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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Ohio Newsletter for Wednesday February 01, 2023 ( 5 items )  

Brown Announces $15 Million To Rehab Historic Huntington Building
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program awarded a $15 million loan to the City of Cleveland for the Centennial project - the rehabilitation of the historic downtown Huntington Building into affordable housing for low- to moderate-income households. "Every Ohioan should have a safe and affordable place to call ho  more

Brown Announces More Than $15 Million For Street Safety Across Ohio
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded 14 Safer Streets for All (SS4A) grants totaling $15,414,000 to 14 communities across Ohio. This funding was included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - legislation that Brown helpe  more

Brown, Cassidy Urge Administration To Increase Duties On Russian Ferrosilicon Imports
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) sent a letter to Troy Miller, Acting Commissioner at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and Katherine Tai, U.S. Trade Representative, urging the administration to increase duties on Russian ferrosilicon that contains 75 percent silicon to a 35 percent tax per unit. This effort will help bolster domestic production of ferrosilicon a  more

Congressman Max Miller Introduces Resolution to Remove Rep. Ilhan Omar From House Foreign Affairs Committee
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2023: Congressman Max Miller (OH-07) today introduced H. Res. 76, a resolution to remove Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (MN-05) from the House Foreign Affairs Committee. With her often repeated anti-Semitic and anti-Israel rhetoric, Congresswoman Omar has demonstrated that she does not have the objective mindset appropriate for representing the United States on this essential committee. Since becoming a Memb  more

Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Provide Parental Leave and Compensation for Miscarriages and Stillbirths
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Sens. Boozman (R-Arkansas), Budd (R-North Carolina), Braun (R-Indiana), Cramer (R-North Dakota), Hoeven (R-North Dakota), Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi), Scott (R-Florida), Vance (R-Ohio), and Wicker (R-Mississippi) today introduced the Helping with Equal Access to Leave and Investing in Needs for Grieving for Mothers and Fathers Act, or HEALING Mothers and Fathers Act,   more