WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 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. 30 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.2 million grant to Monroe Water Systems to relocate and upgrade a 3,700-foot water main in Monroe County to support business growth. The funds were made possible through the EDA's $300 million Coal Communities Commitment, which was included in the American Rescue Plan, leg  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.3 million grant to Morgan County for water infrastructure improvements. The funds were made possible through the EDA's $300 million Coal Communities Commitment, which was included in the American Rescue Plan, legislation that Brown helped write and pass. "Ohio communities  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4.2 million grant to the Lake County Community College District to renovate Lakeland Community College's Industrial Skills Training Center for Advanced Manufacturing. "Ohio has a proud history of leading the country in manufacturing innovation. We're building on that legacy  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $5 million grant to Belmont College in St. Clairsville to construct a new building for its Construction Trades Program. "Ohio has a proud history of leading the country in manufacturing innovation. We're building on that legacy by making new investments in Belmont College to  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, released the following statement after the Treasury Department issued a final beneficial ownership rule implementing sections of Senator Brown's Corporate Transparency Act. "We wrote the Corporate Transparency Act to bring transparency and crack down on shell companies that aid in financial crimes. I ap  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following opening statement on Sept. 29, 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 "Examining Outbound Investment." Sen. Brown's remarks, as prepared for delivery, follow: Earlier this year Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that, "Beijing wants to put itself at the center of gl  more

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2022: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) today announced that the City of Youngstown will receive an Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) of $26,353 in federal funding from the US Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs. JAG Program funds allow states and units of local government to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on their own state and l  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Tim Ryan voted for the Mental Health Matters Act, comprehensive legislation to confront America's ongoing mental health crisis and help students and workers thrive. The bill takes wide-ranging steps to support the behavioral health of children and school staff, strengthen school-based behavioral health care, and improve coverage of mental health and substance use disorders. "We have a mental health cr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Representative Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement regarding the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' announcement that seniors will pay less for Medicare Part B in 2023. This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced (https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/2023-medicare-parts-b-premiums-and-deductibles-2023-medicare-part-d-income-related-monthly) that premiums and   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 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. 30 -- 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, announced that their bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Training for the Acquisition Workforce Act to help bolster the federal workforce's understanding of artificial intelligence (AI)   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2022: Rep. Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) released the following statement after introducing the Thriving Community Gardens Act, with Representatives Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) and Mike Carey (OH-15). "I'm thrilled to introduce the Thriving Community Gardens Act with my colleagues today. With this investment, schools and community organizations will gain another tool to combat food insecurity locally," sai  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) and Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) introduced the FAIR TARIFF Act to improve how the United States Trade Representative (USTR) administers tariffs. This legislation would give U.S. companies fair warning of at least 60 days before retaliatory tariffs are imposed on goods. "This bill will provide clarity and certainty for U.S. companies, so they are not surprised with a larg  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 29, 2022: * * * 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 more than $2.6 million in potentially fraudulent COVID-19 unemployment b  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- 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, announced that Senate has passed their bipartisan Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act to make permanent the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) National Risk Index (NRI) -   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- 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 Fire Grants and Safety Act to increase federal support for local fire departments across the nation was advanced by the Senate Homeland Security a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- 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 of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), announced that the Senate passed their bipartisan Technological Hazards Preparedness and Training Act of 2022 to expand the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) preparedness progr  more