YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2022: Congressman Ryan (OH-13) issued the following statement after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a final rule to improve access to hearing aids and lower costs for at least one million Ohioans suffering from hearing loss: "No Ohioan should have to go without hearing aids because they're too expensive. By making hearing aids available over the counter, we will save millions of s  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- 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 $2 million grant to the city of Ironton to make necessary roadway and water infrastructure upgrades to help attract new businesses to the city's main industrial area. The funds were made possible through the EDA's $300 million Coal Communities Commitment, which was included  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded two grants totaling $600,000 to two communities in Eastern Ohio to improve water infrastructure. Funding for this investment was made possible through the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which Brown helped to write and pass. "The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is already getting reso  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Development office has awarded two Community Facilities Emergency Rural Health Care (ERHC) grants totaling $1,076,501 to two organizations in Southeast Ohio. These grants will help rural health care facilities and communities expand access to health care services and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Development office has awarded two Community Facilities Emergency Rural Health Care (ERHC) grants totaling $1,101,668 to two organizations in Southwest Ohio. These grants will help rural health care facilities and communities expand access to health care services and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Development office has awarded a $630,592 Community Facilities Emergency Rural Health Care (ERHC) grant to Brethren Retirement Community in Greenville. The grants will help to recover lost revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so they can continue serving the community. The funds were made possible through the Am  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Development office has awarded three Community Facilities Emergency Rural Health Care (ERHC) grants totaling $274,563 to three organizations in Northeast Ohio. These grants will help rural health care facilities and communities expand access to health care services and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Development office has awarded two Community Facilities Emergency Rural Health Care (ERHC) grants totaling $573,241 to two senior care facilities in Northwest Ohio. These grants will help rural health care facilities recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds were made possible through the American Rescue Plan  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2022: President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, a legislative package to fight inflation, lower prescription costs for seniors, invest in domestic energy production and manufacturing, and reduce carbon emissions by roughly 40 percent by 2030. The legislation also takes historic steps to force Wall Street and corporations to pay their fair share - it makes a historic reduct  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) applauded the announcement that Licking County Regional Airport Authority is set to receive a grant made available through the Airport Terminal Program. This grant program provides funding for terminal, on-airport rail access, and airport-owned airport traffic control tower projects. Thanks to the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which Portman spearheaded   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $1,200,000 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Contract Tower (FCT) Program for the Wheeling-Ohio County Airport. The funding was made possible through the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and will support repairs a  more