WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following statement on Oct. 6, 2022: * * * US Congresswoman and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Joyce Beatty (OH-03) issued the following statement on the President's Executive Action on Marijuana Reform: "At a time when millions of people are legally buying, selling, and consuming cannabis, it's a great injustice that Americans, particularly Black and brown Americans, are still incarcerated for doing the same. Even upon release, th  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs (OJP) has awarded a $1,994,908 grant to the City of Cleveland through the Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative. The funding will help develop and expand the infrastructure Cleveland needs to improve community safety and strengthen neighborhoods. The grant was made possible in p  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2022: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Tim Scott (R-SC) published an op-ed in The Hill calling on their colleagues to pass their legislation to increase workers' retirement security. The Advancing Auto-Portability Act of 2022 would allow a worker's 401(k) savings account to be automatically rolled over from a previous employer to a new employer. The legislation would cut red tape to help America  more

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2022: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) today announced that the Mahoning County Veterans Treatment Court will receive a Department of Justice Grant of $750,000 in federal funding from the US Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance. This funding will assist the court in planning and implementing services such as coordination, management of veterans' treatment court  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) visited the 121st Air Refueling Wing, located at the Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, as the first stop of this fall's Ohio defense tour. During his visit, Portman received an update on the Air Wing's current mission set, KC-135 modernization, and other opportunities. After the update, Senator Portman had the chance to take the controls and pilot a refueling tanker in a KC  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on Oct. 6, 2022: * * * Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14), a Republican Co-Chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, issued the following statement in response to the White House announcement regarding cannabis expungement and descheduling efforts. "With nearly two thirds of Americans in agreement on the need for federal cannabis reform and 76% of Republicans in support of the federal government removing any obstacles  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Reps. Bob Latta (R-OH5), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL12), John Joyce (R-PA13), and 155 of their House colleagues, including Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA23), House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA1), Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY21), and House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA5), sent a letter to President Biden in opposition to   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2022: This week, U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) penned an op-ed in The Hill explaining the importance of advancing their auto portability legislation, which will help all Americans establish a more secure financial future. Creating a more secure financial future for American workers The Hill By Sens. Tim Scott and Sherrod Brown October 5, 2022 "Americans shouldn  more