WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- 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) Community Facilities Emergency Rural Health Care Program has awarded a $496,300 grant to Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville. The funding will be used to recover some of the revenue the hospital lost during the COVID-19 pandemic and to help ensure continued care for the residents of Hicksville and western Defianc  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $548,014 grant to The Ohio State University to support research to better understand how bones heal after an injury. "We unleash more American innovation when everyone is able to participate and we nurture all Ohio talent," Brown said. "This award will help The Ohio State University advance our knowledge and c  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2022: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) announced today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will distribute $30 million in grants for recycling education and outreach projects across the country, which was established by Senator Portman's bipartisan RECYCLE Act. The funding announced today was in part thanks to the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which included   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, ranking Republican member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following remarks on Nov. 17, 2022, at a news conference on the labeling of the Hunter Biden story as Russian "disinformation": * * * "So I would just start with this question: what part of Mr. Comer's presentation was Russian disinformation? Never forget what happened on October 19th, 2020, 15 days before the most important election we have in our country, who's going to be   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2022: Yesterday, Representative Shontel Brown (OH-11) introduced bicameral legislation with Representative Brendan Boyle (PA-02) and U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (CO) to support the holistic health of patients with both mental and physical health conditions. The Mental and Physical Health Care Comorbidities Act would authorize the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) to support innovativ  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following statement on Nov. 18, 2022: * * * Customs and Border Protection Agents are on the frontlines of our efforts to combat dangerous and illegal drugs from entering our country through our borders and other ports of entry. Unfortunately, illegal narcotics like opioids and synthetic fentanyl are all too common in Ohio, and law enforcement officers must deal with them on a nearly daily basis. It's why I introduced the INTERDICT  more