WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release and letter on July 24, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and U.S. Representative Greg Casar (D-TX-35) led a bicameral group of colleagues calling on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to implement a federal workplace heat standard as quickly as possible. At a time of dangerously high temperatures, Brown is pushing OSHA to implement heat standards based off of Brown's Asuncion   more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 24, 2023, and a letter: On Friday, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chair of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and J.D. Vance (R-OH), advocated to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chairman Martin Gruenberg in support of Ohio's regional banks. Following the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, the FDIC must recover the costs of protecting depositors a  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 25 -- Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 24, 2023: Today, Congressman Greg Landsman (OH-01) launched his Federal Funding Database - a tool to connect the community with federal funding opportunities that are available for local projects and initiatives. Congressman Landsman has launched his Federal Funding Database, a new tool designed to help local organizations, governments, nonprofits, and stakeholders search for, identify, and apply  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release and letter on July 24, 2023: U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Representatives Greg Casar (D-Texas-35), Judy Chu (D-Calif.-28), Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas-29), Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.-07), and Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-Va.-03), along with Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), sent a letter calling on the Biden Administration to implement an O  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release and letter on July 24, 2023: Today, amidst record-breaking temperatures across the country, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), along with Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Representatives Greg Casar (TX-35), Judy Chu (CA-28), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Raul Grijalva (AZ-07), and Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), led one-hundred and twelve members of   more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following newsletter on July 24, 2023: * * * Preventing Manufacturing Project Delays The Intel plant in Licking County is going to create at least 7,000 construction jobs for union Building Trades workers over the next 10 years, and will help develop the semiconductor chip supply chain in Ohio and position our state to lead in this crucial industry. We wrote the CHIPS Act to make sure this project happened, and to make our country  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 24, 2023: Last week, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced the Building Chips in America Act which would prevent delays of the Intel project in Licking County by cutting red tape and ensuring federal environmental reviews are completed in a timely manner for microchip projects supported by the CHIPS Act. Brown's bill would streamline approval for projects currently under construction and others   more