WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has awarded a $3 million grant to Central State University as a part of the Connecting Minority Communities (CMC) Pilot Program. The funds will be used to increase the university's technology infrastructure to enhance its ability to serve students and the Miami Valley r  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced the Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposure Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation that aims to help state and local governments purchase containment devices to safely store dangerous drugs and preserve them for evidentiary use, and provide first responders training to reduce their risk of secondary exposure to lethal substances. The bill would establish   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Susan Collins (R-ME) reintroduced their bipartisan Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act that would improve diabetic patients' access to therapeutic shoes by allowing nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician associates/physician assistants (PAs) - who often act as sole primary care providers for many patients with diabetes - to prescribe this important health care device.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2023: Yesterday, Congressman Dave Joyce and Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-1) introduced the Ending Mandates on Head Start Educators Act, legislation that would end the Biden Administration's vaccine mandate imposed upon employees at Head Start facilities located across the United States, including Ohio. This legislation would help ensure that no child is left without the educational and nut  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) subpoenaed the Biden Administration for withheld documents relating to the Administration's targeting of parents for exercising their First Amendment rights at school board meetings. Since October 2021, Judiciary Committee Republicans have sent over one hundred letters to Biden Administration officials requesting answers about how the Administra  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2023: Rep. Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) joined Reps. Kaptur (OH-09), Bishop (GA-02), and Hayes (CT-05) in releasing the following statement after reintroducing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Access for Medically Vulnerable Children Act. "Families should have available resources to ensure sick children have adequate access to nutrition," said Rep. Brown. "That is why I am reintroduci  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2023: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, today announced the hearing schedule for the month of February. February 9, 10:00 AM - Full Committee Hearing: "The State of Housing 2023" February 14, 10:00 AM - Full Committee Hearing: "Crypto Crash: Why Financial S  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following newsletter: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is investing billions of dollars in Ohio's roads and bridges. Last month, I joined President Biden, former Senator Rob Portman and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell at the Brent Spence Bridge to announce that the federal government will finally make the long-overdue investment of more than $1.6 billion to build a new companion bridge crossing between Ohio and Kentucky. But  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release ON Jan. 3, 2023: One month ago today, Senator JD Vance (R-OH) took his oath of office. He issued the following video statement marking his first month as a U.S. Senator, filmed just outside the Senate chamber in the U.S. Capitol: Transcription: "Hello Ohio, we're here in front of the Ohio Clock in a beautiful building - not a bad place to come work, so thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve. We've been b  more