WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 30, 2023: Following repeated calls from U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), today the U.S. Department of Labor announced a proposal to update federal standards to better protect miners in Ohio and around the country from health hazards related to exposure to respirable crystalline silica, or silica dust, which causes Black Lung Disease. "For generations America's coal miners risked their lives and their   more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 30, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a $2 million loan for South Central Development Company through the Meat and Poultry Intermediary Lending Program (MPILP). The investment will help finance an expansion for meat processing. The revolving loan fund will focus on reducing supply chain bottlenecks for meat and poultry proc  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 30, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced the beginning of savings on 43 prescription drugs for Ohioans on Medicare Part B, as required by the Inflation Reduction Act, which Brown helped write and pass. In March, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the list of 43 prescription drugs for which Medicare Part B beneficiaries' coinsurances may be lower between July 1  more

COMMERCE CITY, Colorado, July 1 -- Rep. Yadira Caraveo, D-Colorado, issued the following news release and letter: Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo, M.D. (CO-08) pressed BNSF Railway about a recent train derailment that happened near the Suncor Refinery in Commerce City. In a letter to BNSF President and CEO Katie Farmer, Caraveo underscored that, while no hazardous materials were spilled this time, the outcome could have been far worse - referencing the recent disastrous train derailment in East Pa  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 29, 2023: This week, U.S. Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) introduced the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) House Appropriations Homeland Security bill that was approved by the committee last week. Congressman Joyce is the primary author of this funding bill as Chairman for the Subcommittee on Homeland Security. "Our job on this committee is to provide the resources required to keep America safe, while acting as good   more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) to introduce the Small Farm Conservation Act, legislation that would help small farms access federal conservation programs delivered through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). "Programs like EQIP have been critical   more

TOLEDO, Ohio, July 1 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 30, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) joined Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority (TARTA) CEO Laura Koprowski to announce more than $9 Million in funding through the Low or No Emission Vehicle and Grants for Buses & Bus Facilities Programs. TARTA will use these funds to add eight zero-emission electric buses to its fleet and acquire six new Level 3 electric charging stations. The fundin  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 30, 2023: Today, Congressional Tire Caucus Co-Chairs Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) and Richard Hudson (NC-09) introduced the National Tire Safety Week Resolution: "Once known as the 'Rubber Capital of the World,' Ohio's 13th Congressional District is the birthplace of the modern tire industry, so it brings me great pride to serve alongside my colleague Rep. Hudson as Congressional Tire Caucus Co-Cha  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following statement on June 30, 2023: * * * Today, U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's ruling in Creative LLC v. Elenis: "Recent rulings have cast a shadow over the future of equality and justice for generations to come.By restricting LGBTQ+ protections, repealing affirmative action, and stripping away a woman's right to bodily autonomy, the Supreme Court has un  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following newsletter on June 30, 2023: * * * Expanding Broadband in Rural Ohio Because of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, we secured a dramatic investment that will expand reliable, high-speed broadband to reach 183,000 new Ohio households for the first time. It's one of the largest expansions of high-speed internet ever in our state. Too many policymakers and executives assume that everyone has good internet access. They think  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chair of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement at a June 21. 2023, confirmation hearing for Philip Jefferson to be vice chairman and Lisa Cook and Adriana Kugler to be members of Fed: * * * The Committee meets today to consider three nominations to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System: The Honorable Philip Jefferson to be Vice Chairman; The Honorable Lisa Cook to be a Member; a  more