WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the CHIPS Manufacturing Incentive program's first opportunity for funding. Brown secured a number of key labor and housing requirements outlined in the notice of funding opportunities (NOFO). Successful applicants will address the criteria contained in the NOFO. The funding is made possible by the CHIPS Act of 2022, which   more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2023: Congressman Bob Latta's (R-OH5) legislation, the Researching Efficient Federal Improvements for Necessary Energy Refining (REFINER) Act, was approved through a bipartisan vote by the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security. Latta's bill will help increase energy refining capacity in the United States. The bill now awaits approval by the full Committee on   more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2023: Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) delivered the following opening remarks at today's Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee markup of seven bills. Excerpts and highlights below: AMERICA MUST LEAD IN CRITI  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2023: After a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in the town of East Palestine, Ohio, just across the state line with Pennsylvania, U.S. Representatives Chris Deluzio (PA-17) and Ro Khanna (CA-17) today led their colleagues in introducing the Decreasing Emergency Railroad Accident Instances Locally (DERAIL) Act to broaden the definition by which trains get classified as a "h  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2023: After a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in the town of East Palestine, Ohio, just across the state line with Pennsylvania, U.S. Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17) and Chris Deluzio (PA-17) today introduced the Decreasing Emergency Railroad Accident Instances Locally (DERAIL) Act to broaden the definition by which trains get classified as a "high-hazard flammable train" (HH  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Permanent Select Intelligence Committee, issued the following news release: Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH), Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), held a full committee open panel with respected leaders of the nation's think tank community. HPSCI Members and think tank leaders discussed the Intelligence Community and Intelligence Committee reform in the 118th Congress. Joining the panel   more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, announced a $1,900,000 award to Put-In-Bay Airport to help modernize airport infrastructure. This FAA award funds a portion of a project to replace the existing 55+ year old terminal building at the Put-In-Bay Airport. The new, modern terminal facility will be an approximately 2,500 squa  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 1 -- Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, issued the following statement on Feb. 28, 2023: * * * Congressman Greg Landsman (OH-01) released the following statement announcing he has joined the House BipartisanMental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force. "Addiction and mental health crises continue to leave lasting impacts on families and communities across the nation. We are dealing with a serious epidemic. "Thousands of Ohioans are dying every year from drug overdoses  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2023: Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) joined the U.S. House of Representatives Republican Leadership press conference this morning to expand on the East Palestine train derailment that occurred on February 3, 2023: "The bright spot in all of this is the work of the first responders, the local mayor, and other local officials and the residents who are determined to get back to normal. But President Bi  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2023: House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) opened today's roundtable titled "Preparing For the Future By Learning From the Past: Examining COVID Policy Decisions" by noting the importance of the work before the subcommittee in the new congress and laying out t  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Chairman Tom McClintock (R-CA) launched an investigation into reports that an unaccompanied alien child and MS-13 gang member murdered a 20-year-old Maryland woman in July 2022. In letters to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (Rep.) -- House Republican Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2023: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Republican Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Ohio), and Congressman Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.), at toda  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2023: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Republican Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Ohio), and Congressman Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.), at today's leadership press confe  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following news release and letters: Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) and House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-KY) are calling on the Department of Energy, the Department of State, and Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) to provide information necessary to the Select Subcommittee and Oversight Committee's investigation into COVID origins. This follows t  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2023: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing entitled, "Advancing National Security and Foreign Policy Through Sanctions, Export Controls, and Other Economic Tools." Sen. Brown's remarks, as prepared   more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release and letter: Senators JD Vance (R-OH) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) sent a letter to Administrator Michael Regan of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Director Rochelle Walensky of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urging them to ensure individuals affected by the Norfolk Southern train derailment have access to baseline medical testing. The letter reads, in part: "We have spoken with mult  more