WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, stressed the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) work to protect communities from violent threats and technological hazards at a hearing examining what resources and authorities FEMA requires to address wors  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 22, 2022: This afternoon, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) joined Fox News' Your World with Neil Cavuto to discuss the Biden administration's call the suspend the federal gas tax and the bipartisan gun safety legislation, the Safer Communities Act. Senator Portman explained that the Safer Communities Act does not affect anyone who is a law-abiding citizen and protects the Second Amendment while providing m  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release and letter: Representative Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) supported passage in the House of Representatives of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health (ARPA-H) Act. The bill authorizes appropriations of $500 million for five years and creates new organizational structures for the agency. ARPA-H, the moonshot science agency proposed by President Biden and funded by Congress in the fiscal year (FY) 2022 spending   more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on June 22, 2022: * * * Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) released the following statement after he voted in support of the bipartisan Restoring Hope for Mental Health Well-Being Act of 2022, which includes Rep. Wenstrup's ALTO Reauthorization Act of 2021 to combat substance use disorder. "After pandemic lockdowns, increasing violence in our cities and our schools, and the tragedy of opioid addiction, I am pleased tha  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- 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 (DOT) awarded a $341,550 grant to the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA) to improve transit services. "Cincinnatians rely on SORTA buses to take them to work, school, or to visit family and friends, and then to take them safely back home again," said Brown. "By investing in transportation planning at SORTA, we c  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- 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 (DOT) awarded a $585,000 grant to the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) to improve transit services. "Clevelanders rely on GCRTA buses to take them to work, school, or a game at Progressive Field and then to take them safely back home again," said Brown. "By investing in transportation planning at GCRTA, we   more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced Rachael Bloomekatz at her U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing to serve as an U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. The Sixth Circuit has jurisdiction over Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, and Tennessee. "Ms. Bloomekatz brings with her not only impressive legal credentials, but also the intellect, empathy and deep commitment to justice  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 22, 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 "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress." Sen. Brown's remarks, as prepared for delivery, follow: Today we've seen the fastest job gro  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release and letter: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sens. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) on a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, urging him to send more advanced artillery rocket systems and ammunition to Ukraine, as the systems are vital in Ukraine's defense against Russia's brutal invasion. The senators commended the decision by the Biden administratio  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter on June 22, 2022: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), a senior member of the Senate Banking Committee and the highest-ranking Latino in Congress, today led several of his Senate colleagues, including Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Chair Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), in urging Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to establish a more robust, transparent, and standardized selection process f  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 22, 2022: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) delivered the following opening remarks at a Senate Finance Committee markup of bipartisan retirement security legislation he authored with Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD). The Cardin-Portman legislation, Retirement Security and Savings Act (S.1770), would allow people to save more for retirement, help small businesses offer retirement plans, expand access for low-incom  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 (TNSres) -- Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on June 22, 2022: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, Rob Portman (R-Ohio), ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee, Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Com  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) joinedSenators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) in publishing a report entitled "Biden's Border Crisis: Examining Policies that Encourage Illegal Migration," that highlights how the Biden Administration is undermining U.S. efforts to reduce illegal mi  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on June 14, 2022, entitled "Considering the Index Fund Voting Process": * * * My colleagues and I often say the U.S. markets are the envy of the world. Our strong and diverse economy and the rule of law benefit families and workers saving for the future. The breadth of our markets allows many workers to plan for the long-te  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on June 16, 2022, entitled "Reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program: Protecting Communities from Flood Risk": * * * Flooding is the most common and most costly natural disaster facing families, businesses, and communities across the country. And our failure to combat climate change is only making it more comm  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), an avid Cleveland Guardians fan, and U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH), along with their staff, met on the National Mall for a friendly, bipartisan softball game. The Blue Collars, captained by Sen. Brown, and the Swing State Sluggers, captained by Sen. Portman, have taken part in this tradition for nearly a decade "It's not just on the field where we put partisanship on the benc  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on June 22, 2022: U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio), co-founders and co-chairs of the Senate UK Trade Caucus, today introduced the Securing Privileged Economic, Commercial, Investment, And Legal Rights to Ensure Longstanding Atlantic Trade and Investment Opportunities and Nurture Security, Happiness, Innovation, and Prosperity Act, or the SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP Act. The new legis  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 22, 2022: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Chris Coons (D-DE), co-founders and co-chairs of the Senate UK Trade Caucus, today introduced the Securing Privileged Economic, Commercial, Investment, And Legal Rights to Ensure Longstanding Atlantic Trade and Investment Opportunities and Nurture Security, Happiness, Innovation, and Prosperity Act, or the SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP Act. The new legislation would g  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release and letter on June 22, 2022: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), Co-Chairs of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, met with U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink to discuss the latest events regarding Russia's unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine. They also discussed how the Senate can continue to better support our ally through military, economic, and humanitarian assistance. "Russia has  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced their bipartisan State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act to promote stronger cybersecurity coordination between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and state and loc  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 (TNSres) -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 22, 2022: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, John Barrasso (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, Marco Rubio (R-FL), Vice Chairman of the Sena  more