WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2022: Today during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) questioned Elizabeth Rosenberg, the Treasury Department's Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes, on whether the department planned to extend their General License 8C, which allows energy-related transactions to continue with certain Russian banks without being subject to sancti  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $1 million Veterans Housing Rehabilitation and Modification Pilot Program (VHRMP) grant to Family and Community Services in Portage County. The funding will support modifications to the homes of at least 50 low-income and disabled veterans throughout the state. Projects will include roof and w  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded $5,700,000 in Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control (LBPHC) and Healthy Homes grant funding to Mahoning County. The investment will help identify and remove lead-based paint and other health hazards in local homes to protect children and families from the life-long health effects of lead exposure. "Fami  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2022: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chair of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy, hosted a news conference call as he leads efforts to protect, and strengthen, Social Security benefits for seniors. This comes after several Republican members in the House and Senate have made proposals to undermine the retirement security Americans have earned. "Ohi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- 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 Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced that their bipartisan Securing Open Source Software Act to help protect federal and critical infrastructure systems by strengthening the security of open source softwar  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Representatives Ryan (D-OH-13), Trent Kelly (R-MS-01), Andy Kim (D-NJ-03), Dan Kildee (D-MI-05), Derek Kilmer (D-WA-06), and Kaiali'i Kahele (D-HI-02) introduced the Savings for Servicemembers Act, bipartisan legislation that reduces the burden of cost for America's servicemembers by allowing Guard and Reserve members to be reimbursed for attending drill if they travel 50 miles or further. "Our National Guard and  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2022: This evening, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) spoke on the Senate floor against continued Russian aggression on Ukraine for the 24th consecutive week while the Senate has been in session. Portman highlighted the sham "referendum" votes held by Russia to justify annexations of sovereign Ukrainian territory. He also discussed recent protests in Russia against the Kremlin as President Putin attem  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2022: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), Co-Chairs of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, hosted members of the Ukrainian Parliament so that they could brief the Caucus on the latest events regarding Russia's unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine and how the U.S. Senate can continue to better support our ally through military, economic and humanitarian assistance. Ukrainian Par  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- 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) announced their bipartisan Invent Here, Make Here for Homeland Security Act has been passed by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The legislation will better e  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2022: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy Subcommittee Chair Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, will hold a colloquy on Social Security on Tuesday, September 27, 2022. This comes after several Republican members in the House and Senate have made proposals to undermine the retirement security Americans have e  more