WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Community Facilities Direct Loans and Grants program has awarded a $500,000 grant to Ohio Eastern Star Home, an independent senior living community in Knox County. The investment will support the construction of new facilities and the renovation of their existing facility. "This federal funding will help bolster economic gr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Business and Industry Loan Guarantees program and its Community Facilities Direct Loans and Grants program have awarded three grants and two loans totaling $6,109,000 to three communities in Eastern Ohio. "Rural communities face unique challenges and this federal funding will make the investments they need to bolster e  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 8 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) applauded the appointment of Dr. Jimmy Kenyon to be the permanent Director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Glenn Research Center (NASA Glenn) in Cleveland. Dr. Kenyon is currently the acting director. "Dr. Kenyon has done a great job fighting for NASA Glenn and working with the community to ensure it continues to grow," said Brown. "He knows Ohio is t  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 8 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following statement on Nov. 7, 2022: * * * Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) released the following statement after new reports showed radiation contamination in the home of a family 10 miles outside of the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PORTS). "It is unacceptable for any Ohio family to have to worry about getting sick in the place they're supposed to be safest - their home. "I'm concerned about these new reports that show ra  more

THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Nov. 5 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) issued the following statement today after participating in a congressional delegation to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, following their meetings in Kyiv, Ukraine. "During our visit to Kyiv, we saw compelling evidence that Vladimir Putin and other Russian leaders are committing atrocities and war crimes in Ukrai  more