WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2023: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, issued the following statement after the Biden-Harris Administration released a blueprint on enhancing protections for renters. "Too many renters in Ohio and around the country pay more than they can afford for homes that put their health at risk, or live in constant fear of losing th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) held a press conference call to discuss his recently passed Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses or (TRAIN) Act. Brown was joined on the call by Nate Brandstater, the President of Kettering College, a health care college in Kettering that offers affordable, and career-focused medical degrees. The TRAIN Act, which Brown introduced with Sen. Shelly Moore Capito (  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined a bipartisan group of colleagues to reintroduce legislation to help police, fire, emergency medical and 911 personnel cope with the stresses of responding to crisis situations. The Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2023 would establish mental health programs for America's first responders who often have long-term consequences from providing life-saving serv  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R41129) on Jan. 25, 2023, entitled "Navy Columbia (SSBN-826) Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background and Issues for Congress" by naval affairs specialist Ronald O'Rourke. Here are excerpts: * * * Summary The Navy's Columbia (SSBN-826) class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) program is a program to design and build a class of 12 new SSBNs to replace the Navy's current force of 14 aging Oh  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Rep. Bill Johnson (OH-06) was named Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Minerals for the 118th Congress by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers. The jurisdiction of the subcommittee includes the regulation of solid, hazardous, and nuclear wastes, including mining, nuclear, oil, gas, and coal combustion waste, emergency environmental response, and   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) was named Chair of the Energy and Commerce (E&C) Subcommittee on Communications and Technology for the 118th Congress by E&C Committee Chair, Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA05). "I would like to thank Energy and Commerce Committee Chair, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, for selecting me to lead the Communications and Technology Subcommittee," Latta said. "After serving as the  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Representative Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) has been selected to continue serving on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Rep. Wenstrup has served on the Committee, charged with oversight of the United States Intelligence Community, since 2015. "I am excited to once again serve my nation, especially in the area of national security, and am grateful for this reappointment. Our nation faces a number of  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: Continuing their push to strengthen veterans' access to health care and benefits in the 118th Congress, Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Mark Warner (D-Va.) are reintroducing the Build, Utilize, Invest, Learn, and Deliver (BUILD) for Veterans Act of 2023. This common  more