WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- 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 an executive session to vote on the nominations of Ms. Tanya Otsuka, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration; The Honorable Mark Uyeda, of California, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission; The Honorable Spencer Bachus III,   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced a $263,939.46 investment from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to support two local food networks in Athens, Ohio that are dedicated to making local produce accessible and connecting farmers with new, local markets. The investments are made possible by the Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP), which was created in the 2018 Farm Bill thro  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chair of the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following statement after the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) issued a report on the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) System. "The Federal Home Loan Bank System has played an important role in our housing market for 90 years. It is important that Director Thompson  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced $10,120,000 for the Shawneetown Regional Port Revitalization Project through the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) to fund the design and construction of a 1.25-mile new port access road to safely accommodate existing and future in  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Lee, R-Utah, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., , Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, and Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., today introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Government Surveillance Reform Act, to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act with important new protections for Americans' constitutional rights. The legislation is cosponsored by Senators Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisc., Steve Daine  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (TNSres) -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: The House Judiciary Committee and its Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government released an interim staff report titled, "The Weaponization of 'Disinformation' Pseudo-experts and Bureaucrats: How the Federal Government Partnered with Universities to Censor Americans' Free Speech." The report reveals how the Department of Homeland Securit  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, issued the following statement on rescheduling November 4th town hall: * * * We have been advised by the House Sergeant at Arms and local law enforcement that due to problematic online discourse and very serious national threats against Jews, it is imperative we take necessary steps to keep people safe. We have already had 14 town halls (ten of them in-person town halls), including one in Lebanon, and each has been a productive exchange of ide  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Representatives Dave Joyce (OH-14) and Emilia Sykes (OH-13) recently reintroduced the Fair Social Security for Domestic Violence Survivors Act which would expand access to Social Security spousal benefits for individuals who get divorced because they suffered domestic abuse by their spouse. "Victims of domestic violence should never feel the need to stay in their marriage due to the fear of not being able to supp  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH-01) and Congresswoman Julia Letlow (R-LA-05) introduced bipartisan legislation to increase U.S. Small Business Administration support for child care small businesses. Congressman Landsman and Congresswoman Letlow's bipartisan Child Care Small Business Insight and Improvement Act would increase the U.S. Small Business Administration's role in supporting for-profit child care smal  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 7, 2023: * * * U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chair of the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following statement after the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) issued a report on the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) System. "The Federal Home Loan Bank System has played an important role in our hou  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: This morning, Senate Democrats rejected an effort led by Senators JD Vance (R-OH), Roger Marshall (R-KS), and Rick Scott (R-FL) to provide $14.3 billion of aid to Israel. The Senators' unanimous consent request would have advanced the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act to President Biden's desk. The legislation, which would provide much-needed aid to Israel, passed the House with bipartisan support la  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Prioritizing Travel Safety and Addressing Housing Needs for Vulnerable Americans Under the Biden Administration's failing transportation policies, we've seen crisis after crisis, from paralyzing flight delays and cancellations, to near misses on airport runways, and multiple devastating train derailments, including outside East Palestine, Ohio. Additionally, homelessness is raging   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, and Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., today introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Government Surveillance Reform Act, to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act with important new protections for Americans' constitutional rights. The legislation is cosponsored by Senators Tammy Baldwin,   more