WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $300,000 grant to The Ohio State University to form a center to research wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductors and develop a workforce development program to meet industry needs. WBG semiconductors can be used in energy-efficient computing, high-bandwidth communications, and future space and nuclear technologies. "  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Air Force has selected Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton as the preferred location for the 76th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron (ISRS). This announcement is expected to bring more than 90 intelligence and surveillance personnel to Wright-Patt. "This was the right call. This announcement recognizes Wright-Patterson's stren  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on May 18, 2023: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) pressed U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough about the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) implementation of the PACT Act and how the VA is supporting veterans during a hearing in the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Brown also commended McDonough for modifying the contract with Oracle Cerner which guides the Electronic Health Re  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and U.S. Representatives Sean Casten (D-IL-06) and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI-07), along with original co-sponsor U.S. Representative Mike Bost (R-IL-12) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to incentivize farmers to plant cover crops in order to boost environmental conservation. The Conservation Opportunity and Voluntary Environment Resilience Program (COVER) Act would provi  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and Congresswoman Stephanie Bice (OK-05) introduced the Law Enforcement Training for Mental Health Crisis Response Act of 2023. The bipartisan bill would provide grants to law enforcement departments at the state, local, territorial, and tribal level to obtain vital behavioral health crisis response training to resolve behavioral health crisis situations more safely and effecti  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: The House Judiciary Committee and the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government released an interim report, "FBI Whistleblower Testimony Highlights Government Abuse, Misallocation of Resources, and Retaliation," detailing egregious problems infecting the senior leadership ranks of the FBI. Whistleblower disclosures from rank-and-file agents and em  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: In Case You Missed It: Senator Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senator Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, spoke at the Consumer Federation of America's 57th Annual Consumer Assembly. In his address, Brown spoke about the need to protect the Consumer Financial Protect Bureau (CFPB) from Republican attempts to undercut its authority. Br  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 18, 2023: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chair of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing entitled, "Oversight of Financial Regulators: Financial Stability, Supervision, and Consumer Protection in the Wake of Recent Bank Failures." Sen. Brown's remarks, as p  more