WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 22, 2023, and a letter: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) led colleagues in the House and Senate in calling on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to quickly finalize a set of proposed rules that would ensure timely access to care by modernizing and streamlining prior authorization processes in the Medicare Advantage (MA) program. In letters signed by 61 senators and 233 members o  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and Tina Smith (D-MN) led their colleagues in introducing a Senate resolution recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month. The senators' resolution highlights the contributions LGBTQ Americans have made to our country, notes several major milestones in the fight for equal treatment of LGBTQ Americans, and resolves to continue effort  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) and Congressman Bill Posey (FL-08) introduced bipartisan legislation to examine and offer recommendations to strengthen America's supply chains. The Critical Supply Chain Commission Act establishes a national non-partisan commission, comprised of experts, to advise Congress on how to bolster domestic production and supply chain capabilities in strateg  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following opening statement on June 22, 2023: * * * Today, 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 on "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress." Sen. Brown's remarks, as prepared for delivery follow: For the economy to truly deliver security and opportunity for American workers, we need plentiful jo  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: In an effort to lower drug costs and support small businesses, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and James Lankford (R-Okla.) introduced legislation to hold Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) accountable. The Protect Patient Access to Pharmacies Act will ensure that all pharmacy price concessions are assessed at the point of sale and elimi  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on June 22, 2023: * * * Today, Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement after the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act was passed out of the House Armed Services Committee. "Strengthening the footprint of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base by expanding facilities and securing new missions remains one of my top priorities,"  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials, issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: 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 legislative hearing titled "Driving Affordability: Preserving People's Freedom t  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: During today's House Appropriations Committee markup of the 2024 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies funding bill, Democrats spoke out against harmful provisions that increase energy costs, fail to diversify energy production and storage, yield leadership of the global energy future to China, ignore the scientific consensus on climate change, and increase our dependence on foreign  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) will award $20 Million to the City of Toledo to assist the city's "Connecting Toledo Neighborhoods to Opportunity" initiative. The project as proposed will redevelop connections between downtown neighborhoods in Toledo and the nearby Junction neighborhood with a protected sidewalk across the Dorr S  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) released the following statement after he met with General B. Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations, United States Space Force: "General Saltzman understands Ohio's proud history of leadership in aviation, and he understands that the future of the aerospace industry is in Ohio. I talked with the general about the potential of bringing Space Force to   more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: Representative Warren Davidson (R-OH) today voted in favor of H.J.Res. 521 to censure Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) for his repeated lies to Congress and the American people. "Adam Schiff's repeated lies and misconduct cannot go without consequence," said Rep. Warren Davidson. "This censure is the first step to holding Schiff accountable for abusing his position on the intel committee   more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: Today, U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) announced the inaugural summer Congressional Readers Club, open to K-12 students in Ohio's 13th Congressional District. Students will have until August 7 to read at least 10 books of their choosing. Rep. Sykes's office has partnered with the Stark and Summit County Libraries to provide a suggested list of books, but students are not   more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: This week, U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) voted 'no' on House Republicans' H.R. 3799, which would undermine patient protections of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and state insurance law. "I voted against H.R. 3799 because this legislation will harm the health of people in Ohio's 13th Congressional District," said Rep. Sykes. "This partisan legislation would weaken consum  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 22, 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 on "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress." Sen. Brown's remarks, as prepared for delivery follow: For the economy to truly deliver security and oppo  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement at a hearing on June 13, 2023, entitled "The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Semi-Annual Report to Congress": * * * This Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee will come to order. Welcome back, Director Chopra. We created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to fight for all the Americans who have no other way to stand up to  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs approved the FEND Off Fentanyl Act - bipartisan legislation cosponsored by Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema and introduced by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) to strengthen America's response to the fentanyl crisis and stop the flow of fentanyl into Arizona.   more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: Senator JD Vance (R-OH) delivered remarks on his amendment to the RECOUP Act, which passed during a markup of the Senate Banking Committee today. "The burden of our financial system falls heaviest on the small and midsize banks," said Senator Vance. "The amendment that we proposed would mean that if the FDIC takes a bank into receivership, we only allow a massive bank to buy the failed bank's as  more