WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $5,885,000 to six schools throughout Ohio to reduce air emissions from their school bus fleets. The funding will allow these school districts to replace existing buses with zero-emission and low-emission models. Funding for this investment was made possible through the bipartisan Infrastructure Investmen  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), along with 12 of their Senate colleagues, wrote to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to support steps the agency has taken to develop and implement the Biden administration's historic Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan. In light of EPA's findings from a review of the Lea  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Representative Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) - Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development - released the following statement on First Solar's $270 million investment in a research and development center in Perrysburg Township, Ohio. "With the Inflation Reduction Act providing new federal support for an all-of-the-above American energy strategy, the global leader in solar innovation i  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: In a new op-ed for The Hill, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) highlighted the need for the Senate to pass bipartisan legislation to update the country's retirement system to help Americans better save for retirement. Their bipartisan Retirement Security and Savings Act, was passed unanimously by the Senate Finance Committee in June as part of the broader Enhancing American Retirement Now (E  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2022, and letter: Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) and his colleagues are imploring the Biden Administration to unleash American energy production as an alternative to releasing 15 million barrels from the Strategic Oil Reserve, which President Biden announced last week. Their letter outlined several solutions to promote America's energy security. In the letter members wrote: "While millions of Am  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Rep. Shontel Brown (OH-11) released the following statement after introducing the Reviewing the Effects of Policies, Orders, and Rules with Thorough Study (REPORTS) Act. The REPORTS Act is designed to study the impact of federal programs and policies on people living at or under the poverty line and racial inequity, including the racial wealth gap. The legislation is co-led by Representatives Nikema Willians (  more