WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on April 10, 2023: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $500,000 grant to the Community Action Committee of Pike County to plan and establish a general dentistry residency training program. "Training Health Centers play a critical role in keeping our families healthy," said Brown. "This investment will help the Community Action Committe  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on April 10, 2023: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $1,450,000 grant to the Ohio EPA to put agricultural conservation practices in place in Fulton, Ottawa, and Williams counties to reduce nutrient runoff into Lake Erie. "Lake Erie provides drinking water for 11 million people," said Brown "We must do all we can to keep it healthy for them, and  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) revealed that the FBI relied on information derived from at least one undercover employee and sought to use local religious organizations as "new avenues for tripwire and source development." This proposed outreach plan included contacting so-called "mainline Catholic parishes" and the local "diocesan leadership." The documents reveal that the  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Permanent Select Intelligence Committee, issued the following news release: House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner (OH-10) and Ranking Member Jim Himes (CT-04) issued the following statement: "We are deeply concerned by the reports of purportedly classified documents appearing on public websites. "The Department of Defense has confirmed that they are investigating and have referred the m  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on April 10, 2023: Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14), Congresswoman Bonamici (OR-01), Congresswoman Underwood (IL-14), and Congresswoman Kiggans (VA-02) announced the relaunch of the Congressional Nursing Caucus. Congressman Joyce and Congresswoman Bonamici will serve as caucus co-chairs, with Congresswomen Underwood and Kiggans serving as the two vice-chairs. The Congressional Nursing Caucus is a bipartisan group o  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on April 10, 2023: Representatives Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) and Dave Joyce (OH-14) introduced legislation that would result in the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport (YNG) and Youngstown Air Reserve Station (YARS) being designated as a primary airport. Reps. Johnson and Joyce released the following statements after introducing their legislation: "The Western Reserve Port Authority and local officials within t  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following statement by Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Debra Shore involving a hearing on March 9, 2023, entitled "Protecting Public Health and the Environment in the Wake of the Norfolk Southern Train Derailment and Chemical Release in East Palestine, Ohio": * * * I want to start by affirming that EPA's mission is to protect human health and the environment so that all communities acros  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following statement by Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, involving a hearing on March 9, 2023, entitled "Protecting Public Health and the Environment in the Wake of the Norfolk Southern Train Derailment and Chemical Release in East Palestine, Ohio": * * * This is the first congressional hearing on the calamity which occurred on February 3rd at East Palestine, Ohio. That night, at about eleven o'clock, 38 rail cars in a  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following testimony by Eric Brewer, director of emergency services for Beaver County, involving a hearing on March 9, 2023, entitled "Protecting Public Health and the Environment in the Wake of the Norfolk Southern Train Derailment and Chemical Release in East Palestine, Ohio": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to speak before you in reference to the current emergency in East Palestine, Ohio that is directly  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following testimony by Alan Shaw, president and CEO of Norfolk Southern Corp., involving a hearing on March 9, 2023, entitled "Protecting Public Health and the Environment in the Wake of the Norfolk Southern Train Derailment and Chemical Release in East Palestine, Ohio": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to appear today to discuss the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. My name is Alan Shaw, and I hav  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following written testimony by Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Director Anne Vogel involving a hearing on March 9, 2023, entitled "Protecting Public Health and the Environment in the Wake of the Norfolk Southern Train Derailment and Chemical Release in East Palestine, Ohio": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to share the state of Ohio's work to restore East Palestine, a commun  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following testimony by Richard Harrison, executive director and chief engineer of the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission, involving a hearing on March 9, 2023, entitled "Protecting Public Health and the Environment in the Wake of the Norfolk Southern Train Derailment and Chemical Release in East Palestine, Ohio": * * * My name is Richard Harrison; I am the Executive Director and Chief Engineer of th  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following testimony by Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, involving a hearing on March 9, 2023, entitled "Protecting Public Health and the Environment in the Wake of the Norfolk Southern Train Derailment and Chemical Release in East Palestine, Ohio": * * * I want to first recognize all of the Ohioans here this morning - Annie Vogel with the Ohio EPA, and all the residents of East Palestine who made the trip. The mot  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following testimony by Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, involving a hearing on March 9, 2023, entitled "Protecting Public Health and the Environment in the Wake of the Norfolk Southern Train Derailment and Chemical Release in East Palestine, Ohio": * * * I am grateful for the opportunity to speak before you today. I also want to thank my colleagues next to me, Senators Brown and Vance--as well as my Penn  more