WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) are urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) to increase access to dental surgical facilities for Medicare recipients, especially those with disabilities. The senators were joined by Senators Debbie Stabenow, Bill Cassidy, Steve Daines, Lisa Murkowski, Mike Braun and J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) in writing to CMS Administrator C  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) delivered opening remarks at today's Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing titled "Breaking Barriers: Streamlining Permitting to Expedite Broadband Deployment." Excerpts and highlights below: THE IMPORTANCE OF BROADBAND CONNECTI  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement after she reintroduced the Return to Prudent Banking Act. The Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2023 would re-instate essential provisions of the Glass-Steagall Act, or the Banking Act of 1933, which had provided an unprecedented half-century of economic stability. In 1999, Congress repealed the Glass-Steagall Act. The legisla  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) introduced the legislation to strengthen support for our local and regional food systems - helping more people access nutritious, locally grown food. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) has introduced a companion bill in the Senate with Sens. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.). The bipartisan, bicameral   more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: During today's House Financial Services Committee hearing with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler, Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) outlined Chairman Gensler's abuse of power and failure to protect investors. For these reasons, Rep. Davidson called for the removal of the SEC Chair through a restructure of the Commission. "To correct a long series of abuses, I am introd  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) voted against H.J. Res 42, legislation that weakens public safety in communities by nullifying D.C. Council's recently passed "Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act." The Act permanently extends the temporary law enforcement transparency and accountability measures that D.C. passed after the murder of George Floyd. "All  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, chairwoman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, spoke to local government leaders from cities and towns across the country regarding priorities for bipartisan rail safety legislation during a Zoom conference hosted by the National League of Cities. Ohio Senators Sherrod  more