WASHINGTON, June 21 -- 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 $299,999 grant to Ohio University in Athens to explore and develop wearable electronics and engage Ohio students in the semiconductor supply chain. "We need to make more things in America - and there's no better place than in Ohio, with Ohio workers," Brown said. "This research investment at Ohio University wi  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) to reintroduce the Working Families Tax Relief Act. At a time when costs are higher than ever for parents and wages have failed to keep up with corporate profits, the Working Families Tax Relief Act woul  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 20, 2023: Congressmen Dave Joyce (R-OH), Lou Correa (D-CA), Ken Buck (R-CO) and Greg Stanton (D-AZ) recently reintroduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation which targets the surge in counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl, methamphetamine and related substances that has led to a spike in overdose deaths. The Stop Pills that Kill Act would implement new penalties for counterfeit pill production. "Illicit pi  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued the following testimony by MomsRising member Melissa Lester involving a hearing on June 14, 2023, entitled "Anti-Poverty and Family Support Provisions in the Tax Code": * * * Thank you for the chance to testify here today. I am Melissa Lester, a Columbus, Ohio mom of two girls, Olivia, 3, and Emma, 1. I'm a licensed social worker and working for the State of Ohio for over eight years. I'm a very proud member of MomsRising. I'm here to  more