WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2022: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) led a roundtable discussion with Hamilton County Addiction Response Coalition (HC ARC), law enforcement, and other stakeholders to discuss opiate addiction, the rise in fentanyl overdoses in Ohio and across the U.S., and efforts to address those issues - both on a local and national level. Senator Portman received an update from HC ARC on their Quick Response Team  more

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2022: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) today announced a $210,000 grant award to the Eastgate Council of Governments to establish an economic development framework, process, and strategy that supports private capital investment and job creation in the region served by Eastgate, which includes Mahoning, Trumbull and Ashtabula counties. This EDA planning investment will support the development and implem  more

RAVENNA, Ohio, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2022: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) is announcing a federal grant award of $3,201,270 for the Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority (PARTA) from the Low-No Emissions Bus and Bus Facilities Program administered by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority will receive funding to replace older vehicles that have exceeded their useful life with n  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release and letter on Aug. 11, 2022: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) wrote to President Biden urging him to sign an executive order to expand Buy American Rules to solar power purchase agreements (SPPAs), ensuring that the solar panels that power the federal government are made in America by American workers. Currently, Buy American provisions apply to solar panel procurement, but not to panels used for power purchase agreeme  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the United States Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded $210,000 to support Eastgate Regional Council of Governments in Youngstown with developing and implementing its region's Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). The strategy will span a three-county area that includes Ashtabula, Mahoning, and Trumbull counties. "Ohio workers can  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) from the Office of Museum Services has awarded nine grants totaling $2,100,065 to museums and historical centers across Ohio. The funds will be used to help improve the facilities, enhance learning experiences for attendees, and strengthen community relationships. These awards are a part of three IMLS programs:  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded a $3,201,270 grant to the Portage Area Regional Transit Authority (PARTA) to purchase near-zero emission technology fueled with renewable natural gas. Funding for this investment was made possible through the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which Brown helped to write and pass. "T  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $25,938,414 grant to The Ohio State University (OSU) to fund the new Engineering Research Center, Hybrid Autonomous Manufacturing, Moving from Evolution to Revolution (HAMMER) to advance American leadership in advanced manufacturing by developing and transitioning new manufacturing technologies to industry use.  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following newsletter: This week, the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act - a historic step to fight inflation, lower costs, and create jobs that corporations can't ship overseas. For the first time in years, we are standing up to three of the most powerful special interests in Washington. We're taking on Big Pharma to lower seniors' drug prices, we're taking on Big Oil to lower energy prices, create Ohio jobs, and grow new indu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release and letter on Aug. 11, 2022: U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Operations, is urging USAID to clarify to its international partners that the recent Dobbs decision from the Supreme Court would not affect U.S. global health assistance spearheaded by the agency. In a letter Thursday to   more