WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: To mark National Fentanyl Awareness Day, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), the committee's ranking member, highlight the rapidly growing support for the Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act. Chairman Jack Reed (D-RI) and Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-MS) of the Senate Co  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: To mark National Fentanyl Awareness Day, Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs highlight the rapidly growing support for the Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act. Chairman Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Ranking Me  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded three grants totaling $1,656,000 to three organizations in Southeast Ohio to support sewer improvement projects, utilities, and water infrastructure. Funding for this investment was made possible through the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which Brown helped to write and pass. "Rural  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded two grants totaling $191,300 to Madison and Windsor Township for equipment to maintain roadways. "Rural communities face unique challenges, and they need support to maintain and improve transportation for residents and businesses," said Brown. "These investments will help Madison and Windsor Township improve   more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: To ensure continuous support for the nation's veterans, caregivers, and their families, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Jon Tester (D-MT) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced their bipartisan Critical Health Access Resource and Grant Extensions (CHARGE) Act of 2023 to extend essential Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) programs and authorities currently set to expire May 11th including measures currently b  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) along with U.S. Representatives David Joyce (R-OH-14) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-7) reintroduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to provide state and local law enforcement with high-tech devices to detect and identify dangerous drugs like fentanyl. The Providing Officers with Electronic Resources (POWER) Act would establish a new grant program through  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies issued the following testimony by Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, at a member day hearing on March 30, 2023, on the fiscal 2024 appropriations: * * * Thank you, Chairman Cole, Ranking Member Quigley, and Members of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban Development for the opportunity to provide Member testimony regarding Fiscal Year 202  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Dave Joyce (R-OH-14) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) alongside Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) reintroduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to provide state and local law enforcement with high-tech devices to detect and identify dangerous drugs, including fentanyl. The Providing Officers with Electronic Resources (POWER) Act would establish a new grant program through th  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on May 9, 2023: The House of Representatives today passed a bill introduced by Congressman Max Miller, R-Rocky River, that requires the Department of Energy and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association to collaborate on weather and climate modeling. HR 1715, the Advanced Weather Model Computing Development Act, passed the House on a 356 to 50 vote. This is the first bill that Miller has introduced to pass   more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement at a hearing on May 2, 2023, entitled "Reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program: Improving Community Resilience": * * * This hearing is a continuation of our efforts to enact a long-term reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program. The program has been extended 25 times since September of 2017. The latest extension will  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release and letters: U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Chair of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), sent a letter to ten of the largest credit card issuers - PNC, JPMorgan Chase, Capital One, Citigroup, Discover, Ba  more