WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $299,302 grant to the Cleveland Water Alliance. These funds will be used to create the Freshwater Economy Seed Fund (Seed Fund) project which will accelerate technology entrepreneurship by increasing access to resources and capital. "This grant will provide the Cleveland W  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $749,356 grant to Shawnee State University in Portsmouth. These funds will be used for Project LEAP, the Launching our Entrepreneurship Accelerator Program, which will help Shawnee State University serve as the leading center for technology-based entrepreneurship in Souther  more

FINDLAY, Ohio, Oct. 13 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) hosted a roundtable with local veterans, including veterans who have been harmed by exposure to toxic burn pits, to discuss the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022 that was recently signed into law by President Biden. The legislation is named after Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson, a Central Ohio ve  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2022: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced Jeffery P. Hopkins at his U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee nomination hearing to serve as a U.S. Federal District Court Judge for the Southern District of Ohio. Hopkins is filling a vacancy left when Judge Timothy S. Black took senior status in May. The Southern District has court locations in Cincinnati, Columbus, and Dayton and serves more than fiv  more

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Oct. 13 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Ryan (OH-13) shared new data on the Inflation Reduction Act's historic impact in lowering health care costs for Ohioans. "No Ohioan should ever have to choose between putting food on the table or affording their life-saving medication. Health care costs are too high, which is why I was proud to pass this historic legislation that takes on special interests and slashes prices for hardworking famil  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) announced that Ohio will receive $1,964,813,284 from the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to strengthen roads, bridges and tunnels across the state. "Our Bipartisan Infrastructure Law continues to deliver critically needed funding for Ohio's roads, bridges and tunnels that will slash commute times, lower car repair costs, reduce pollution and support good-paying, union jobs," sai  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Representative Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced the U.S. Department of Transportation will invest nearly $2 billion in Ohio through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to rebuild roads and bridges across the state. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has unveiled (https://highways.dot.gov/newsroom/biden-harris-administration-sending-states-nearly-60-billion-bipartisan-infrastructure-law  more

DAYTON, Ohio, Oct. 13 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) announced that he is pursuing $2 million in federal funding in the House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations bill for Dayton Foodbank. If approved by the full Congress, the funding will be used to construct an additional building that will include exam rooms and other resources for the food bank. The committee-passed appropriations bill awaits full cons  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced that thirteen of his key priorities have been included in the Senate FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). "I'm pleased to announce that several of my initiatives to further protect our homel  more