WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2022: Yesterday, during a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing titled "Ensuring Veterans' Timely Access to Care in VA and the Community," U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) pressed Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough on veterans' access to quality care at VA facilities and in communities across Ohio. "My office has held veteran roundtables throughout Ohio, and a con  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following statement on Sept. 22, 2022: * * * U.S. Congresswoman and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Joyce Beatty (OH-03) voted to pass a package of public safety bills. At the negotiating table, Beatty pushed for and secured funding for de-escalation training, oversight by the Department of Justice, and an emphasis on mental health and breaking the cycle of violence. After the vote, Beatty issued the following statement: "Today, H  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Warren Davidson (R-OH) led 59 of his colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary Denis McDonough and the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding increased fraudulent activity targeting veterans. The PACT Act is the most significant expansion of VA healthcare in more than 30 years. Since its implementation last month, scammers are targeting newly eligible veterans claiming to offer expedited ac  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Representative Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement after the House passed four comprehensive bills to deliver new federal funding and resources to local law enforcement officers and agencies across the country. The bills will now be sent to the Senate for consideration. Today, the House passed four comprehensive bills to deliver new federal funding and resources to law enforcement officers a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2022: Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) joined House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA5) and House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-AK4) on the Securing America's Mineral Supply Chains Act. U.S. Reps. Ken Calvert (R-CA42), Pete Stauber (R-MN8), and Fred Upton (R-MI6) joined the bill as original cosponsors. "The unfortunate real  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Ryan (OH-13) is announcing a federal grant of $1,301,956.45 for the Village of Mogadore from the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program of the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The SAFER program was created to provide funding directly to fire departments and volunteer firefighter interest organizations to help increase or maintain t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, Republican leader of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: House Committee on Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) and House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) introduced the Securing America's Mineral Supply Chains Act. U.S. Reps. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), Bob Latta (R-Ohio), Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), and Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) jo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, ranking Republican member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and House Committee on Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) introduced the Securing America's Mineral Supply Chains Act. U.S. Reps. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), Bob Latta (R-Ohio), Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) and Fred Upton (R-Mich.) joined  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 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 "Annual Oversight of the Nation's Largest Banks." Earlier this week, the Democratic staff of the Committee released snapshots highlighting the c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) and a bipartisan group of 42 colleagues in sending a bicameral letter to President Joe Biden to urge him to issue a Major Disaster Declaration for all of Puerto Rico's municipalities in response to Hurricane Fiona. Just days before the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Maria, the deadliest n  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2022: At a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) heard testimony from several women, who at the risk of their own safety and the safety of their loved ones, continue to advocate against the authoritarian regimes in their countries. Senator Portman asked what more the United States could do to support those in authoritarian countries, like Cuba, Iran, China, etc.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) introduced the Financing Lead Out of Water (FLOW) Act. The FLOW Act would reduce exposure to lead in old water pipes by making it easier for cities and utilities to issue bonds to finance replacement projects. "Col  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) with Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Thursday introduced the Financing Lead Out of Water (FLOW) Act. The FLOW Act would reduce exposure to lead in old water pipes by making it easier for cities and utilities to issue bonds to finance repla  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter on Sept. 22, 2022: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), a senior member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today sent a letter to Wells Fargo CEO and President Charles Scharf and Senior Vice President Bei Ling to express their deep concerns about the bank's reported practice of conducting "fake inte  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- 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 Securing Open Source Software Act to help protect federal and critical infrastructure systems by strengthening the security of open source software. The legisl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Jim Risch (R-ID), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Marco Rubio (R-FL), vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, sent a letter to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi expressing concern regarding Iran's demand t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rob Portman (R-Ohio), ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, recently sent a letter to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director Gene  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) with Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Thursday introduced the Financing Lead Out of Water (FLOW) Act. The FLOW Act would reduce exposure to lead in old water pipes by making it easier for cities and utilities to issue bonds to finance repl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release and letter on Sept. 22, 2022: U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren, Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) today sent a letter to Wells Fargo CEO and President Charles Scharf and Senior Vice President Bei Ling to express their deep concerns about the bank's reported practice of conducting "fake interviews" with women and minority candidates for vacancies that had already been filled. This effo  more