WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced bipartisan legislation to lower out-of-pocket costs of medicines for chronic conditions in the deductible or when patients owe coinsurance. The Share the Savings with Seniors Act would require pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and insurers to pass on all savings they negotiate on the list price of a chronic condition drug to the patient to lower the cost of their drug  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 31, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) was joined by local leaders and the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority to call for passage of his Stop Predatory Investing Act and tour a home previously owned by a large out-of-state investment company that the Port was able to rehabilitate. The Stop Predatory Investing Act would prohibit an investor who acquires 50 or more single-fa  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 31, 2023: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) today announced that they introduced bipartisan legislation to rein in abuse of the farm payment system and ensure taxpayer support is targeted to those actively engaged in farming. The Farm Program Integrity Act would create a hard cap of $250,000 per year in total commodity support for any one farm operation and require subsi  more

TOLEDO, Ohio, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 31, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced a new $952,380 award to the city of Defiance, Ohio through the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighter Grant Program. This FEMA investment will be used for the purchase of a new aerial vehicle which will be used for fighting fires in wildlands and rural areas. The grant will help the Division repla  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) introduced a Senate Resolution to declare racism a public health crisis. "Over generations, racism and its compounding impacts have harmed the health and well-being of communities of color across America," said Senator Padilla. "Our resolution declaring that racism is a public health crisis is a first step toward bring  more

CANTON, Ohio, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 31, 2023: Today, U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) hosted a roundtable at American Legion Post 44 in Canton to discuss new health care and disability benefits for veterans who have been harmed by toxic exposure while serving in the military. Veterans are now eligible for these benefits due to the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act which was signed into law last year.  more