SANDUSKY, Ohio, April 7 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on April 6, 2023: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined rail union workers and officials at the site of the October 2022 Norfolk Southern derailment to tour the area and call for swift passage of his bipartisan Railway Safety Act of 2023. Brown's visit comes a day after he led U.S. Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) and U.S. Representative Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9) to demand that Norfolk Southern immediately pay the   more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on April 6, 2023: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded three grants totaling $1,302,884 to two universities in Northeast Ohio for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) research and a summer program. "We unleash more American innovation when we nurture all Ohio talent," Brown said. "This award will help Case Western Reserve Univers  more

MOUNT GILEAD, Ohio, April 7 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on April 6, 2023: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) hosted a roundtable and press availability at VFW Post 8054 in Mt. Gilead to discuss new health care and disability benefits for veterans who have been harmed by toxic exposure while serving in the military. Veterans are now eligible for these benefits due to Brown's bipartisan Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Compreh  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), and John Fetterman (D-PA) introduced the Railway Accountability Act to address additional long-standing rail safety concerns, protect workers, and help prevent future harm to rail-side communities across the country. "Rail lobbyists have fought for years to protect their profits at the expense of communities like East Palestine and Steubenville and Sandusk  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) subpoenaed former New York County Special Assistant District Attorney Mark Pomerantz to appear before the Committee for a deposition. As a special assistant district attorney, Pomerantz led the investigation into President Donald Trump's finances before resigning in protest after Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg  more