STEUBENVILLE, Ohio, March 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) visited the temporary health clinic in East Palestine to hear from residents about their ongoing needs as they deal with the aftermath of the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in February. "It shouldn't take a crisis like this for elected officials to put partisanship aside and work together for the people we serve, and not for corporations like Norfolk Southern  more

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio, March 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined the Steubenville Mayor Jerry Barilla, Jefferson County Sheriff Freddie Abdalla and members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers-Transportation Division (SMART-TD) to discuss his Railway Safety Act of 2023. On November 6, 2022, a Norfolk Southern trai  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Senate Vice Chair of the National Service Congressional Caucus, recently released a resolution in celebration of AmeriCorps Week to honor the invaluable contributions of AmeriCorps members and alumni. "Just recently, I was proud to meet AmeriCorps volunteers at Grow Ohio Valley and at Wheeling Heritage. Whether helping grow and develop our Heritage  more

CARNEGIE, Pennsylvania, March 22 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 21, 2023: Congressmen Chris Deluzio (PA-17) and Nick LaLota (NY-1) introduced the House version of The Railway Safety Act of 2023, bipartisan rail safety legislation to comprehensively respond to the February 3rd Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. The derailment occurred under a mile over the state line from Congressman Deluzio's Western Pennsylvania distric  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Nick LaLota, R-New York, issued the following news release on March 21, 2023: Reps. Nick LaLota (NY-01) and Chris Deluzio (PA-17), both graduates of the U.S. Naval Academy, introduced the bipartisan and bicameral Railway Safety Act to prevent future train derailment disasters like the one that occurred in East Palestine, Ohio. The Railway Safety Act would take a number of key steps to improve rail safety protocols, such as enhancing safety procedures for trains carr  more

WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, Ohio, March 22 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 21, 2023: Last week, Rep. Shontel Brown (OH-11) joined the Ohio Democratic delegation in announcing the introduction of the bipartisan Reducing Accidents in Locomotives (RAIL) Act, led by Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) and Rep. Bill Johnson (OH-06). "Protecting our communities means enacting effective policies to safeguard our railways," said Rep. Shontel Brown (OH-11). "The biparti  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 21, 2023: Representative Shontel Brown (OH-11), was joined by Representatives Barbara Lee (CA-12), Dwight Evans (PA-03), and Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Kristen Gillibrand (D-NY) in introducing legislation to increase access to affordable, healthy food options in traditionally underserved areas, create and preserve quality jobs, and revitalize low-income communities. The Healthy Food Financing Ini  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chair of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, announced the first of several hearings on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. "It is critical that we get to the bottom of how Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank collapsed so that we can maintain a strong banking system  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- 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 and the House Judiciary Committee released an interim staff report titled, "A 'Manufactured' Issue And 'Misapplied' Priorities: Subpoenaed Documents Show No Legitimate Basis for the Attorney General's Anti-Parent Memo." The report highlights the initial set of materials produced in response to the Co  more