WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressmen Troy Balderson (R-OH) and Richard Hudson (R-NC) introduced the Protecting America's Distribution Transformer Supply Chain Act, which would repeal the Department of Energy's authority to propose, finalize, implement, administer, or enforce any energy efficiency standard for distribution transformers for the next five years. This legislation marks the continued effort to strengthen America's energy   more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following remarks on June 21, 2023: * * * Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a legislative markup of hisFentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act and Recovering Executive Compensation Obtained from Unaccountable Practices (RECOUP) Act. The FEND Off Fentanyl Act passed unanimously, and the RECOUP Act advanced by a vote o  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following remarks on June 21, 2023: * * * Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a legislative markup of his Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act and Recovering Executive Compensation Obtained from Unaccountable Practices (RECOUP) Act. The FEND Off Fentanyl Act passed unanimously, and the RECOUP Act advanced by a vote   more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a $199,974 grant to The Ohio State University to support cooperative businesses throughout rural Ohio. The investment will be used to support feasibility, business analysis, and technical assistance to build business capacity. "This investment will help small businesses in rural Ohio create jobs and  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) hosted a news conference call to applaud the advancement of his new legislation to hold bank executives accountable, the bipartisan Recovering Executive Compensation Obtained from Unaccountable Practices (RECOUP) Act, and his FEND Off Fentanyl Act , which targets the illicit fentanyl supply chain. Brown chaired a legislative markup Wednesday morning in the  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and U.S. Representatives Alma Adams (D-NC-12), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10), and Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-02) introduced bicameral legislation that would increase the number of authorized Centers of Excellence (COEs) at 1890 Land-Grant Institutions to 10. The 1890s Advancing and Building Leadership and Excellence Opportun  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following opening statement on June 21, 2023: * * * Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs delivered the following opening statement at today's nomination The Honorable Philip Nathan Jefferson, of North Carolina, to be Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; The Honorable Lisa DeNell Cook, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Bo  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) delivered opening remarks at today's Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing titled "Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission." Excerpts and highlights below: THE FCC'S MISSION "I want to begin by welcoming the Commission  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following remarks on June 21, 2023: * * * Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) opened today's hearing titled "Churches vs. Casinos: The Constitution is not Suspended in Times of Crisis" by explaining how government officials at the federal, local, and state levels did not uphold their constitutional responsibility to protect civil liberties during the COVID-19 pandemic. Arbitrary lockdowns an  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 22 -- Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: Today, Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH-01) and Congressman Dan Goldman (D-NY-10) introduced a resolution directing the House Ethics Committee to disclose who paid George Santos' bail and report the Committee's investigative findings to Congress. Congressman Landsman and Congressman Goldman have introduced a resolution directing the House Ethics Committee to disclose to Congress - within  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) released the following statement after passing the bipartisan Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act through the Senate Banking, Urban Affairs, and Housing Committee. Cortez Masto cosponsored this legislation with U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) to tackle the country's fent  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) opened today's hearing titled "Churches vs. Casinos: The Constitution is not Suspended in Times of Crisis" by explaining how government officials at the federal, local, and state levels did not uphold their constitutional r  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following opening remarks on June 21, 2023: * * * Today, Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) led the House Appropriations Committee full committee markup for the fiscal year (FY) 2024 Homeland Security bill. Congressman Joyce is the primary author of this funding bill as Chairman for the Subcommittee on Homeland Security. "Over the last two and a half years, the Biden Administration has turned our southern border into pure chaos. Their pol  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: Today, U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) announced she is an original co-sponsor of the Equality Act, legislation that would ensure explicit nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ+ people. "I am proud to be an original co-sponsor of the Equality Act because every American deserves the freedom to be their authentic self, free from discrimination and harassment," said Rep.   more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: Today, U.S. Representatives Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) and John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13) introduced H.R. 4097, the Mental Health Improvement Act. The Mental Health Improvement Act wouldextend the authorization for the Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program, which provides tens of millions of dollars annuallyto increase the supply of behavioral health professionals  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following newsletter on June 20, 2023: * * * Bringing U.S. Space Command to Ohio From the Wright brothers, to American heroes like John Glenn and Neil Armstrong, the story of modern aviation was written in Ohio. Today, our state continues to lead the county in aerospace innovation, and in military service. That's why I led a bipartisan group of my Ohio colleagues to push the Administration to choose Ohio as headquarters for U.S. S  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a legislative markup of hisFentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act and Recovering Executive Compensation Obtained from Unaccountable Practices (RECOUP) Act. The FEND Off Fentanyl Act passed unanimous  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs delivered the following opening statement at today's nomination The Honorable Philip Nathan Jefferson, of North Carolina, to be Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; The Honorable Lisa   more