WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has awarded $665,000 in congressionally directed spending (CDS) to Hiram College. The investment will help to build an Office of Workforce Development and Civic Engagement at Hiram, which will serve as a launching pad for an array of new certificate and degree programs that respond to the workforce needs of small bus  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined a bipartisan group of colleagues to introduce legislation to build and upgrade fire stations in Ohio and across the country. The FIRE STATION Act will create a $750 million grant program within the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) to modify, upgrade, and construct fire and EMS department facilities to support first responders and their work to keep ou  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 27 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 27, 2023: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), and Representative Alex Mooney (R-W.Va.-02), joined a group of regional lawmakers to introduce legislation that ensures the continued involvement of the Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Canal National Historical Park Federal Advisory Commission in decisions that affect the administration and devel  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) requested Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan to immediately rescind the EPA approval of Norfolk Southern Railway's decision to send contaminated water from its train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio to Baltimore, Maryland. In the letter, Congressman Mfume outlined concerns about inadequate notice of the decision, environme  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) just sent letters to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Field Office Directors and senior ICE representatives requesting they appear before the Committee for transcribed interviews related to ICE's failure to enforce federal immigration laws. In fiscal years 2021 and 2022, the average number of removals of illegal aliens declined b  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 26, 2023: Yesterday, two pieces of legislation authored by Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) passed the House Energy and Commerce Committee: the ALERT Parity Act and the Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act. Rep. Johnson released the below statement following the committee's passage of his legislation: "I'm grateful the full House Energy and Commerce Committee passed both my ALERT Parity Act a  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following newsletter on March 27, 2023: * * * Supporting First Responders Responding to Derailments When big rail corporations like Norfolk Southern wreak havoc on communities like East Palestine, local first responders are left to clean up their mess. These cities and towns often have no warning that hazardous materials are traveling through their communities. If a derailment happens, particularly in smaller communities, first r  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Representative Alex Mooney (R-WV-02) joined a group of regional lawmakers to introduce legislation that ensures the continued involvement of the Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Canal National Historical Park Federal Adv  more