WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- 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 two grants totaling $1,271,124 to the University of Cincinnati. "We unleash more American innovation when everyone is able to participate and we nurture all Ohio talent," Brown said. "This award will help the University of Cincinnati advance our knowledge and continue Ohio's leadership in medical innovation." F  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following statement on Dec. 21, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) released the below statement following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's address to a joint meeting of Congress. "President Zelenskyy's visit to Washington illustrates his appreciation to the American people, and to this administration, for supporting Ukraine as it continues to battle for sovereignty and democracy against Putin's illegal and bruta  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release and letter: Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chair of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, along with Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN), Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Urban Development, and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) requesting a review of real estate brokerage firms' use  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Tim Kaine (D-VA) sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin expressing concern over reports that military families are being forced to sign non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) with privatized military housing companies in order to receive compensation for poor housing conditions. In   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio), members of the Senate Finance Committee and co-authors of the Retirement Security and Savings Act, lauded inclusion in the FY23 Omnibus Appropriations Act of critical reforms that will help more Americans save for retirement. Nearly half of the 92 provisions in the SECURE 2.0 section comes, in full or part, from the Cardin-Portman legislation tha  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Brian Higgins, D-New York, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2022: As part of a $19 million rehabilitation project, the Ohio Street Lift Bridge is scheduled to reopen to vehicular traffic on Wednesday, December 21, 2022. The bridge was closed for about 18 months while the improvements were underway. The project included structural steel replacement, painting, new road deck and sidewalks, and new traffic gates. "I'm proud of my Administration's role in sp  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) reintroduced a Senate Resolution to declare racism a public health crisis. The senators previously introduced the resolution in April 2021. Their resolution acknowledges the history of racism and discrimination within health care and the systemic barriers that people of color continue to face when seeking care. The res  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chair of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, along with Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN), Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Urban Development, and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFP  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), along with Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), as well as Representatives Anthony Gonzalez (Ohio-16), Annie Kuster (N.H.-02), Guy Reschenthaler (Pa.-14), and Lucy McBath (Ga.-06) celebrated the Senate's passage of the END Child Exploitation Act. This legislation doubles the mandatory time period for preserv  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- 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, introduced the Facial Accountability, Clarity, and Efficiency In Technology Act (FACE IT) to establish best practices and rules for the federal government's use of facial recognition technology (FRT). FRT works by us  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- 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 and Co-Chair of the Senate Artificial Intelligence (AI) Caucus, introduced the Stopping Unlawful Negative Machine Impacts through National Evaluation Act to clarify that existing civil rights laws apply to decisions m  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- 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, praised the inclusion of his bipartisan legislation to reform and modernize the outdated Electoral Count Act of 1887 and the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 in the final FY 2023 funding measure currently under co  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (TNSrpt) -- 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 on the birth tourism industry in the United States including how foreign nationals are paying for U.S. citizenship for their children. Birth tourism is the practice by which expecting m  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on Dec. 14, 2022, entitled "Crypto Crash: Why the FTX Bubble Burst and the Harm to Consumers": * * * I call this hearing to order, and welcome our witnesses. Today's hearing is in a hybrid format. Our witnesses are in-person and virtual, and Members have the option to appear either in-person or virtually. First, I want to   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement at a hearing on Dec. 15, 2022, entitled "The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Semiannual Report to Congress": * * * This hearing will come to order. Today's hearing is in a hybrid format. Our witness is in-person, but Members have the option to appear either in-person or virtually. Let me start by talking about two of our colleagues who   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2022: U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, and Senators Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Dr. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) today introduced the Platform Accountability and Transparency Act (PATA), their bipartisan bill to increase transparency around social media companies. The formal introduction follows the rel  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced that their bipartisan Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act to make permanent the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) National Risk Index (NRI) - an online tool that  more