WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on Aug. 9, 2022: * * * "The Attorney General and FBI Director should brief Congress immediately on this unprecedented action. "The Democrats' willingness to weaponize the FBI and DOJ for political purposes has already been established, especially when it comes to President Trump...but this action has crossed a dangerous red line in our Republic...one that cannot be uncrossed. "We've seen over and over that only  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, ranking Republican member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-OH) joined the Ingraham Angle on Fox News Channel to blast the FBI's chilling raid of President Donald Trump's home in Mar-A-Lago. Jordan also demanded Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray testify before the House Judiciary Committee. Highlights: "Merrick Garland, Chris Wray, come to the House   more

TROTWOOD, Ohio, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2022: Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) advocated for the Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder (HELPER) Act and how it will benefit the educators and first responders in Trotwood, and communities across the country. The bill will make it easier for educators and first responders to afford their first home in the communities they work in by allowing eligible individuals to quali  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, ranking Republican member of the House Permanent Select Intelligence Committee, issued the following news release and an Aug. 8, 2022, letter: * * * Following reports of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's raid at former President Donald Trump's residence at Mar-a-Lago, Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10), Lead Republican of House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), called for an immediate briefing from FBI Director Christopher Wra  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2022: Representative Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio), a senior member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, supported calls for an FBI briefing after former President Donald Trump's personal residence was raided Monday. "The FBI raid of former President Donald Trump's personal home is completely without precedent in American history. "We have seen the FBI and Department of Justice w  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced the Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded a more than $1 million grant to Washington County to improve transportation infrastructure. The funding was made possible through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Transportation Discretionary Grants program, which was scaled up in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced the Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded a $20 million grant to the city of Cincinnati to improve street safety and create bike and pedestrian amenities. The funding was made possible through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Transportation Discretionary Grants program, which was scaled up in the Infrastructure In  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced the Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded a $24.45 million grant to the Ohio Department of Transportation to improve transportation infrastructure in Erie County. The funding was made possible through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Transportation Discretionary Grants program, which was scaled up in the Infrastru  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced the Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded a nearly $7.5 million grant to the city of Mansfield through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Transportation Discretionary Grants program, which was scaled up in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that Brown helped write and pass last year. The funds for the projec  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release and an August 5, 2022, letter: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo last week urging her to engage with American solar manufacturers like First Solar in Toledo, prior to finalizing a rule on duty-free importation of solar cells and modules from Southeast Asia. Brown asked Secretary Raimondo to ensure that this rule cannot be used evade any future tariffs so  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release and an Aug. 5, 2022, letter: * * * U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, led his colleagues in a letter to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Acting Chairman Martin Gruenberg, and Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hs  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2022: President Joe Biden signed into law a legislative package that includes the CHIPS Act of 2022, which includes historic funding for domestic semiconductor manufacturing as well as support for other essential priorities for Ohio's economy. U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) was instrumental in moving the legislation through the Senate. The CHIPS Act will support and grow domestic supply chains, in  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on Aug. 9, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) attended the White House signing ceremony where President Biden signed into law the CHIPS Act, bipartisan legislation to incentivize semiconductor manufacturing in the United States, make our supply chains more resilient, enhance our national security, and strengthen our economy. He issued the following statement: "Today, our national security and manufacturin  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- 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 Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced that their bipartisan Planning for Animal Wellness (PAW) Act to help protect pets and other animals during and in the aftermath of natural disasters and emergencies has   more