WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 15, 2022: Yesterday during a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing to review of the FY 2023 budget and2024 advance appropriations requests for the Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) pressed Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough to ensure VA is ready to implement the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics(PACT  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Representative Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) supported passage in the House of Representatives of the Federal Reserve Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Economic Justice Act. The bill includes an amendment offered by Rep. Brown that would strengthen reporting requirements on labor force participation among working families with children. As of 2019, the average Black and Brown household held just 15 to 20 percent of th  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: This evening, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) delivered remarks on the Senate floor in support of Ukraine for the 15th consecutive week while the Senate has been in session. Portman urged the administration to send more defensive weaponry to Ukraine, including High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems or HIMARS, which are superior to Russian artillery. Portman noted Ukrainian officials who pleaded for help from the  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2543, the Financial Services Racial Equity, Inclusion and Economic Justice Act, a package of thirteen bills focused on promoting racial and economic justice throughout the financial services sector. The package included two bills authored by U.S. Congresswoman and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Joyce Beatty (OH-03): H.R. 2123, the Diversity and Inclusion Data Acco  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Representatives Shontel M. Brown (OH-11),Cheri Bustos (IL-17), Adam Kinzinger (IL-16), and Tim Ryan (OH-13)introduced the All-American Flag Act, bipartisan legislation that would require the federal government to only purchase flags that are 100 percent made in America. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Susan Collins (R-ME), Joe Manchin (D-WV), and Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced companion legislation in the Senate.  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, Republican leader of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, issued the following remarks on June 15, 2022: Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) delivered remarks at today's subcommittee markup on increasing access to spectrum resources to improve people's lives and their access to critical technologies. Excerpts and highlights from his remarks: IMPROVING SPECTRUM ACC  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 15, 2022: Representatives Tim Ryan (OH-13), Cheri Bustos (IL-17), Adam Kinzinger (IL-16), and Shontel Brown (OH-11), alongside Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), introduced the All-American Flag Act, legislation that would require the federal government to only purchase flags that are 100 percent made in America. "There is no reason the American flag should be made anywhere other than in the United States of Ame  more

DAYTON, Ohio, June 16 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10), announced that the 2022 Congressional App Challenge (CAC) is officially open. The challenge runs until November 1, 2022 and is open to all middle and high school students from Ohio's 10th congressional district. "As careers in computer science and coding continue to grow, it's important to create opportunities for students to advance their passion and skills in this field  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following commentary to the Highland County Press: * * * There's a prevailing myth that we can bring an end to mass shootings in America if only we banned AR-15s - or better yet, banned all semi-automatic guns as well. If only it were that simple. By the grace of God, protective firearms were present five years ago at the baseball field on June 14, 2017. The day that an armed assailant arrived with murderous intent and shot at us.   more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release and letter: Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) and Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy Rodgers (R-WA5) led a letter with their House colleagues to President Biden to call for a reversal of his recent tariff exemption for solar panels from certain Southeast Asian countries. The tariff exemptions will increase U.S. dependency on Chinese supply chains and punish domestic manufacturers for abiding by  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) convened more than 40 Ohio college and university presidents for his 15th annual College Presidents Conference. The Conference focuses on fostering a diverse student pipeline to expand accessibility and affordability in higher education, and prepare Ohio's future leaders. The presidents will also meet with leaders from companies like Intel, to discuss how the private sector ca  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following joint statement on June 15, 2022: * * * U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Cory Booker (D- N.J.), Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Angus King (I-Maine), Joe Manchi  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on June 7, 2022, entitled "Rising Threats: Ransomware Attacks and Ransom Payments Enabled by Cryptocurrency": * * * We will hear from a private sector panel of cybersecurity professionals and incident responders who will provide their unique perspective on what can be done to combat ransomware. The frequency and  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the opening statement at a hearing on June 9, 2022, entitled "Domestic Extremism in America: Examining White Supremacist Violence in the Wake of Recent Attacks": * * * Thank you, Chairman Peters, for holding this hearing on domestic extremism and white supremacist violence. All of us must condemn these hateful attacks. While this hearing is being held to ad  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following testimony by Justin E. Herdman, ex-U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, involving a hearing on June 7, 2022, entitled "Examining the Metastasizing Domestic Terrorism Threat After the Buffalo Attack": * * * Thank you Chairman Durbin and thank you Ranking Member Grassley for the invitation to speak before the Committee on the vital issue of domestic terrorism. I have spent nearly twenty years of my professiona  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 15, 2022: This week U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced the All-American Flag Act, which would require the federal government to only buy flags completely produced and manufactured in the United States. "American flags should be made in America, period," Senator Brown said. "Today, half of the materials that our women and men   more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) introduced the Advancing Auto-Portability Act of 2022, a bill that would allow a worker's 401(k) savings account to be automatically rolled over from a previous employer to a new employer. The legislation would cut red tape to help Americans who change jobs frequently to increase retirement savings. "For too many Americans, the security of reti  more