WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on May 4, 2022: Yesterday, during a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing titled "The VA Workforce: Assessing Ways to Bolster Recruitment and Retention," U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) pressed Veterans Affairs (VA) officials on ways VA can better recruit and retain medical professionals to ensure that veterans are receiving high-quality care and VA workers are receiving the benefits they deserve. Brown al  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) joined Congressman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) in introducing a bipartisan resolution designating May 5, 2022, as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls. The resolution calls on the people of the United States to commemorate the lives of American Indian and Alaska Native women whose cases are documented and undocumented in public records and the media.   more

KENT, Ohio, May 6 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on May 5, 2022: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) today announced Kent State University will receive $300,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a STEM Women's Support Network to promote community building and mentorship pertaining to service workloads. As part of the NSF ADVANCE Program, this will foster gender equity through a focus on the identification and elimination of organizational barriers tha  more

KENT, Ohio, May 6 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on May 5, 2022: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) today announced Kent State University will receive $300,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a STEM Women's Support Network to promote community building and mentorship pertaining to service workloads. As part of the NSF ADVANCE Program, this will foster gender equity through a focus on the identification and elimination of organizational barriers tha  more

DAYTON, Ohio, May 6 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) attended the Montgomery County Environmental Services' groundbreaking ceremony for the Sewer Modernization and Replacement Tunnel (SMART) project. After the event concluded, Congressman Turner released the following statement. "The SMART project will restore existing infrastructure in Montgomery County and improve our local environment. This would not be possible without c  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the United States Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded a $3.6 million grant to Central State University to establish a workforce and business development center that will assist underserved communities in Clark, Greene, and Montgomery counties. This funding was made possible by the American Rescue Plan, which Brown helped write and pass. "Ohio ha  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on May 5, 2022: * * * Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, released the following statement after the Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) together proposed updates to modernize and strengthen implementa  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 5, 2022: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing entitled "Examining Student Loan Servicers and Their Impact on Workers." On Tuesday, Chairman Brown convened a listening session to hear from borrowers across t  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and several of his colleagues in sending a letter to the Architect of the Capitol, Compass Group CEO, and Restaurant Associates' CFO, urging them to ensure that Senate cafeteria workers are paid fair wages, and receive adequate benefits. Padilla also joined the striking Senate cafeteria workers this week at  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 5, 2022: At a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on securing and ensuring order on the southwest border, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of HSGAC, pressed Biden administration officials on their plan to address the catastrophic surge of unlawful migrants and illicit deadly narcotics, l  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement involving a hearing on April 26, 2022, entitled "The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Semi-Annual Report to Congress": * * * Welcome back Director Chopra. American workers need a strong Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on their side. With you at the helm, they finally have one again. We know how much power corporations and their wealth  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen joined Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) 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 to our Capitol community. "Now that the immediate threat of la  more