WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a $2,421,945 loan to Thomas Lane, Inc., the parent company of Innovation Food Service in Twinsburg, through the Food Supply Chain Guaranteed Loan Program. The funds will be used to help buy equipment that extends the shelf life of prepared meals up to 10 times longer for schools, daycares, and older Ohioans. The equi  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) hosted a roundtable and press availability at the Northeast Ohio American Red Cross in Cleveland with local veterans, including veterans who have been harmed by exposure to toxins while serving. They will discuss the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022 that was signed into law by President Biden last   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing and Critical Materials, issued the following opening remarks at a joint hearing with the Subcommittee Energy, Climate and Grid Security on Feb. 7, 2023, entitled "Unleashing American Energy, Lowering Energy Costs and Strengthening Supply Chains": * * * "My constituents back home in Ohio know firsthand the importance of affordable, American energy, and that abundan  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, issued the following opening remarks at a hearing on Feb. 8, 2023, entitled "Liftoff: Unleashing Innovation In Satellite Communications Technologies": * * * "Last week, this subcommittee held a hearing to discuss the state of the satellite marketplace in the United States. "That hearing provided insight into the challenges and opportunities of the rapidly changi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2023: Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water, released a statement on funding applications through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for improvements in the Chicago --Toledo -- Pittsburgh rail corridor: Passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law brought $66 million in new funding for Amtrak. Kaptur led bipartisan efforts to br  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2023: This week, Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) introduced the Divert Important Services to Recovery in Criminal Trends (DISTRICT) Act. Recently, Washington, D.C. City Councilmember Charles Allen introduced legislation that would use federal funding from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to incentivize D.C. residents to switch their gas stoves and other appliances to electric. It would also effective  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2023: Yesterday, Representatives Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M. (R-OH) and John Larson (D-CT) and Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Outpatient Surgery Quality and Access Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation to help Medicare beneficiaries access affordable outpatient surgical care. This bill would close the reimbursement gap, eliminate copay penalties for Medica  more