WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced AmeriCorps awarded a $117,540 grant to the Cuyahoga County Department of Job and Family Services to help boost access to services, increase participation in workforce programming, and decrease contact center wait times. These funds are expected to benefit 25,000 low-income individuals and more than 30 organizations. "AmeriCorps is about empowering citizens to stren  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $3,339,000 grant to Earth Peak Organics in Dublin through the Fertilizer Production Expansion Program. "Small family farms and rural communities face unique challenges," said Brown. "This investment will help to bolster economic growth, reduce dependence on foreign sources, support Earth Peak Organics and allow   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, announced the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $590,435 grant to the Springfield Metropolitan Housing Authority for radon testing and as-needed mitigation of radon. "Every Ohioan should have a roof over their heads and a safe place to call home," said Brown. "This investment  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced AmeriCorps awarded a $39,180 grant to Produce Perks Midwest to continue funding two full-time AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) members. The two AmeriCorps members will help improve the health of underserved communities by increasing affordable access to healthy foods. In addition to this award, AmeriCorps volunteers supported by this award are eli  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) at the Wendy Park Bridge overlooking the Norfolk Southern Rail Yard in Cleveland to discuss his Railway Safety Act of 2023. "We all know what Ohioans in East Palestine have dealt with over the last month. And that train likely ran right through Cleveland first, right past the region's freshwater su  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release and letter: House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY), and House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil (R-WI) sent a letter to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg demanding communications, documents, and testimony relating to Bragg's unprecedented abuse of prosecutorial authority and the potential indict  more

WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, Ohio, March 21 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 20, 2023: Last week, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate whether chemical hair straightening products contain carcinogens and pose a threat to public health. Black women use hair relaxers at a higher rate, potentially putting them at greater risk of developing uterine cancer and other   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following newsletter on March 20, 2023: * * * Standing up for Ohio Workers against Unfair Foreign Competition Our trade remedy laws are critical to protecting Ohio businesses and their workers from foreign competitors who cheat the rules and cheat Ohioans out of work. And we have taken important steps to reform those trade enforcement laws over the last few years. My original Leveling the Playing Field Act - which passed in 2015   more