WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, ranking Republican member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement for the business meeting on the second amendment: * * * Remarks as delivered: "Mr. Chairman, life is precious, especially the lives of children. What happened in Uvalde, Texas is tragic. It is every family's worst nightmare. Our hearts go out to the Uvalde community, and especially to the families who've lost loved ones. Last week in this evil act o  more

PATASKALA, Ohio, June 1 -- Rep. Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 1, 2022: U.S. Representative Troy Balderson joined Ohio energy advocates Wednesday at an oil and gas well site in Licking County, Ohio to announce a resolution he introduced this week in the House of Representatives officially recognizing American natural gas as a "green and clean" energy source. Rep. Balderson's resolution recognizes American natural gas as an affordable, green energy source and   more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following statement on June 2, 2022: * * * Representative Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) - Co-Chair of the bipartisan House Auto Caucus - released the following statement on Ford's plan to invest $1.5 billion to build an electric vehicle plant in Lorain County. "Just as it always has, the future of American automotive excellence will be built in Ohio by Ohio's workers," said Rep. Kaptur. "Bringing nearly 2,000 union jobs, Ford's investment re  more

AVON LAKE, Ohio, June 3 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Ryan (OH-13) today praised the announcement from Ford to build a new electric commercial vehicle at their Ohio Assembly Plant in Avon Lake. This $1.5 billion investment will create 1,800 manufacturing jobs in Northeast Ohio and create an additional 90 jobs in Lima and Sharonville. "This is amazing news for Northeast Ohio and the future of electric vehicle manufacturing in America. Ford's plans to b  more

LIMA, Ohio, June 2 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 2, 2022: Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10), senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, and Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, Doug Bush, visit Lima's tank plant, the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center (JSMC). "I have long supported the JSMC tank plant's capabilities from advocating the plant remain operational to securing federal funding to support modern  more

DAYTON, Ohio, June 2 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 2, 2022: Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10), hosted the Wright-Patterson Regional Council of Governments (WPCOG) at his District Office for an update on their current priorities and projects surrounding Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (AFB) and Springfield Air National Guard Base (NGB). "Securing funding to increase the economic development and future opportunities for Wright-Patterson AFB and Springfie  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 2, 2022: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced that AmeriCorps has awarded $10,221,859 in grant funding to organizations across Ohio. This funding is made possible through the Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations and the American Rescue Plan, which Brown helped write and pass. There will be $5,010,130 in formula funding to state organizations to support additional AmeriCorps members, and the remai  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded a $410,000 grant to the Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority (TARTA) to support public transportation planning. This funding will help TARTA craft a transit services plan for the future, so Northwest Ohioans can continue to have the safe and reliable bus service they need to get to work, school and doctors' appoint  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded a $6,632,929 grant to the City of Dayton for upgrades to James M. Cox Dayton International Airport. The funds will be used to help make necessary repairs to the airport's apron and its critical infrastructure. "Ohio airports are part of the vital infrastructure that supports  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $610,000 grant to the University of Cincinnati to improve the process of resolving mobile app failures when a bug is reported by reproducing, creating, and generating tests. The techniques developed in this project will be evaluated for effectiveness on real-world, everyday apps. "Science and technology researc  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $239,830 grant to Oberlin College to study feedback loops on consumer devices and better understand data privacy in computer science. "Science and technology research is critical to create jobs and improve our economy. We unleash more American innovation when everyone is able to participate and we nurture all O  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded a $6,868,768 grant to the Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) through the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program. This funding will support the construction of a new track and the extension of yard tracks in the Wheeling Lake Erie Railway (WLE) Spencer Yard in Spencer, O  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded a $780,100 grant to the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA) to support planning related to the establishment of new BRT routes. This funding will help SORTA design new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) services, so Southwest Ohioans can continue to have the safe and reliable bus service they need to get to work,   more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 3 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 2, 2022: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) celebrated the news that Ford Motor Company will invest roughly $1.5 billion into northeast Ohio, creating some 1,800 union jobs, represented by the United Auto Workers, for its assembly plant in Sheffield. Ford is announcing their new commercial electric vehicle (EV) line, further positioning Ohio to be a leader in domestic EV production. "A dozen years a  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 1, 2022: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and Tina Smith (D-MN) led all 50 Senate Democrats in introducing a Senate resolution recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month. On the first day of LGBTQ Pride Month, the senators' resolution highlights the contributions LGBTQ individuals have made to American society, notes several major milestones in the fight for equal treatment of LGBT  more