Great Lakes colleague with such a distinguished career as our Secretary of Energy. I am pleased that we can gather today to discuss the important work of the Department of Energy in ensuring America  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: In advance of Mother's Day, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) hosted a news conference call to discuss the bipartisan Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, to protect pregnant workers and ensure employers accommodate their health on the job. Three-quarters of women entering the workforce will be pregnant and employed at some point in their careers. But currently there are no legal requirements that employers provide r  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 4, 2022: Senator Portman, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, joined America Reports on Fox News today to discuss his intent to press Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Mayorkas about the unprecedented crisis at the southern border, as well as the creation of a Disinf  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 4 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following statement: * * * Co-Chair of the GOP Doctors Caucus and Chair of the Healthy Future Taskforce Treatments Subcommittee Congressman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) met with over 50 senior healthcare providers who are part of the Tristate Association for Professionals on Aging (APA) at the Alois Alzheimer Center in Greenhills to discuss House Republicans' plan to lower drug costs for patients and protecting seniors with Alzheimer  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Tim Ryan (D-OH) and Tim Walberg (R-MI) reintroduced the Great Lakes Agricultural Stewardship Act in a continued effort to preserve the long-term health of the Great Lakes. This bipartisan legislation would ensure Great Lakes states that administer voluntary assurance programs have access to federal resources to better mitigate agricultural pollution risks, like harmful algae blooms on Lake Erie.   more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Bob Casey (D-PA), John Barrasso (R-WY) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) urging the agency to provide clear guidance on ways the Agency will support pharmacists who provide essential services such as vaccinations to Medicare beneficiaries in their community once the COVID-19 public health emerg  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 4, 2022: This afternoon, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, pressed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Mayorkas about the unprecedented crisis at the southern border. Last month, the administration announced its intent to lift Title 4  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 4, 2022: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, delivered an opening statement at a hearing with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, to examine the resources and authorities DHS needs to protect and secure the home  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio), and a bipartisan group of colleagues in a letter urging Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to reconsider Russia's status as a market economy within the meaning of the anti-dumping (AD) law of the Tariff Act of 1930. Although the Commerce Department classified Russia as a market economy in 2002, Russia has backslid in recent years towards les  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: The Senate has passed the bipartisan Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act led by U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Tom Carper (D-DE), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. The legis  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chair of the Senate Rules Committee with oversight over the Architect of the Capitol, led their colleagues in sending a letter to the Architect of the Capitol, Compass Group CEO, and Restaurant Associates CFO, urging them to work together to ensure the Senate cafeteria workers receive fair wages and benefits that reflect their substantial contributions  more