WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) introduced the Financing Lead Out of Water (FLOW) Act last week. The FLOW Act would reduce the potential for Americans to be exposed to lead in their drinking water by making it easier for cities and utilities to issue bonds to finance old  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 14, 2023: Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) and Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20) announced the relaunch of the Addiction, Treatment, and Recovery Caucus for the 118th Congress. The Congressmen will serve as co-chairs of the Caucus, which is a bipartisan group of legislators committed to advancing bipartisan solutions to the country's multifaceted addiction crisis. "The ongoing opioid epidemic continues to wr  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that a $1.27 million contract has been awarded to a Morgantown, West Virginia-based contractor to plug one abandoned gas well at New River Gorge National Park and Preserve--America's newest national park--and two abandoned oil and gas wells at Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Peninsula, Ohio. The c  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 14, 2023: U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) issued the following statement after the Ohio Attorney General announced the state has filed a lawsuit against Norfolk Southern over the Feb. 3 toxic train derailment in East Palestine: "I applaud the Ohio state government for taking steps to ensure Norfolk Southern is held accountable for the tremendous damage they have caused the peopl  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that a $1.27 million contract has been awarded to a Morgantown, West Virginia-based contractor to plug one abandoned gas well at New River Gorge National Park and Preserve--America's newest national park--and two abandoned oil and gas w  more

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio, March 15 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 13, 2023: Senator JD Vance (R-OH) visited a toxic waste holding site in East Palestine, Ohio today. While on-site, Senator Vance called on the Biden Administration to immediately relocate the waste to licensed disposal facilities. "Why is this toxic mound of dirt still here in the first place, thousands and thousands of pounds of it? The reason is because the Biden Administration and the EPA i  more

DAYTON, Ohio, March 15 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 14, 2023: Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) held a press conference with West Carrollton Mayor Jeff Sanner, the West Carrollton City Council, and West Carrollton Economic Director Mike Lucking to announce $3 million for the City of West Carrollton's Riverfront Development project. "I want to congratulate Mayor Sanner, the West Carrollton City Council, and West Carrollton City Manager Brad Townsend o  more