WASHINGTON, July 20 -- 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 examining weapons of mass destruction, or WMDs, and health security threats posed to our nation. Portman highlighte  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 19, 2022: This afternoon, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), spoke on the Senate floor to discuss the need for the United States to stay competitive in the global economy. Portman highlighted the bipartisan CHIPS Act and the broader United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, or USICA, which will shore up semiconductor manufacturing in America. Senator Portman has been an advocate for this legisla  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Rep. Shontel Brown (OH-11) announced she secured more than $23 million in Community Project Funding (CPF) across 14 requests for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) in spending bills approved by the House Committee on Appropriations. Rep. Brown's requests were included in the FY23 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies spending bill, the FY23 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies spending   more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Rep. Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) issued the following statement on the passage of the Respect for Marriage Act: "Marriage is a sacred institution that should be protected and not be delegitimized. It was an honor to protect the freedom to marry the person you love regardless of sex, race, ethnicity, or national origin," said Rep. Brown. "I voted for the Respect for Marriage Act because our job as members of Con  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: The National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2023, supported by Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), will fund a fleet of Columbia Class Submarines at the Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay. This several billion-dollar investment will eventually replace Kings Bay's current Ohio Class submarine fleet, giving Georgia the 21st century technology it needs to provide our service members with high-quality tra  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) led their colleagues Senators Richard Blumenthal (D.Conn.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Representatives Stephen Lynch (MA-08) and Seth Moulton (MA-06) in criticizing app-based delivery companies Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Grubhub, and Instacart for their refusal to disclose a  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release and letter on July 19, 2022: U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Angus King (I-Maine), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today applauded the FCC's proposal to redefine broadband connections as 100 megabits (Mbps) per second or faster for download speeds, enabling American families to access connections that meet the needs of modern internet users. Bennet and the senators previously urg  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $5 million grant to the Athens County Port Authority to build a 60,000 square-foot facility to house biomedical, biotechnology, and advanced manufacturing companies. The investment is expected to create 150 jobs and generate $5 million in private investment, according to grantee estimates. "Ohioans know th  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Kent State University two grants totaling $932,781 to support research and training in electromechanics and statistics. "Research and training in science and technology is critical to create jobs and improve our economy. We unleash more American innovation when everyone is able to participate and we nurture all Ohio   more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 19, 2022: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced today that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded three grants totaling $1,099,749 to two central Ohio universities to fund scientific research and training in physics and technology; behavioral science; and environmental and climate studies. "Research and training in science and our environment is critical to create jobs and improve our   more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release and letters on July 19, 2022: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) sent a letter to Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi calling on him to stop exploiting Uber drivers and to start respecting the work they do to help Uber succeed. Brown urged the company to recognize its drivers as employees so they are no longer denied a minimum wage, overtime pay, or collective bargaining rights. This letter follows a series of Washington  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following newsletter: While the rest of us run from danger, firefighters and police officers and other first responders run toward it. That work often comes at a cost to their health. Ohio firefighters and other first responders wear their bodies out protecting our families and communities. These public servants are often forced to retire early, before becoming eligible for Medicare, because of the physical toll that their jobs take  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release and letter on July 19, 2022: U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today applauded the FCC's proposal to redefine broadband connections as 100 megabits (Mbps) per second download or faster, enabling American families to access connections that meet the needs of modern internet users. The Senators had previously called on the FCC and th  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- 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 administration officials on their efforts to safeguard the homeland from biological threats at a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing to examine weapons of mass destruction, or   more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release and letter on July 19, 2022: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Angus King (I-ME), and Joe Manchin (D-WV) today applauded the FCC's proposal to redefine broadband connections as 100 megabits (Mbps) per second download or faster, enabling American families to access connections that meet the needs of modern internet users. The senators had previously called on the FCC and the Biden administra  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) sent a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley, asking them to immediately expedite shipments of military equipment to Ukraine as appropriated by Congress under the Additional Ukraine Supp  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Jerry Moran (R-KS), and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) along with their colleagues in the Senate Hunger Caucus introduced a resolution expressing their commitment to build on 20 successful years of the George McGovern-Robert Dole Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program. "All children deserve access to nutritious foods. No child should go hungry," said Sen. Brown. "For 20 years  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release and letters: Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) led their colleagues Senators Richard Blumenthal (D.Conn.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Representatives Stephen Lynch (MA-08) and Seth Moulton (MA-06) in criticizing app-based delivery companies Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Grubhub, and Instacart for their refusa  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on July 19, 2022: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today were joined by Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) in releasing the below statements following the Committee's passage of their legisl  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on July 19, 2022: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today were joined by Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) in releasing the below statements following the committee's passage of their legislation  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: The Toledo Blade highlighted U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown's (D-OH) legislation, the Ban Conflicted Trading at the Fed Act, which would prohibit Federal Reserve officials from trading individual stocks and ensure Americans can trust that the Federal Reserve is acting in the best interest of all Americans. Brown does not own individual stocks and has introduced the Ban Conflicted Trading Act which would also prohi  more