WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown announced $4,455,000 to The Ohio State University to construct a battery innovation laboratory and education center. This new facility will allow for critical battery development and testing that will bolster the growth of Ohio's electric vehicle industry. U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded the funds a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following statement on Aug. 3, 2023: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) issued the below statement on the six-month anniversary of the toxic Norfolk Southern train derailment that occurred in East Palestine, Ohio. "Six months after the East Palestine derailment, Norfolk Southern still hasn't cleaned up its act. After years of raking in massive profits while cutting workers and cutting corners on safety, the company and t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release and letter: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) just sent a letter to Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) CEO Imran Ahmed requesting documents and information related to the Committee's oversight of how and to what extent the Biden Administration has coerced and colluded with companies and other intermediaries to censor American speech online. Read   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman, issued the following news release and letter: Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) is investigating U.S. taxpayer funded gain-of-function and Coronavirus research advanced by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). The Select Subcommitte  more

AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2023: Yesterday, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) hosted a roundtable at her district office in Akron with Black elected officials from Summit County to discuss the issues most important to communities of color and determine how she can best support local efforts to improve the lives of Black residents in Ohio's 13th Congressional District. "Every person in Ohio's 13th Congressional Di  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) issued the below statement after Ultium Cells responded to his call for the company to negotiate in good faith to reach a fair outcome that folds workers at the Lordstown joint venture into the national UAW contract. There is nothing legally stopping these workers from being folded into the national UAW contract. "This response is just more excuses from   more