WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 23, 2023: Yesterday, during a Senate Finance Committee hearing titled, "The President's Fiscal Year 2024 Budget," U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) asked U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Xavier Becerra for his continued support of the health and wellbeing of Ohioans. Brown also requested an update on the HHS response to the toxic derailment in East Palestine and research efforts to in  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 23, 2023: The House Energy & Commerce Committee approved legislation today, led by Congressman Troy Balderson, by a vote of 49-0 to modernize federal spectrum coordination. The legislation was among 19 pieces of legislation considered during Thursday's markup hearing. Wireless spectrum is a federally-allocated, limited resource upon which virtually every American relies for modern wireless communica  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Peter Welch (D-VT), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure an  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 23, 2023: Yesterday, during a Senate Veterans' Affairs Hearing titled "Strengthening Methods of Recruitment and Retention for VA's Workforce," U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) pressed Tracey Therit, Chief Human Capital Officer and Jessica Bonjorni, Chief Officer of VHA's Workforce Management & Consulting at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on staffing issues, recruitment and retention. "  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on March 23, 2023: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) today announced the witnesses for a subcommittee hearing to address the environmental response to the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. The hearing is titl  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, issued the following news release: Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) will hold a hearing titled "The Consequences of School Closures: Intended and Unintended" to examine the consequences of COVID-19 school closures on student development and the role federal health agencies and teachers unions played  more

ENON VALLEY, Pennsylvania, March 24 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 23, 2023: On Tuesday, March 21, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) held a roundtable meeting with officials from the Beaver-Lawrence Farm Bureau, Lawrence County residents, and local officials from to learn more about the impact of the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment on the local agricultural industry. The meeting follows Kelly's visit to Wampum, Pa. in February where he held a roun  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 23, 2023: U.S. Representative Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) questioned Shou Chew, CEO of TikTok Inc., during the House Energy and Commerce full committee hearing "TikTok: How Congress Can Safeguard American Data Privacy and Protect Children From Online Harms." "Mr. Chew, I'm an information technology professional, I've been doing it for most of my life. You've been evasive in many of your answers." "Let'  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 23, 2023: Representative Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) - Ranking Member of the House Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee, and Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Haley Stevens (MI-11), Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (PR), Elissa Slotkin (MI-07), Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), Grace Napolitano (CA-31), Andre Carson (IN-07), and Mary Sattler Peltola (AK-AL) introduced the bipartisan Office of Manufacturing and  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 24 -- Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 23, 2023: Congressman Greg Landsman will make the case for three amendments he is offering to a highly controversial education reform bill expected to be voted on by the U.S. House of Representatives this week. As a former public school teacher and parent of two school-age children, Congressman Landsman will make the case before the House Rules Committee that a newly-introduced bill - H.R.5 - w  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 23, 2023: Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, delivered opening remarks at the FY24 Budget hearing with Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm. A full copy of her remarks as prepared can be found below: Thank you, Chairman Fleischmann. I am looking forward to working with you in your new role as Chairman  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) released the following statement after he met with Julie Su, nominee for U.S. Secretary of Labor. "Julie Su has spent her life fighting for the people who make our country work. She's stood up to the largest corporations on behalf of workers and worked to give more Americans the opportunities that come with a secure, good-paying job. We discussed the importance of a new, strong  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 23, 2023: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) introduced an amendment to H.R. 1, The Lower Energy Costs Act, that will complete the Mountain Valley Pipeline. This amendment ensures the Mountain Valley Pipeline is completed and delivers natural gas from Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia to North Carolina and South Carolina. With the pipeline being 94% completed and being held up by bureaucra  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 23, 2023: U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $2 million grant to the Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio to increase access to family planning services. "Every American should be able to determine for themselves if, when, and how to start or grow a family," said Rep. Sykes. "At a time when the Ohio state legi  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 23, 2023: U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) issued the following statement after today's Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing regarding the East Palestine train derailment. During the hearing, Gov. Mike DeWine voiced his support for H.R. 1633,the RAIL Act, sponsored by Rep. Sykes and Rep. Bill Johnson (OH-06). "We simply cannot afford to wait for yet a  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release statement on March 23, 2023: * * * U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, released the following statement after the Second Circuit ruled that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) funding structure is constitutional. "Today, in a step forward for consumers a  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), Ranking Member of the Committee, sent letters to Gregory Becker, former CEO of Silicon Valley Bank, and Joseph DePaolo, former CEO of Signature Bank, to call on them to testify in front of the Committee to   more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following opening remarks: Senator Schmitt questioned the CEO of Norfolk Southern on the disaster that has effected the lives of thousands of people in East Palestine, Ohio and also called out the Biden administration for ignoring blue collar towns across America. Senator Schmitt's opening remarks as delivered: East Palestine is a town that people outside of East Palestine and folks in Ohio probably have not heard of before thi  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Senator JD Vance (R-OH) questioned the CEO of Norfolk Southern, the Chairwoman of the NTSB, the CEO of the Association of American Railroads, and the Legislative Director of the Ohio SMART TD union during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. During Senator Vance's exchange with the CEO of Norfolk Southern, Mr. Shaw agreed to support increases to the frequency of wayside be  more