WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced $1,457,245 for airport improvements in Southwest Ohio. The Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded two grants to two airports as part of the Airport Improvement Program. "Ohio airports are vital infrastructure supporting travel and commerce in our state," Brown said. "These investments will enhance safety and operations  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced $763,545 for improved bus routes, streetcars, and other transportation infrastructure in the Greater Cincinnati area. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has awarded three grants in Southwest Ohio to the Butler County Regional Transit Authority (BCRTA), the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (Metro/SORTA), and the City of Cincinnat  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced $2,725,752 for airport improvements in Northeast Ohio. The Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded five grants to five airports as a part of the Airport Improvement Program. "Ohio airports are vital infrastructure supporting travel and commerce in our state," Brown said. "These investments will enhance safety and operat  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced $587,772 for airport improvements in Northwest Ohio. The Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded two grants to two airports as a part of the Airport Improvement Program. "Ohio airports are vital infrastructure supporting travel and commerce in our state," Brown said. "These investments will enhance safety and operations  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced $743,558 for airport improvements in Southeast Ohio. The Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded three grants to three airports as a part of the Airport Improvement Program. "Ohio airports are vital infrastructure supporting travel and commerce in our state," Brown said. "These investments will enhance safety and operat  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release and letter on July 19, 2023: Today, U.S Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) led 26 of their Senate Colleagues in sending a letter to International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President Sean O'Brien and United Parcel Service (UPS) Chief Executive Officer Carol Tome to encourage the parties to reach a contract that provides all UPS workers fair wages, safe working conditions, affordable h  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Bob Casey (D-PA), and John Fetterman (D-PA) reintroduced legislation to support family members of miners who have passed away due to black lung disease. Current bureaucratic requirements place unnecessarily strict burdens of proof on survivors to access the benefits to which they are entitle  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 19, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown joined U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Rand Paul (R-KY), and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) in introducing the bipartisan Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act, legislation to ensure that seniors and people with disabilities on Medicare are able to access a full range of hearing and balance health care services provided by licensed audiologists. "Ohioans sh  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following opening statement on July 20, 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 "Perspectives on Deposit Insurance Reform after Recent Bank Failures." Sen. Brown's remarks, as prepared for delivery follow: All of our work on safeguards for our banking system must come back to one goal: Prot  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) voted for The Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act (H.R. 3935) to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for five years. The legislation passed the House on a bipartisan basis. H.R. 3935 strengthens safety requirements, including improving airplane emergency kits and requiring that foreign aircraft repair stat  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Senator J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), and Marco Rubio (R-Florida), introduced legislation to stop state governments from discriminating against parents who oppose 'gender transitions' for children. The Guaranteeing Unalienable and Anatomical Rights for Dependents (GUARD) Act would make a state government ineligible for Child Abuse Prevention and Tre  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 19, 2023: Today, the bipartisan Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act introduced by Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) passed through the House Judiciary Committee. This legislation stops the federal government from circumventing Americans' Fourth Amendment right to privacy by closing loopholes that allow the government to purchase Americans' data from big tech companies without a search warrant. "The sale a  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following remarks on July 19, 2023: * * * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), joined House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas), Congressman Joe Wilson (R-S.C.), Congressman David Kustoff (R-Tenn.), Congressman August Pfluger (R-Texas), Congressman Max Miller (R-Ohio)  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release and letters on July 19, 2023: Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), along with Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Richard Durbin (I-Ill.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Robe  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 19, 2023: Today, two of Congressman Bob Latta's (R-OH5) bipartisan health-focused bills were approved by the House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee after being approved by E&C's Subcommittee on Health last week. Latta's Helping Evaluate Appropriate Logistical Infrastructure for National Government (HEALING) Response Act (https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3703?q=%7B%22search%2  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Mike Carey, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 19, 2023: Today, Congressman Mike Carey (R-OH) announced his office had successfully secured $6 million in grants for Madison County, Ohio through the appropriations process. "I'm proud to represent Madison County within the U.S. House of Representatives," said Congressman Carey. "These investments will support projects vital to making Madison County an even better place to work, live, and raise a family.  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: Today Reps. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) and Raul Ruiz (D-CA) reintroduced the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA,) legislation to address the growing obesity epidemic by expanding access to treatment options for eligible Medicare beneficiaries. They were joined by Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) and Gwen Moore (D-WI.) Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Tom Carper (D-DE) reintroduced companion legisl  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 20, 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 "Perspectives on Deposit Insurance Reform after Recent Bank Failures." Sen. Brown's remarks, as prepared for delivery follow: All of our work on safeguards for ou  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Senator JD Vance (R-OH) and Representative Josh Brecheen (R-OK) introduced legislation to prevent the use of taxpayer-funded healthcare and plan markets for illegal aliens. The No Obamacare For Illegal Aliens Act would amend the definition of "lawfully present" in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to explicitly exclude DACA recipients and bar the use of any federal taxpayer dollars through ACA waivers for providing h  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: Senator JD Vance (R-OH) has introduced the Payroll Account Guarantee Act, which would empower community and small regional banks to better compete for depositors with large "too big to fail" financial institutions, which have long received special treatment from federal regulators. "Regional and community banks all over Ohio are suffering from the unfair advantage held by their larger counterpar  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Representatives Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.) and Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) reintroduced the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA) to combat the obesity crisis in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, diseases associated with obesity such as heart disease, stroke, type II diabetes, and certain  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 19, 2023: Senators JD Vance (R-OH) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) offered an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to require the Department of Defense to use consistent accounting methods that capture the true cost of sending weapons from U.S. stockpiles abroad. This amendment was supported by the majority of Senate Republicans, but failed by a vote of 39-60. It would have prevented future va  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on July 19, 2023: United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) sent letters to the federal loan servicers - Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri (MOHELA), Nelnet, EdFinancial, and Maximus Federal Services Inc. - requesting information about their  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023, and a letter: Today, U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Edward Markey (D-Mass.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) sent letters to federal loan servicers, including Higher Education Loan Authority of the state of Missouri (MOHELA), Nelnet, EdFinancial, and Maximus Federal Services Inc., requesting informatio  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on July 19, 2023: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today praised the House Judiciary Committee, and lead sponsors Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., and Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., for passing the Fourth Amendment is Not For Sale Act out of committee and advancing strong new protections for Americans' rights. The Fourth Amendment is Not For Sale Act was authored by Wyden and Sen. Rand Pa  more