WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chair of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee held an executive session to vote on the nominations of 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 Board of Governors of the Federal  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following statement on July 11, 2023: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, Chair of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced a $250 million enforcement action against Bank of America for withholding credit card rewards, double-dipping on customer fees, and opening fak  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: Today U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) hosted a news conference call to discuss new legislation to ensure American tax dollars and American schools support American-made and American-grown food. The bipartisan American Food for American Schools Act would strengthen "Buy American" provisions, closing loopholes to require school districts to purchase domestically sourced products for in-school   more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Mike Braun (R-IN) led the introduction of the Susan Muffley Act, bipartisan legislation to restore retirement benefits to over 20,000 Delphi Salaried Retirees. When General Motors filed for bankruptcy during the Great Recession, the U.S. Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation (PBGC) assumed responsibility for the terminated benefits but could not pa  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chair of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, along with Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, and Senators Tina Smith (D-MN), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Jack Reed (D-RI), John Fetterman (D-PA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced a new bill to restrict tax breaks for big corporate inves  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced the Building Chips in America Act with U.S. Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Todd Young (R-IN), and U.S. Representatives Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02), Scott Peters (D-CA-50), Brandon Williams (R-NY-22), and Colin Allred (D-TX-32). The legislation will maximize the opportunity to bring microchip manufacturing back to America while mai  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) delivered the following opening remarks at today's Communications and Technology Subcommittee markup to reauthorize the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and ensure the agency is advancing American leadership. Ex  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 (TNSrpt) -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) issued an interim staff report detailing the Select Subcommittee's comprehensive investigation into the suppression of the lab-leak hypothesis by America's leading public health officials through the drafting, publication, and critical reception of the infamous "The Proximal Origin of SARS-CoV-2" ("Proximal   more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: Over the past two weeks, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) visited communities across the state to hear from Ohioans and highlight key wins that he worked to secure with the passage of the PACT Act, and wins he's fighting to secure with his Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act. Brown also visited two of the Summer Manufacturing Camps his office organized. VISITIN  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- 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 July 12, 2023: Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) delivered the following opening remarks at today's Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee markup of three bills. Excerpts and highlights below: PRESERVING AMERICANS' ACCE  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) delivers his opening statement during today's hearing with FBI Director Christopher Wray. Transcript: Eight days ago, on July Fourth in the Western District of Louisiana, the court found that the federal government suppressed Americans' First Amendment free speech rights. In his conclusion on page 15  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following remarks on July 12, 2023: * * * Today, House Majority Leader Scalise (R-La.) joined House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil (R-Wis.), Congresswoman Laurel Lee (R-Fla.), Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-Va.), Congressman Greg Murphy (R-N.C.), Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, West Virginia Secretary of State Andrew McCoy "Mac" Warner, Iowa   more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) and Congresswoman Doris Matsui's (D-CA7) legislation, the National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) Reauthorization Act, was approved by the Communications and Technology Subcommittee. This legislation will improve the management of spectrum, develop a national strategy to close the digital divide, and update the mission and functions   more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Roger Marshall (R-Kan.,) Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), JD Vance (R-Ohio), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Mike Braun (R-Ind.), sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin demanding an explanation from the Department of Defense (DoD) for the reported $6.2 billion accounting error in U.S. security assistance to Ukraine. As President Biden arrived in Lithuania for a critical NATO summit, the Sena  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Laurel Lee, R-Florida, issued the following remarks on July 12, 2023: * * * Today, Congresswoman Laurel Lee (R-FL), joined Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil, House Republican leaders, and Secretaries of State to speak on the American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act. Find Rep. Lee's remarks as prepared below. Thank you, Congresswoman Stefanik. Good afternoon, everyone! It's an honor to be here today. I would first like to recognize the Secret  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: Today, U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes announced she is a proud co-sponsor of the Social Security 2100 Act, legislation to protect and expand Social Security. "Social Security is a vital lifeline for many older people in our communities, and all Northeast Ohioans should have the resources they need to live a well-deserved, secure retirement after a lifetime of hard work," said R  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following newsletter on July 11, 2023: * * * American Flags Should be Made in America Last week, Ohioans and Americans across the country celebrated Independence Day, with parades and visits to monuments and memorials, where they proudly waved American flags. But right now, the laws on the books for the types of flags purchased by the federal government don't reflect the values that our veterans sacrificed so much for. Today, the   more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- 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), Chair of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee held an executive session to vote on the nominations of 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 Me  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chair of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, along with Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, and Senators Tina Smith (D-MN), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Jack Reed (D-RI), John Fetterman (D-PA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced a new bill t  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following remarks on July 12, 2023: Senator JD Vance (R-OH) slammed coordinated efforts between the Biden administration and Big Tech to censor Americans at a Senate Republican press conference. Senator Vance's remarks follow a ruling by a federal judge earlier this month declaring the Biden administration's recently-exposed close coordination with tech companies unconstitutional. * * * Senator Vance: "First of all, let's appreciate t  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: Today U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and JD Vance (R-Ohio) introduced legislation to require the Department of Defense (DoD) to use accounting methods that capture the true cost of sending weapons from U.S. stockpiles abroad. This legislation will help prevent further accounting issues at the Department, including the $6.2 billion "valuation error" of certain military equipment provided t  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: Senator JD Vance (R-OH), along with Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO), introduced legislation to require the Department of Defense to use accounting methods that capture the true cost of sending weapons from U.S. stockpiles abroad. This legislation will help prevent further accounting issues at the Department, such as its $6.2 billion "valuation error" of certain military equipment provided to Ukraine.   more