WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced the Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2023 - which makes millions of American workers eligible for overtime pay when they work more than 40 hours a week - ensuring that when workers put in extra hours, they get the extra pay they've earned. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) are cosponsors of the legislation. "If yo  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following opening remarks on March 29, 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 Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Mouton, Chief of Engineers and Commanding General at the Army Corps of Engineers Lieutenant General Scott Alan Spellmon, and Assistant Secretary of the Army fo  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) introduced the Completing American Pipelines Act, which will ensure pipelines across the country, including the Mountain Valley Pipeline, are finished. Once completed, the Mountain Valley Pipeline would send natural gas from West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania to North Carolina and South Carolina. Congresswoman Miller announced the bill's introduction on the floor o  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 29, 2023: Today during the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) urged support for H.R. 1734, the TRANQ Research Act,to combat the spread of novel synthetic opioids like Xylazine. The hearing came as Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed an executive order directing the State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy to immediately classify Xylazine as a Sched  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) attended a press conference with House Democrats to renew their calls for action on gun violence after three children and three educators were killed by a shooter armed with assault weapons in Nashville on March 27. This was the 130th mass shooting in the United States this year. "My heart breaks for the families of the children and educators senselessly   more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Representatives Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) and Lauren Underwood (D-IL), along with Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), reintroduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to prohibit smoking at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health facilities. The legislation would repeal an antiquated 1992 law that requires the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) to furnish and maintain designated indoor or  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and his Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee colleagues U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) are spearheading a legislative push to deliver a complete overhaul of the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program. The Senators will be introducing comprehensive legisl  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Senator JD Vance (R-OH) commented on U.S. competition with communist China during a hearing held by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. "My fear here with all things China and the United States when it comes to these international programs, is that we often make these commitments and we follow through on these commitments - I don't know if we're trying to be good global citizens or we  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and his Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee colleagues U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) are spearheading a legislative push to deliver a complete overhaul of the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program. The Senators will be introducing comprehensive legislation in the coming days that would require   more