WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: 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 announced that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), will cut its annual mortgage insurance premium by 0.30 percentage points for most new borrowers. "Homeownership i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) led a group of Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure urging CMS to ensure that the gains made in reducing the number of uninsured children are not lost as states begin to unwind some Medicaid policies that have been in place since the start of the COVID-19 public health emergency. As part o  more

DUBLIN, Ohio, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) spoke with manufacturing, education, and community partners at the Summer Manufacturing Institute Summit, as they work to plan for this summer's camps. Brown was joined by Evelyn Neeley, a graduate of the Summer Manufacturing Institute, who plans to pursue a STEM career because of her experience attending the Fairfield County Summer Manufacturing Camp in 2018, when she was a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, and Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, ranking member and chairman, of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 21, 2023: * * * "The recent Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio has led to serious health and safety concerns from the surrounding communities. Given these concerns, we will hold a committee hearing soon on the environmental and public health impacts of   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Erin Houchin, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Erin Houchin (R-Ind.-09) released a statement following a call she held with local elected officials and Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) Commissioner Rockensuess. The call provided updates on the East Palestine train derailment and its impact on the Ohio River. "It's clear the Biden administration has not been transparent enough with the American people about the East Pal  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 22, 2023: * * * Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA) issued the following statement after Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced a trip to East Palestine, Ohio. "Secretary Buttigieg's upcoming trip to the site of the Ohio derailment will go a long   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: A recent report from The Ohio State University, commissioned by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), echoes Senator Maggie Hassan's calls for the FDA to update its policies for labelling opioid prescriptions. The report comes as overdose deaths in New Hampshire remain high. The new report underscored the lack of evidence for the long-term efficacy of prescription opioid use and called on   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: 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 announced that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), will cut its annual mortgage insurance premiu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 22, 2023: * * * Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement on House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) holding a field hearing at the U.S.-Mexico border in Yuma, Arizona. "I applaud House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan for holding a field hearing in Yuma on the   more