WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: On the Senate Floor, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, called on his colleagues to support the nomination of the Honorable Martin J. Gruenberg to be a Member and Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Gruenberg has served as Acting Chair of the   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded $1.5 million to the Lawrence Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) for the Appalachian Underground Railroad Heritage Tourism Initiative. Funding will be used to develop a tri-state tourism initiative between Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia. "Rural communities have been overlooked for too long. If we wan  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Energy Savings Program (RESP) awarded $2.5 million to NOPEC, Inc. Funding will be used to finance an energy efficiency relending program to support projects that will improve the energy efficiency of consumer properties across the state. "Small businesses and rural communities face unique challenges, and this federal f  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program awarded a $4.9 million grant to Central State University (CSU). Funding will be used to assist socially-disadvantaged farmers to adopt climate-smart practices. CSU is the lead partner on this project and other Ohio partners include The Ohio State University and Wilmington Col  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) hosted a virtual roundtable with advocates and providers to discuss Ohio Out-of-School Time programs and to learn about successes and opportunities for students. "I know the pandemic impacted students and the programming you offer - whether it was afterschool care, weekend programs, or camps during the summer," said Brown. "I'm proud that the Child Tax Credit and American Res  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) announced that the Senate passed a version of their Otto Warmbier Countering North Korea Censorship and Surveillance Act, in the fiscal year (FY) 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This legislation, originally introduced in June 2021, provides $10 million annually in additional funding authorization to counter North Korea's repressive censo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- 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, released a new report revealing that as the number of unaccompanied children entering the United States surged, the Biden administration reduced the protections for that vulnerable population. The report, ti  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Todd Young (R-IN) announced that the Senate passed their bipartisan legislation to support fish and wildlife restoration in the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Reauthorization Act reauthorizes critical resources to conserve and protect fish and wildlife populations in the Great Lakes. The bill will now head to the President's   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following newsletter on Dec. 19, 2022: * * * Taking on Out of State Landlords and Fighting for Ohio Renters Whenever there's a problem in the economy that hurts families and drives up prices, there's a good chance you'll find a Wall Street scheme causing it or taking advantage of it or making it worse. And that's exactly what's happening in our housing market. Private equity firms and big investors all across Ohio and the country  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) announced that the Senate passed their bipartisan legislation to support fish and wildlife restoration in the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Reauthorization Act reauthorizes critical resources to conserve and protect fish and wildlife populations in the Great Lakes. The bi  more