WASHINGTON, March 8 -- 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 $2,066,822 grant to Wilberforce University as a part of the Connecting Minority Communities (CMC) Pilot Program. The funds will be used to address the gaps in broadband access and connectivity at Wilberforce University. The project activities will expand   more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following opening statement on March 7, 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, "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress." Sen. Brown's remarks, as prepared for delivery, follow: Today we examine the Fed's actions to combat inflation and whether these actions are wor  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Susan Collins (R-ME), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) introduced bipartisan legislation to increase access to mental healthcare services for older Americans by ensuring Medicare beneficiaries have access to clinical psychologists across all settings of care. This legislation, the Increasing Mental Health Options Act of 2023, would update the Medicare pro  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 (TNScapv) -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.), both members of the Senate Finance Committee, have introduced legislation to revitalize housing in distressed neighborhoods in Maryland, Indiana and nationwide. Original cosponsors include Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), as well as Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Chair of the Committee on Banking, Ho  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) introduced bipartisan legislation to increase access to mental health care services for older Americans by ensuring Medicare beneficiaries have access to clinical psychologists across all settings of care. This legislation, the Increasing Mental Health Options Act of 2023, would upda  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The House Administration Subcommittee on Elections issued the following information for a hearing entitled "2022 Midterms Look Back Series: Successes in the 2022 Midterm Elections" at 9 a.m. on March 10, 2023, at 1310 Longworth House Office Building: Witnesses * The Honorable Kyle Ardoin - Louisiana Secretary of State * The Honorable Chris Anderson - Supervisor of Elections, Seminole County, Florida * The Honorable Frank LaRose - Ohio Secretary of State * Damon Hewitt  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 7, 2023: Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) reintroduced the IMPACTT Human Trafficking Act alongside Reps. Elissa Slotkin (MI-07), Ann Wagner (MO-02), and Dina Titus (NV-01) to provide survivors of human trafficking and the law enforcement officers working to combat these terrible crimes the resources and support they need. U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and James Lankford (R-OK) have introduced companion l  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 8 -- Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 7, 2023: Congressman Greg Landsman (OH-01) announced the opening of his federal Community Project Funding process for Ohio's First Congressional District. Each year, Members of Congress can submit up to 15 local, community-led projects to the House Appropriations Committee for consideration to receive specialized federal funding through the appropriations bills that Congress passes annually to f  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on March 7, 2023: Senior House Agriculture Committee member Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, alongside Representatives David Trone (D-Md.), David Joyce (R-Ohio), and Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), introduced bipartisan legislation to end the unfair drug felony prohibition for hemp farmers. The Free to Grow Act aims would expand economic opportunities for formerly incarcerated individuals. "While hemp production was fed  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 7, 2023: Recently, Congressional 5G and Beyond Caucus co-chairs U.S. Representatives Bill Johnson (R-OH), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Tim Walberg (R-MI), and Annie Kuster (D-NH) reintroduced the Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act. This bipartisan legislation will bolster American leadership by bringing key leaders and stakeholders together to create a unified approach in standards-setting for 5G  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 7, 2023: U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) announced the application process for Community Project Funding (CPF) is now open to local governments and non-profits for Fiscal Year 2024. The CPF process allows local governments and non-profits to submit requests for direct federal funding for high-priority community projects in Ohio's 13th Congressional District. "Community Project Fu  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 7, 2023: Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) and Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) introduced the VSO Equal Tax Treatment (VETT) Act, bipartisan and bicameral legislation which would update a provision in the Federal tax code that currently prevents Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs) from accepting tax-deductible donations unless they maintain a membership of at least 90 percent wartime veterans. These current rules   more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: The Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government released an interim staff report titled, "The Weaponization of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC): An Agency's Overreach to Harass Elon Musk's Twitter." The report details recently obtained new, nonpublic information that reveals how the federal government weaponized its authority against Twitter in t  more