WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, ranking Republican member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-OH) opposed unconstitutional measures to erode the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding American citizens. During the House Judiciary Committee hearing last week, Jordan's opening statement highlighted how the Democrats' hodgepodge bill does nothing to address school safety or the violence that occurred in Uvalde, Texas an  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 11 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 10, 2022: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) announced that applicants from Ohio and around the country are now able to apply for the new competitive Bridge Investment Program, made possible thanks to Portman's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The program is designed to provide funding for projects like the Brent Spence Bridge and other bridges across the country. Portman was in Cincinnat  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on June 9, 2022: * * * U.S. Representative Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) released the following statement: January 6, 2021 was a dark, ugly day for our republic. Since then, there have been several legitimate investigations by the U.S. Senate and the Department of Justice. In addition, more than 850 men and women have been charged with crimes stemming from the violence at the Capitol building on that day. As I said t  more

WARREN, Ohio, June 11 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 10, 2022: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) today announced a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grant of $108,000 to the Western Reserve Port Authority (WRPA) for the replacement of the airport's wind cone that has reached the end of its useful life and no longer meets FAA design standards. The grant, funded by the FAA, will provide safer updated equipment for the Youngstown Air Reserve Station and the gene  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release and letter: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) sent a letter to President Biden calling on the Administration to keep in place trade tariffs against China in accordance with Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. Ryan warned that tariff reductions would strip the U.S. of leverage in negotiations with China, inundate American companies with a slew of imports they may not be able to withstand, and reward China for failing to  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has opened applications for the Bridge Investment Program, which will allow communities to apply for funding to repair and replace outdated bridges. These historic investments in bridge infrastructure were mad  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 11 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 10, 2022: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) hosted a roundtable discussion with community members and leaders at the ADAMH Board of Franklin County to discuss addiction and mental health strategies and resources in Franklin County. "We know the pandemic has taken a toll on people's mental health and we know it's made the addiction crisis worse. We're working to get resources to communities around Ohio  more

GROVE CITY, Ohio, June 11 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) toured the new American Nitrile factory Grove City, and discussed his efforts to bring production of critical goods back to the U.S. American Nitrile is building a 527,000 square foot facility to make non-latex gloves for health care, government, and industry use. The company plans to create about 400 jobs and produce nearly 4 billion nitrile gloves each year to better com  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 10, 2022: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) praised unanimous passage by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today of S. 1106, the Fighting Emerging Narcotics Through Additional Nations to Yield Lasting Results Act (FENTANYL Results Act) that will help stem the flow of fentanyl and other illicit synthetic drugs to the U.S. and elsewhere. The FENT  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 10, 2022: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) introduced 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 Americ  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 10, 2022: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) introduced 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 Ameri  more