WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- 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, raised concerns about unfair labor practices at Wells Fargo to Acting Comptroller Michael Hsu and Federal Reserve Vice Chair Michael Barr. In his letter, Brown cites that over the past year, employees at several Wells Fargo branches have filed Unfair Labor Practice charges with t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and colleagues urged U.S. Senate and House leaders and the chair and ranking members of the U.S. Senate and House Appropriations Committees to immediately advance legislation that will provide critical and sustained security and economic support for Ukraine. In a letter, Brown called for legislative action to guarantee that Ukraine has the critical resources  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: "Dear Colleague: The American people have entrusted us to lead in the House of Representatives. Our majority has had success in the first nine months of the 118th Congress. We should be proud of what we have achieved together in these divided times. But our work is not done. Far-left progressive policies are destroying our communities, our security, and our future. We have soaring crime across the country. We ha  more

DEFIANCE, Ohio, Oct. 5 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced a $10,792,157 award for major rail upgrades for Napoleon, Defiance, & Western Railway (NDW) in partnership with Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) though funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure law, also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This project involves development, final design, and construction activities for  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today on the Senate floor requested unanimous consent (UC) to schedule confirmation votes on two U.S. Attorney nominations being held by U.S. Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH)--Rebecca C. Lutzko, nominated to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio; and April M. Perry, nominated to be United States Attorne  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on Oct. 3, 2023: * * * Following today's vote on the motion to vacate the Speaker of the House, Rep. Warren Davidson released the following statement: "With only 43 days left to complete and pass our appropriations bills, now was not the ideal time to vacate the Speaker of the House," said Rep. Warren Davidson. "I'm thankful for Speaker McCarthy's efforts and friendship. The fight to restore a government small   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, issued the following statement on Oct. 4, 2023: * * * Congressman Greg Landsman (OH-01) released the following statement on the path forward for the U.S. House of Representatives following the motion to vacate the Office of the Speaker. "The way out of this is to marginalize extremists like Matt Gaetz," said Congressman Landsman. "Right now, one person can initiate the process to remove the Speaker, forcing the Speaker to cater to the extreme  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This week, Rep. Emilia Sykes (OH-13) led a letter with Reps. Seth Moulton (MA-06), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Don Bacon (NE-02), and 74 additional House members to House and Senate leadership calling for any upcoming government funding package to include robust funding for Amtrak and its passenger rail services. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA, commonly referred to as  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- 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, raised concerns about unfair labor practices at Wells Fargo to Acting Comptroller Michael Hsu and Federal Reserve Vice Chair Michael Barr. In his letter, Brown cites that over the past year, employees at several Wells Fargo branches have  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Senator JD Vance (R-OH) has introduced The Passport Sanity Act, which would prohibit the Secretary of State from issuing a passport, passport card, or Consular Report of Birth Abroad that includes the unspecified "X" gender designation. It would also require the Secretary to ensure that each application for such a document includes only male and female gender designations. "The last thing the State Department sh  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator JD Vance (R-OH) grilled Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing over the Biden administration's diversity mandates dictating the hiring practices of companies seeking funding under the CHIPS Act.Watch Senator Vance's remarks here and below: Senator Vance: "I'm struggling to make sense of the fact that we apparently have a shortage of skilled labor to m  more