WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2022: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) delivered remarks on the Senate floor in support of Ukraine for the 21th consecutive week while the Senate has been in session. Portman talked about his recent bipartisan trip to Ukraine with Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) where he met with President Zelenskyy, Defense Minister Reznikov, and Head of the Presidential Administration Andriy Yermak. Senator Portman also  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- 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) has awarded a $2.4 million grant to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources in Columbus. The funds will boost tourism in Southeast Ohio by making upgrades to Burr Oak State Park in Athens County. The EDA investment will be matched with $604,625 in local funds and the project is expected  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2022: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) hosted a news conference call to discuss how to best secure and shorten food supply chains and learn what priorities Ohio farmers have for the 2023 Farm Bill. Brown, the first Ohioan to serve on the Senate Agriculture Committee in nearly 50 years, will help write the upcoming Farm Bill. "We know how important farming is to our state - 1 in 7 Ohioans depend on  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- 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, hosted a listening session with consumers from around the country. The consumers shared their experiences with new financial products, including how lack of transparency and risks undermines the dignity of work. "Debt products that a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, expressed alarm in light of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) report detailing the lack of vetting procedures for Afghan evacuee arrivals into the United States. This report   more