AKRON, Ohio, July 30 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 29, 2022: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) attended the Greater Akron Chamber of Commerce and Akron Friends Thank You Breakfast. During the breakfast, Portman spoke about current legislative priorities in Congress, including the CHIPS Act to reshore our nation's semiconductor industry and its potential to bring significant economic development to Ohio. The CHIPS Act passed the Senate on Wednesday and the   more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 28, 2022: This afternoon on Fox Business' Kudlow with Larry Kudlow, Senator Portman, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, highlighted his new report and expressed hope that it will serve as a wake-up call to the Federal Reserve and other agencies to China's malign efforts to tar  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 29, 2022: Congressman Troy Balderson (OH-12) introduced the Rail Employee Training Modernization Act today, aimed at eliminating cumbersome red tape by allowing aspiring freight rail employees to complete certain training requirements virtually. "This is yet another example of the ways government bureaucracy is making the ongoing supply chain problems worse, not better," said Rep. Balderson. "Moderniz  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Rep. Shontel Brown (OH-11) voted for the Assault Weapons Ban Act, which would prohibit the sale of assault weapons and large-capacity ammunition feeding devices. This comes on the heels of yet another wave of mass shootings across the country involving assault weapons--including the murder of seven people at a Fourth of July parade in Illinois. House Democrats' swift and decisive action marks the first passage  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Rep. Brown voted for the historic, bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act to strengthen Ohio's economy and support families and national security for generations. The CHIPS and Science Act will deliver a powerful investment in America's global competitiveness. The bill will directly impact Ohio's economy by creating jobs, slashing kitchen table costs, ending dependence on foreign manufacturers and turbocharging Amer  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Ahead of the 50th Anniversary of the Munich Massacre, Reps. Burgess Owens (UT-04) and Brad Sherman (CA-30) introduced a bipartisan House Resolution calling for a moment of silence in Congress and at all future Olympic Opening Ceremonies in honor of the eleven Israeli athletes who were brutally murdered by a group of Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The bill was joined by Rep. Shont  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following newsletter: When General Motors filed for bankruptcy during the Great Recession, retired workers with the company Delphi lost the retirement they earned. Washington bailed out Wall Street, but too many Americans like them were left on their own. It's why I've been fighting to restore these pensions for more than a decade. After years of effort by workers and retirees in Ohio and Michigan, it's time to restore full retireme  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Co-Chair of the Senate Great Lakes Task Force, applauded the Senate passage of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), bipartisan legislation that authorizes a host of investments in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects and programs, including a number of Portman priorities and provisions that support the Great Lakes and the state of Ohio. Specifically, the WRDA bill include  more

AKRON, Ohio, July 30 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 29, 2022: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) visited the new Stark County Campus of the Akron Canton Regional Food Bank and met with the organization's leadership to receive updates on the food bank's operations - especially in light of hardships brought on by COVID-19. Senator Portman worked closely with Ohio's food banks throughout the pandemic to ensure they were able to continue to provide food to Ohioa  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: This week, the Senate passed bipartisan legislation that includes a number of investments U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) helped secure for Ohio water infrastructure projects as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA 2022). WRDA 2022 invests in key water infrastructure projects to be studied, planned and developed by the Corps, including our nation's ports, inland waterways, locks, dams, f  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 29, 2022: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) today applauded the nomination of Jeffery P. Hopkins by President Joe Biden to serve as U.S. Federal District Court Judge for the Southern District of Ohio. The vacancy was created when Judge Timothy S. Black took senior status on May 18, 2022. The nomination will now be vetted by the Senate Judiciary Committee before being considered f  more