WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced a $498,178 grant to Cleveland State University (CSU) to conduct research to identify ways to reduce the prevalence of food-born illness caused by problematic levels of Salmonella and Campylobacter bacteria in poultry. This investment will help provide insight into best practices and cross-contamination risks along the poultry supply chain. "A  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $70,000 grant to the Maumee Valley Planning Organization to support its Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). The Maumee Valley Planning Organization serves Defiance, Williams, Fulton, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, and Erie counties. "Ohio workers can compete with anyone in t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced $1,499,238 to The Ohio State University (OSU) to develop a system to produce clean hydrogen from natural gas with carbon capture and sequestration. Investing in this technology will help make clean hydrogen technology cheaper to produce, which has the potential to increase the affordability and availability of fuel for electricity generation a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $124,392 grant to Cleveland State University for research and technical assistance to help communities overcome economic development challenges, advance innovation and high-skilled entrepreneurship, develop a high-skilled regional workforce, and increase long-t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) called on Norfolk Southern to fulfill the promise it made in March and join the Confidential Close Call Reporting System, which allows railroad company employees to anonymously report safety issues or "close calls" confidentially and without fear of reprisal. In early March, Norfolk Southern announced that it would join the system following the derailment in E  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following statement on Aug. 23, 2023: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, released the following statement after the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) adoption of final rules regulating private fund advisers: "I applaud the SEC's action today. These rules will help protect workers' pensions and create a more transparent and accountable pri  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) award from the Small Business Association (SBA) to the Ohio Valley Industrial & Business Development Corp. to support safety and security measures at Wesbanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. This award was secured throug  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 24 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on Aug. 23, 2023: * * * Today, Congressman Mike Flood issued a statement following news that University of Nebraska President Ted Carter plans to step down at the end of the year. "Ted Carter successfully led the University of Nebraska system through a period of great change and significant hurdles, including a worldwide pandemic. During his time at NU, he strengthened the university's finances and helpe  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: On Friday, Congressman Max Miller (OH-07) introduced the bipartisan Farm to Fuselage Act (H.R. 5235) along with Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30). The bill would update the Farm Bill to expand the role of U.S. agriculture in building our nation's fuel supply, which farmers in Northeast Ohio have strongly supported. "Farm-to-fly" programs will play a critical role in ensuring America's farme  more

MIAMISBURG, Ohio, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) and Michelle Collins, Mayor of Miamisburg, held a press conference at the Mound Science and Energy Museum to announce the renaming of portions of the Mound Connector after former Miamisburg Mayor Richard C. Church Jr. In Fiscal Year 2023, Congressman Turner secured $1 million in federal funding for the Mound Connector Highway Project. The Mound Connector   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 24 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on Aug. 22, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) released the following statement thanking current University of Nebraska President Walter "Ted" Carter Jr. for his leadership and service to Nebraska over the last four years. President Carter today announced he will be transitioning to President of the Ohio State University in January 2024. "Since 2019, Ted Carter has led the University of Nebra  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- 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) sent a letter to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis demanding information and communications with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Executive Branch officials, and information on federal funding that the office receives. This letter comes as the Committee launches an inquiry into whether the Fulto  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, issued the following news release and letter: Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) is investigating whether an unlicensed lab in California owned by Prestige Biotech, a Chinese company, posed a threat to public health for allegedly conducting dangerous research related to COVID-19. In March 2023, city and state  more

PENINSULA, Ohio, Aug. 24 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2023: Last week, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) celebrated the groundbreaking of Girl Scouts of North East Ohio's (GSNEO) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Center of Excellence. The STEM Center is being built at Camp Ledgewood located in Peninsula within the boundaries of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. "I'm proud to have partnered with the Girl Scouts of Nor  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, released the following statement after the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) adoption of final rules regulating private fund advisers: "I applaud the SEC's action today. These rules will help protect workers' pensions and   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: Senator JD Vance (R-OH) sent a letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Randy Moore, Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, opposing the proposed renaming of Wayne National Forest. "This federal effort," wrote Senator Vance, "denigrates Ohio history and represents a lack of fidelity to our nation's founding generation." Senator Vance's letter reads, in part: "Wayne  more