WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) applauded President Biden's decision to nominate Rebecca Lutzko for the position of U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio. The Northern District serves over 6 million Ohioans in Ohio's 40 northern most counties in Ohio. It has court locations in Akron, Cleveland, Toledo and Youngstown. "Ms. Lutzko is an experienced prosecutor and outstanding no  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined the Youngstown-Warren Regional Chamber's 6th annual Washington D.C. fly-in, and discussed key wins for the Mahoning Valley - including regional investments in economic development, infrastructure improvements delivered in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, regional investments in economic development, and priorities Brown secured in Congressional   more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Tina Smith (D-MN), Mike Braun (R-IN), and Joni Ernst (R-IA) and U.S. Representatives Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA-3) Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR-5), Tracey Mann (R-KS-1), and Yadira Caraveo (D-CO-8) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Expanding Childcare in Rural America (ECRA) Act of 2023 to improve the availability and quality,   more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release and letter on June 7, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and U.S. Representatives David Joyce (R-OH-14), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09), Max Miller (R-OH-07), Joyce Beatty (D-OH-03), Shontel Brown (D-OH-11), Emilia Sykes (D-OH-13) and Greg Landsman (D-OH-01) called on the Biden administration to choose Ohio's Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) in Dayton as the headquarters for the U.S. Space Command and  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Todd Young (R-IN) introduced their Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen U.S. trade remedy laws and ensure they remain effective tools to fight back against unfair trade practices and protect American workers. The legislation updates the previous Leveling the Playing Field Act,which was introduced by Senator Brown a  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined a group of bipartisan colleagues to introduce the Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act. This bipartisan legislation - led by U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) - would strengthen U.S. trade remedy laws and ensure they remain effective tools to fight back against unfair trade practices and protect Am  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, joined Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.), along with Reps. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03), Tracey Mann (KS-01), and Yadira Caraveo (CO-08) to introduce the Expanding Childcare in Rural America (ECRA) Act. This bipartisan and bicameral proposal seeks to provide accessible, afforda  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release and letter on June 7, 2023: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with six of his colleagues, sent a letter to Secretary of CommerceGina Raimondo urging the administration torevise tariff exclusion rules previously approved for aluminum extrusion products. The letter details how the Department of Commerce's General Approved Exclusion Rules have placed unnecessary burdens on domestic aluminum manufacturers and   more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, issued the following news release on June 6, 2023: Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) delivered opening remarks at today's Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing titled "Listen Here: Why Americans Value AM Radio." Excerpts and highlights below: THE INTEGRAL ROLE OF AM RADIO "AM radio has been an integral part of our   more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials, issued the following news release: Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) delivered the following opening statement at today's Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee hearing titled "Clean Power Plan 2.0: EPA's Latest Attack on America's Electric Reliability." Exc  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- 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) held a full committeeopen panelwith former members of the House Intelligence Committee.The former HPSCI members discussed countering the United States' adversaries in a bipartisan manner andkeeping the American people safe through oversight of the intelligence community.J  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, issued the following news release: Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) will hold a hearing titled "Oversight of CDC Policies and Decisions During the COVID-19 Pandemic." This hearing will examine the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) response to the pandemic and delve into their numerous ineffe  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and JD Vance (R-Ohio), members of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, sent a letter to Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), chair of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Ted Cruz (R-Texas), ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, urging them to include a provision in the reautho  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, chairwoman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: This week, the National League of Cities (NLC) launched an interactive map showing the alarming number of train derailments across the country as the bipartisan Railway Safety Act awaits a vote before the U.S. Senate. The Act, led by Sen. Cantwell and supported by the NLC, aims to improve rail safety and prevent a di  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: Last month Reps. Ron Estes (R-Kansas), Mike Carey (R-Ohio), Adrian Smith (R-Nebraska), Carol Miller (R-West Virginia), Kevin Hern (R-Oklahoma), Darin LaHood (R-Illinois) and Nicole Malliotakis (R-New York) introduced the Pay Less at the Pump Act, which will lower gas prices, foster domestic energy production and reduce America's reliance on foreign energy sources. "Kansas families and businesses   more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: Today, U.S. Reps. Terri Sewell (AL-07) and Bill Johnson (R-Marietta), along with Reps. Frank Mrvan and (IN-01) and Beth Van Duyne (TX-24), introduced bipartisan legislation to level the playing field for American workers. The Leveling the Playing Field Act 2.0 would strengthen U.S. trade remedy laws to protect American workers and combat China's unfair, anti-free market trade practices that disto  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement at a hearing on March 28, 2023, on the bank failures and federal regulatory response: * * * Thanks to the New Deal and the hard work of our regulators today, most bank failures, while never a good thing, are generally not a big deal. But the quick collapses of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank were no ordinary failures. In less than a day,  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement at a hearing on April 18, 2023, to consider the nominations of Jared Bernstein to be chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, Ron Borzekowski to be director of financial research at the Treasury Department, Solomon Greene to be assistant secretary for policy development and research, and David Uejio to be assistant secretary for fair housing a  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a committee hearing on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 titled "Anti-Poverty and Family Support Provisions in the Tax Code." The hearing will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The witnesses at Wednesday's hearing will be: * Amy K. Matsui, Senior Counsel and D  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release and letter: Yesterday, ten leading Ohio economic development organizations and chambers of commerce joined U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) in calling on the Biden administration to choose Ohio's Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) in Dayton as the headquarters for the U.S. Space Command and to locate additional U.S. Space Force units in Ohio in partnership with the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center's Neil  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on June 7, 2023: * * * In a full Committee markup today, the House Committee on Ways and Means advanced legislation sponsored by Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) to protect victims of identity fraud and invest in small business health care. Rep. Wenstrup released the following statement after his two bills, the Social Security Child Protection Act and the Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act, were reported out of the Fu  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) introduced the Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen U.S. trade remedy laws and ensure they remain effective tools to fight back against unfair trade practices and protect American workers. The legislation updates the previous Leveling the Playing Field Act, which was introduced by Senator Brow  more