WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 27, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and U.S. Representatives Emilia Sykes (D-OH-13) and Greg Landsman (D-OH-1) hosted a news conference call to announce a massive investment to expand high-speed internet access in Ohio. This was made possible by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which Brown helped write and pass. Ohio will recei  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 27, 2023: Today, U.S. Representatives Emilia Sykes (OH-13) and Greg Landsman (OH-1), U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Mitch Landrieu, White House Infrastructure Coordinator, announced a massive investment to expand high-speed internet access in Ohio. This was made possible by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Ohio will receive nearly   more

UNION TOWNSHIP, Ohio, June 28 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) will hold a hearing titled "Investigating the Proximal Origin of a Cover Up" to examine the potential conflicts of interest and suppression of scientific discourse by the National Institutes of Health surrounding the drafting, publication, and critical reception of the infamous "The Proximal Origin of SARS-CoV-2" ("Proximal  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Mike Collins, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 27, 2023: Today, Representative Mike Collins (R-Ga.), Chairman of the House Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Research and Technology, introduced the Weather Information for Agriculture Act, legislation to strengthen America's national drought and soil moisture monitoring systems. Collins is joined by Environment Subcommittee Chairman Max Miller (R-Ohio) and Representative Jim Baird (R-In  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 28 -- Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, issued the following statement on June 27, 2023: * * * Today, Congressman Greg Landsman (OH-01) released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court's rejection of the Independent State Legislature Theory in Moore v. Harper. "This is a big win for democracy, and I'm a pro-democracy guy. "The hope is that this is the beginning of the end for partisan gerrymandering where politicians, on both sides, pick their voters as opposed to   more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 27, 2023: Last week, the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, passed the Recovering Executive Compensation Obtained from Unaccountable Practices (RECOUP) Act out of the committee with overwhelming, bipartisan support. The bill, which was written by U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Tim Scott (R-SC) - the Committee's Chair and Ranking Member, would protect American taxpayers and hol  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance issued the following written testimony by Douglas A. Berman, a law professor at the Ohio State University, involving a hearing on June 22, 2023, entitled "Examination of Clemency at the Department of Justice": * * * Thank you for the invitation to appear. It is truly an honor to have another opportunity to testify before members of the House Judiciary Committee about clemency powers. I have spe  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release: Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) will hold a hearing titled "Investigating the Proximal Origin of a Cover Up" to examine the potential conflicts of interest and suppression of scientific discourse by the National Institutes of Health surrounding the drafting, publication, and critical reception of the  more

DAYTON, Ohio, June 28 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 27, 2023: Today, Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) held a press conference at the Five Rivers Health Centers Edgemont campus to discuss his efforts to support $2.3 million in federal funding for the center. Congressman Turner was joined by Five Rivers Health Centers CEO Gina McFarlane-El. "The number of federal dollars that travel through Five Rivers is extraordinary, and their custodial aspect of tha  more