WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Rep. Shontel Brown (OH-11) issued the following statement after the Senate confirmed Steve Dettelbach as the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF): "Steve Dettelbach's confirmation as ATF Director is reassurance that the Biden Administration and members of Congress are committed to designating leadership that will have the fortitude to unbiasedly serve and protect our nati  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: The United States House of Representatives passed Rep. Bill Johnson's (R-Marietta) legislation officially designating the United States Postal Service facility located on Cadiz-Jewett Road in Cadiz, Ohio as the "John Armor Bingham Post Office": "John Armor Bingham played an important role in advancing our nation to create a more perfect union for all Americans," said Rep. Bill Johnson. "I am proud that the pos  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release and letter on July 12, 2022: Representative Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) joined six House Democrats in a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Chris Magnus calling for aggressive enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. The letter, sent by Reps. Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Tim Ryan (OH-13), Brendan Boyle (PA-02), Mike Doyl  more

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, July 13 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following statement on July 12, 2022: * * * Congressman Ryan (OH-13) applauded Senate confirmation of Steve Dettelbach as Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). "Today is truly a historic day. For the first time in seven years, this essential federal agency responsible for keeping our communities safer from the rising threat of gun violence has a permanent director. "Steve Dettelbach is a seas  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release and letter on July 12, 2022: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) today led a group of his House colleagues in urging Christopher Magnus, Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency, and Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, to aggressively enforce the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act and provide Congress with additional information on how the law is being applied to Chinese solar  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12), co-chairs of the Romania Caucus released the following statements after introducing a resolution honoring 25 years of a Strategic Partnership between the U.S. and Romania. "When the United States and Romania signed the Strategic Partnership 25 years ago, both countries knew working together would strengthen economic and national securi  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 12, 2022: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined U.S Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Patty Murray (D-WA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and 29 of their Senate colleagues in introducing the Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act of 2022. This legislation would make it crystal clear that it is illegal for anti-choice states to limit travel for abortion services and would e  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following opening statement on July 12, 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 "Advancing Public Transportation under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Update from the Federal Transit Administration." Sen. Brown's remarks, as prepared for delivery, follow: Last Thursday, I invite  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 12, 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 "Advancing Public Transportation under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Update from the Federal Transit Administration." Sen. Brown's remarks, a  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- 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, pressed Errol Arthur, Kendra Briggs, and Carl Ross, nominees to serve as Associate Judges on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, on the need to address the continued criminal case backlog which has double  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- 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, delivered opening remarks at a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on the nominations of Errol Arthur, Kendra Briggs, and Carl Ross to serve as Associate Judges on the Superior Court o  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, posted the following joint news release and letter on July 12, 2022: As tens of millions face starvation worldwide from President Putin's war on Ukraine, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) and a bipartisan group of 12 of his colleagues are demanding accountability from the Biden administration for their sluggish rollout of nearly $10 billion in humanitarian aid appropriated by Congress across two emergency aid packages. Recognizing the acute need f  more