WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, held a legislative markup on the SAFER Banking Act. The SAFER Banking Act passed out of committee by a vote of 14-9. Sen. Brown's remarks, as prepared for delivery follow: Today we will mark up the bipartisan legislation: S. 2860, the Secure And Fair Enforcement Regulation B  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) demanded answers from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for Ohioans who were unable to claim tax credits because of the agency's destruction of documents in 2021. More than 30 million documents from tax year 2019 were reported as destroyed in 2021. As a result, millions of Americans may have been unable to claim the Earned Income Tax Credit for whi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take action to prevent another infant formula shortage. In a letter to FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf, Brown and colleagues urged the agency to ensure that production levels for domestic infant formula remain constant, and that store shelves continu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) introduced new legislation to support American production and increase duties on Russian imports of ferrosilicon, a material that improves the strength and quality of steel that is used in the manufacturing of steel appliances, bridges, automobiles, and more. "We know what a problem far-flung supply chains have become for Ohio companies, and for   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Making a Determination that Conditions Constitute a Public Health Emergency Could Provide Residents Impacted by the Norfolk Southern Derailment with Additional Resources, Including Potential Medicare Coverage WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and J.D. Vance (R-OH) called on the Environmental Protection Agency to study the feasibility of making a determination under the Comprehensiv  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take action to prevent another infant formula shortage. In a letter to FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf, Heinrich and colleagues   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: AKRON, OH -- Today, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) launched her Girls in S.T.E.A.M. initiative, which aims to enlighten and inspire girls and young women in Ohio's 13th Congressional District to pursue professions in science, technology, engineering, the arts, and math to solve real-world problems which will improve our communities. Rep. Sykes will host the first event of this year-round ini  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Today, Rep. Wenstrup voted to protect the educational opportunities of southern Ohio students by supporting the Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act sponsored by Rep. Mark Green (R-TN). Last year, Congress passed an amendment to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) which states that federal funds cannot be used to provide any person with a dangerous weapon or to provid  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, held a legislative markup on the SAFER Banking Act. The SAFER Banking Act passed out of committee by a vote of 14-9. Sen. Brown's remarks, as prepared for delivery follow: Today we will mark up the bipartisan legislation: S. 2860, t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators J.D. Vance (R-OH) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to study the feasibility of making a determination under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) that the hazardous derailment in East Palestine constitutes a public health emergency. If appropriate, this determination would allow the Department   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) released the following statement on the appointment of David McCall as the United Steelworkers' new international president, following the passing of USW President Tom Conway. McCall served as Director of USW District 1 for more than two decades, representing more than 70,000 Ohio workers. He has served as International Vice President since 2019. "  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) revealed new allegations that Dr. Fauci went to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Headquarters to "influence" its COVID-19 origins investigation. This revelation comes on the heels of recently acquired whistleblower testimony alleging that the CIA potentially skewed its COVID-19 origins review by offering six analysts signific  more