WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: The Democratic staff of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs released snapshots highlighting the consumer abuses of two of the nation's largest megabanks, Citi and Bank of America. Bank of America and Citi - along with, Truist, PNC, U.S. Bank, JP Morgan Chase, and Wells Fargo - play an outsized role in our financ  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2022: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) issued the following statement after the passage of bipartisan legislation to designate the Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial in Bedford Heights as a national memorial. "I am thrilled we have passed our bipartisan legislation to designate the Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial as a national memorial," said Rep. Ryan. "This designation will support the Fo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded a $126,000 grant to Cleveland State University. The award will fund its University Center Economic Development Program, which supports the Ohio economy by increasing productivity, spurring innovation, and promoting entrepreneurship to increase regional competitiveness and economic diversification. "Stre  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- 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 awarded a $210,000 grant to the Buckeye Hills Hocking Valley Region to support its Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) to improve district planning. This project will include Athens, Hocking, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Perry, and Washington counties. "Ohio workers can compete with anyone i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has awarded a $500,000 grant to the state of Ohio to help small businesses increase their exports. Funding will be used to help Ohio entrepreneurs compete in the growing global economy by providing resources to be successful exporting their goods around the world. "We know that Ohio small businesses and their worker  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- 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) awarded a $268,211 grant to the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport to study the airport's potential to accelerate growth in the region. "Investments in local infrastructure like our airports make our regional economy more competitive, and expand access to quality jobs," said Brown. "This investment wi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2022: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $287,537 Veterans Upward Bound grant to Owens Community College in Toledo and Findlay. The program will provide comprehensive services to veterans earning their secondary education diploma, help prepare veterans to enter postsecondary education, assist with financial aid, military benefits, enrollment an  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 20, 2022: * * * U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, released the following statement after President Biden announced the nominations of Jonathan McKernan and Travis Hill to be board members of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). "The FDIC keeps our  more

SANDUSKY, Ohio, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined Bowling Green State University researchers as well as leaders from the city of Sandusky and the state at the Sandusky Bay Cedar Point Wetlands project to discuss how the federal Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) investment is making the new wetlands habitat possible. Brown has long fought for GLRI funding, and secured a record $1 billion for the GLRI in th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Jon Tester (D-MT), and John Thune (R-SD) in introducing the Biochar Research Network Act. This bipartisan, bicameral proposal seeks to study the effectiveness of biochar, which is a carbon-rich material produced from biomass. Specifically, the bill would establish a national biochar resea  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 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 "Tightening the Screws on Russia: Smart Sanctions, Economic Statecraft, and Next Steps." Sen. Brown's remarks, as prepared for delivery, follow:  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following newsletter: We have seen too many tragedies in Ohio and around the country that have broken the trust between law enforcement and the communities they swear an oath to protect and serve. The arrival of an officer on the scene should be a cause for relief - not more anxiety. That's why I've joined my colleagues of both parties, including Ohio Representatives Tim Ryan and Anthony Gonzalez, to introduce the bipartisan Law En  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a family farmer and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, was joined by Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) in introducing the Biochar Research Network Act. This bipartisan, bicameral proposal seeks to study the effectiveness of biochar, which is a carbon-rich material produced from biomass. Specifically, the bill would establish  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2022: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) applauded the announcement by the Department of Transportation that it had begun accepting applications for the SMART Grants Program, made possible by Portman's Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law last November. This program will make approximately $100 million available annually for the next five years to support projects that use  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 20, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released operational statistics showing that 2022 has already had two million border encounters, more border encounters th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- 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 on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced the bipartisan Invent Here, Make Here for Homeland Security Act to better ensure products invented as a result of funding provided by the Department of Homeland Security Science   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- 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, introduced the bipartisan Fire Grants and Safety Act to increase federal support for local fire departments across the nation. The legislation will reauthorize critical Federal Emergenc  more