WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced $1.25 million to MAGNET, the Ohio Manufacturing Extension Partnership, to help small and medium manufacturers in Appalachia grow production in new energy and technology sectors through technical assistance, training, supply chain mapping and diversification support, and guidance on factory upgrades and product expansions. The investment will a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: $332,828 for Bowling Green State University in Wood County to support hands on training opportunities for students in technology manufacturing and help develop pathways to good-paying manufacturing jobs. This investment was awarded by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration STEM Talent Challenge. "Bowling Green State University is one of Ohio's great institutions of higher educat  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced he secured $590,000 for Good Samaritan Hospital in Hamilton County through the government funding bill that passed in December. The investment will help the hospital purchase new equipment to improve outcomes of endovascular procedures and reduce the potential for harmful radiation exposure to patients and healthcare workers. "The best ideas don't come out of Washi  more

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) returned to East Palestine to announce a new initiative to provide small businesses in East Palestine and Columbiana County access to capital and investment. Brown joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture and small businesses to announce a $500,000 grant to Valley Partners in Youngstown to operate a small business revolving loan fund that wi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) introduced the Lower Your Taxes Act to lower costs for Ohio workers and families and grow the middle class by expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC), and to pay for those expansions by making wealthy corporations pay their fair share in taxes. "When I ran for Congress, I promised to fight for lower   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced $50,000 for the Ashtabula County Port Authority to support the development of an Economic Recovery and Resiliency Strategic Action Plan to grow existing industries and attract future investment. This award was provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration. "Ohio workers can compete with anyone in the worl  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, was joined by Jennifer M. Granholm, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) in Morgantown, West Virginia, to celebrate the selection of the Appalachian Regional Clean Hyd  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, issued the following statement on Oct. 16, 2023: * * * Today, U.S. Representative Jason Smith (Mo.) released the following statement endorsing House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (Ohio) for Speaker of the House. "Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan is a good friend, proven conservative, and the right person to lead Republicans as Speaker of the House. As Judiciary Chairman, Jordan has been a tireless advocate for holding President Joe Biden and W  more