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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Ohio Newsletter for Tuesday November 15, 2022 ( 6 items )  

Brown Announces $53,000 For Rural Development In Athens County
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Community Facilities Grants program has awarded a $53,000 grant to Athens County. Funding will be used to replace the roof of a historic building in downtown Glouster as part of a project to revitalize the area. "Small rural communities face unique challenges, and this federal funding will make the investment  more

Brown Announces $735,000 For Rural Development In Southwest Ohio
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- 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) Mutual Self-Help Housing Technical Assistance Grants program has awarded two grants totaling $735,000 to Community Action Commission of Fayette County, which serves Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Highland, and Ross Counties for their Self Help Housing Program. The funding will help 20 low and very-low income applicants buil  more

Brown Applauds Marty Gruenberg's Nomination For FDIC Chair
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, released the following statement after President Biden announced the nomination of the Honorable Martin J. Gruenberg to be Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Gruenberg has served as Acting Chair of the FDIC since February. "I applaud President Biden's nomination of Marty Gruenberg t  more

House Passes Johnson Legislation To Designate Salem Post Office In Honor Of Howard Arthur Tibbs
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) released the following statement after the U.S. House voted to pass his legislation, H.R. 2473, to designate the post office on Penn Avenue in Salem, Ohio after Howard Arthur Tibbs. "Corporal Howard Arthur Tibbs played an important role in both defending America and advancing our nation to create a more perfect union," said Rep. Bill Johnson. "I am proud that the p  more

Rep. Wenstrup Applauds $150M Award To Produce Advanced Nuclear Fuel In Southern Ohio
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2022: Representative Brad Wenstrup (OH-02) released the following statement commending the Department of Energy's (DOE) a $150 million award to produce High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) in southern Ohio: "I strongly believe that as a nation, we must have the capability to enrich uranium right here in the United States. As the pandemic and the war in Ukraine have shown, we absolutely cannot re  more

Sen. Portman: Senators Move Forward On Bipartisan Respect For Marriage Act With Protections For Religious Liberties
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on Nov. 14, 2022: * * * U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Susan Collins (R-ME), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) released the following statement on moving forward with the Respect for Marriage Act. "The Respect for Marriage Act is a needed step to provide millions of loving couples in same-sex and interracial marriages the certainty that they will continue to enjoy the freedoms,  more