WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown hosted a conference call to discuss the Import Security and Fairness Act, which would close a key loophole that foreign companies exploit to avoid paying duties and fees, to unfairly compete with Ohio businesses. Right now, packages under $800 in valuation are exempted from U.S. duties, taxes, and fees. The number of packages using this loophole to avoid duties has exploded in recent  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following news release statement on May 31, 2023: * * * The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Responsibility Act, H.R. 3746. Immediately following the vote, U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) issued the following statement: "Today, I voted 'yes' on the bipartisan budget agreement to prevent a devastating default on America and to protect key programs like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition   more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on May 30, 2023: U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) announced she has been confirmed as an Associate Member of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus for the 118th Congress: "I am humbled and honored to join the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. My district has a growing Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander population, so this opportunity will allow me to   more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following newsletter on May 31, 2023: These camps are an opportunity for students and parents to learn about the possibilities available to them in the manufacturing industry. We came up with the idea more than a decade ago because for too long, when kids heard the word "manufacturing," they thought about dirty, dusty old jobs, and the outdated term "rust belt," that demeans workers and devalues their work. Right now, in Ohio, we ar  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 31, 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, "Countering China: Advancing U.S. National Security, Economic Security, and Foreign Policy." Sen. Brown's remarks, as prepared for delivery, follow: For far   more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement at a hearing on May 18, 2023, entitled "Oversight of Financial Regulators: Financial Stability, Supervision, and Consumer Protection in the Wake of Recent Bank Failures": * * * On Tuesday, we heard from the former executives of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. Their obsession with stock prices and their own compensation - this profit-at-a  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Senator JD Vance (R-OH) questioned Biden Treasury officials during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs regarding concerns that failed economic sanctions on Russia are fostering the development of alternative banking systems. Senator Vance: "Sanctions policy in Russia has been a complete and total failure. We thought that we would shrink the Russian economy by 10%, 20%, 30%, ev  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on May 31, 2023: * * * Congressman Max Miller (OH-07) today released the following statement on the Fiscal Responsibility Act: I will vote to pass the Fiscal Responsibility Act, the largest deficit reduction bill in our nation's history. This is a positive, consequential step to take control of the government's reckless spending. Defaulting on our debt would be catastrophic, and the potential pain for Americans acr  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on May 31, 2023: * * * Today Representative Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) voted for the Fiscal Responsibility Act, legislation that reduces federal deficit spending by $2.1 trillion over the next six years, makes critical reforms to a number of federal programs and regulations, and blocks President Biden from hiring more IRS agents or continuing the pause in student loan repayments. "This legislation is a down payment tow  more