WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) laid out a comprehensive list of six actions Norfolk Southern must take to repair the damage its negligence has caused to the people of East Palestine, and to uphold all of the many promises the company has made to the East Palestine community. Brown sent a letter to Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw today outlining ongoing concerns, and detailing step  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that he secured $3,365,875 to reduce and eventually eliminate the backlog of forensic DNA casework in Ohio. These investments will provide needed technology and software to process DNA evidence in criminal cases, staff training, travel associated with training, and overtime pay to assist forensic laboratories in meeting expected caseloads a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, issued the following statement on Sept. 20, 2023: * * * Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) will finally no longer receive U.S. funding and is formally debarred for 10 ye  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This Rail Safety Week, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) renewed her calls for Congress to immediately pass her bipartisan RAIL Act to improve rail safety during a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing entitled, "Oversight of the Department of Transportation's Policies and Programs." Rep. Sykes emphasized it has been over six months since the tragic derailm  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Dave Joyce (R-OH), House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Congressman Ed Case (D-HI) introduced the Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems (CLASS) Act. This bipartisan legislation prohibits K-12 public schools from accepting funds or entering into contracts with the Chinese Government, the Chinese Communist Party, and individuals or entities with ties to eith  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH-01) and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01) introduced commonsense legislation endorsed by more than 40 national organizations to increase funding for child care providers and improve child care nutrition. Congressman Landsman and Congresswoman Bonamici's Child Care Nutrition Enhancement Act would address financial challenges faced by child care providers across the count  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chair of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, announced a markup on the "Secure And Fair Enforcement Regulation Banking Act" or the SAFER Banking Act of 2023. The bill was introduced by Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Senator Steve Daines (R-MT), and supported by a bipartisan group of lawm  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 20, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing on "Artificial Intelligence in Financial Services." Sen. Brown's remarks, as prepared for delivery follow: New technology in our financial system has   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator JD Vance (R-OH) has introduced the Safeguarding American Education from Foreign Control Act, which would tighten the enforcement of rules surrounding foreign donations to higher education institutions and their contracts with foreign entities. This legislation levels a direct response to efforts by the Chinese Communist party to exert financial influence over American educational inst  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator JD Vance (R-OH) led a press conference on Senate Republicans' plans to ban federal mask mandates. He also thanked the U.S. Air Marshal Association for their support of his Freedom to Breathe Act.Watch Senator Vance's remarks here and below: "We introduced this legislation to stop the federal government from reimposing mask mandates in part because I see this gnawing hysteria st  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator JD Vance (R-OH) stood firm on his pledge to hold nominees to the Biden administration's Department of Justice (DOJ). Senator Vance originally announced his hold policy in June in response to the Biden DOJ's unprecedented political prosecution of President Donald J. Trump.In an objection to the latest effort by Senate Democrats to confirm a DOJ nominee by unanimous consent, Senator Vanc  more