WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) applauded the passage of an amendment based on his bipartisan bill - the RELIEF for Ukraine Act - with U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) to authorize the Department of Justice (DOJ) to direct any funds resulting from the disposal of seized Russian assets to support Ukraine. The amendment to the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) omnibus bill passed the Senate unanimously. "  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chair of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, introduced the Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act, legislation to create a grant program through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that would provide funding to local governments and nonprofit organizations for heat mitigation efforts. "As climate change worsens, so will the health and safety ris  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Representative Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) - Co-Chair and founding member of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus - released the following statement on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's address to Congress. "As Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus with its more than 90 Republican and Democratic members, I was honored to welcome President Zelenskyy to the halls of the United States Congress," said Rep. Kap  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (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 examining the laws governing synthetic opioid interdiction, the synthetic opioid precursor supply chain from China to Mexico, and the finished-product supply chain from Mexico to the U.  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) introduced the Trade with China Strategic Assessment Act, legislation to establish a report about trade integration with the People's Republic of China, using evidence-based and quantitative data to establish what the United States' trade policy should be with China. It would require the Department of Commerce, in coordination with the United States Trade Representative (USTR), to  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on Dec. 22, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) released the following statement regarding the Biden administration's announcement that it will send Patriot air defense missile systems to Ukraine to support its defense against Russia's missile strikes on civilian infrastructure. "I have been calling on the Biden administration to send Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine and I'm pleased it is now taking   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- 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, introduced the Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act, legislation to create a grant program through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that would provide funding to local governments and nonprofit organizations for heat mitigation ef  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, praised the announcement from Form Energy, Inc. (Form Energy) that they have entered into an agreement with the State of West Virginia to build the first iron-air battery manufacturing facility along the Ohio River in the city of Weirton. The new   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2022, and letter: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young requesting an update on the implementation of his Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Government Act which became law  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: The Senate passed a funding package that provides funding for essential priorities for American families. U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) was able to secure key wins for Ohio to lower costs and invest in healthcare, the environment, science and research, agriculture, public safety, local projects and other priorities for Ohioans. Brown's bipartisan African American Burial Grounds Preservation Act, legislatio  more