WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2022: Representative Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement after her bipartisan bill - the Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act - was signed into law by President Biden. Today, President Biden signed into law Rep. Kaptur's bipartisan bill - the Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act - that directs the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) to mint commemorative coins that  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2022: Today on the Senate floor, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) asked unanimous consent for the Senate to pass their bipartisan, bicameral Susan Muffley Act. This legislation would restore retirement benefits to over 20,000 Delphi Salaried Retirees. Their request was blocked. When General Motors (GM) filed for bankruptcy in 2009, the Obama administration terminated the pensio  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Rep. Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) commended the successful Senate passage of the PACT Act. The PACT Act addresses the full spectrum of issues affecting toxic-exposed veterans' access to VA benefits and care while also reforming VA's presumptive decision-making process. Rep. Brown issued the following statement: "After fighting to protect our democracy, our veterans should not come home to another battle with our h  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, ranking Republican member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 3, 2022, on the death of Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Indiana: * * * "Jackie Walorski was an amazing person. Our country was blessed to have her in public service. "She will be dearly missed by her colleagues and those closest to her. "Our prayers are with Jackie's family and the families of her staff members, Emma and Zach." * * * Original text her  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on Aug. 3, 2022: * * * Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) issued the following statement on the tragic passing of Congresswoman Jackie Walorski (IN-02). "I'm heartbroken to hear of the terrible accident that took the life of Congresswoman Walorski and two of her staff members, Emma and Zach. Jackie was a tireless advocate for her constituents and her home state of Indiana. "As a colleague and a friend, I've been honore  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release and a July 29, 2022, letter: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and more than 75 members of Congress called on congressional leadership to include people without health insurance in any legislation that limits out-of-pocket costs for insulin. In their letter to Speaker Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Schumer, House Minority Leader McCarthy, and Senate Minority Leader McConnell, Pingree and her colleagues  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2022: Senate Republicans blocked the Susan Muffley Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) that would restore retirement benefits to tens of thousands of Delphi salaried retirees, including thousands of retirees in Ohio. The House of Representatives passed the legislation last week and the White House formally signaled President Biden's support for this b  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $23.5 million American Rescue Plan Good Jobs Challenge grant to the WTIA Workforce to develop information technology workforce training programs in Ohio and 10 other states: Alabama, Louisiana, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: 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 Rent Eats First': How Renters and Communities are Impacted by Today's Housing Market." Sen. Brown's remarks, as prepared for delivery, follow: Yesterday was   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2022: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs) for a virtual roundtable yesterday on the final passage of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022, legislation that will deliver comprehensive benefits to all generations of veterans who have suffered due to toxic exposure for the first time in o  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release and letter on Aug. 4, 2022: * * * Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, joined fellow Banking and Housing Committee members Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) in a letter to Andrew Cecere, CEO of U.S. Bank, req  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 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 "Borrowed Time: The Economic Costs of Climate Change." Sen. Brown's remarks, as prepared for delivery, follow: Climate change is here - and the cou  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, United States Representatives Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.) and Stephanie Bice (R-Okla.), members of the House Armed Services Committee, and Representatives Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) and Katie Porter (D-Calif.) introduced the Military Housing Readiness Council Act, legislation that would ensu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- 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 that the Committee passed their bipartisan IMPACTT Human Trafficking Act to enhance the Department of Homeland Security's ability to combat human trafficking. It will also make   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- 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), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), James Lankford (R-OK), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) introduced the bipartisan Border Patrol Enhancement Act to establish the Border Patrol Reserve and provide a much-needed pay raise to our Border Pat  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema and Republican Senator Rob Portman (Ohio) introduced the Border Patrol Enhancement Act - bipartisan legislation that establishes a Border Patrol reserve program, improves annual training requirements, and addresses hiring and retention issues by increasing the minimum pay rates for Border Patrol agents. "Border Patrol must maintain a strong workforce to secure the bord  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release and letter on Aug. 4, 2022: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and fellow Banking and Housing Committee members Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), and Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) in a letter to Andrew Cecere, CEO of U.S. Bank, requesting information about the b  more