WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Business and Industry Loan Guarantees program and its Community Facilities Direct Loans and Grants program have awarded two loans and one grant totaling $25,242,900 to two communities in Eastern Ohio. "Small businesses and communities face unique challenges and this federal funding will make the investments local busin  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Business and Industry Loan Guarantees program and Multi-Family Housing Loan Guarantees program have awarded two loans totaling $5,539,000 to two communities in Northeast Ohio. "Small businesses face unique challenges and this federal funding will make the investments local businesses need and bolster economic growth an  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release and letter: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee Ranking Member Rob Portman (R-Ohio) joined all Finance Committee Republicans in requesting the Government and Accountability Office (GAO) provide a detailed accounting of the $350 billion of COVID relief funds appropriated to governme  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security issued the following testimony by Morris Murray, prosecuting attorney for Defiance County, Ohio, involving an oversight hearing on May 19, 2022, on clemency and the Office of the Pardon Attorney: * * * My name is Morris Murray, and I am the Elected Prosecuting Attorney for Defiance County, Ohio. I first served as an Assistant Prosecutor beginning in 1985 before being elected to my current position   more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release and letter on June 6, 2022: Rep. Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) and Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) led a bipartisan group of their Ohio colleagues in sending a letter to President Joe Biden and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra urging them to consider Cleveland as the home for the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). The new moonshot science   more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following statement on June 6, 2022: * * * Representative Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement on the Biden Administration's announcement that it would suspend solar import tariffs and invoke the Defense Production Act. "China's long history of dumping and tariff evasion demands strict scrutiny and appropriate penalties," said Rep. Kaptur. "While I welcome the Administration's focus on boosting domestic manufacturin  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, ranking Republican member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-OH) and House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-KY), sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Charles Rettig raising concerns regarding the Biden Administration's proposal to unlawfully expand ObamaCare subsidies. Presiden  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Business and Industry Loan Guarantees program and the Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant program have awarded three loans and one grant totaling $14,041,320 to four communities in Northwest Ohio. "Small businesses face unique challenges and this federal funding will make the investments local businesses need and  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Business and Industry Loan Guarantees program has awarded a $2,341,000 loan to GTL Lumber, Inc. in Lawrence County to help purchase real estate and sawmill equipment. This funding is expected to help save 20 jobs and create 10 new jobs. "Small businesses face unique challenges and this federal funding will make the inv  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Business and Industry Loan Guarantees program and its Water and Waste Disposal Loans and Grants program has awarded three loans and one grant totaling $5,230,130 to two communities in Central Ohio. "Small businesses face unique challenges and this federal funding will make the investments local businesses and public in  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Business and Industry Loan Guarantees program has awarded a $2,750,000 loan to Fenner Ridge Apartments, LLC in Highland County to assist in building a multi-family housing complex to provide housing to Southwest Ohio families. "Small businesses face unique challenges and this federal funding will make the investments l  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 7 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) visited the Magnolia Clubhouse in Cleveland to join public officials, experts, advocates, and people living with serious mental illnesses for a roundtable discussion about how to support those living with mental illness, and respond to Ohioans facing mental health crises. "We need to recognize mental health emergencies for what they are -- health emergencies that require a   more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following newsletter: When veterans make a commitment to serve our country, we make a commitment to support them upon their return. Period. No exceptions. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities are crucial to providing this support and ensuring the physical and mental health of our veterans. The importance of the VA health system is no different in Chillicothe. I know what this facility means to thousands of South  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) on a resolution recognizing specially trained volunteers who advocate in courtrooms and other settings on behalf of survivors of child abuse, neglect and abandonment. The bipartisan resolution, which passed the Senate at the end of May, honors Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) and Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) volunte  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and all Senate Democrats in introducing a Senate resolution recognizing June as 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 LGBTQ Americans, and  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Todd Young (R-IN) announced the passage of their bipartisan resolution recognizing specially trained volunteers who advocate in courtrooms and other settings on behalf of child survivors of abuse, neglect, and abandonment, which passed the Senate at the end of May. The CASA Volunteers' Day Resolution honors Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) and Guardian Ad Litem (GAL  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Mike Crapo (R-ID), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, led Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA), John Cornyn (R-TX), John Thune (R-SD), Richard Burr (R-NC), Pat Toomey (R-PA), Tim Scott (R-SC), B  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) announced the passage of their bipartisan resolution recognizing specially trained volunteers who advocate in courtrooms and other settings on behalf of child survivors of abuse, neglect, and abandonment, which passed the Senate at the end of May. The CASA Volunteers' Day Resolution honors Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) and Guardian Ad Litem  more