WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs majority released a fact sheet on the nation's largest banks. These banks play an outsized role in our economy, with a significant share of U.S. deposits and assets totaling $14.8 trillion, and broad reach across the financial system. While Wall Street banks argue that stronger r  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Download Production Quality Footage HERE WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, during a Senate Committee on Finance Hearing titled "Drug Shortages: Examining Supply Challenges, Impacts, and Policy Solutions from a Federal Health Program Perspective," U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown highlighted the importance of his bipartisan Rolling Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient and Drug (RAPID) Reserve Act to fight drug shortages by build  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration has selected four key routes in Ohio as priorities for Amtrak expansion. On the four routes selected, the State of Ohio, Amtrak, and metropolitan planning organizations will now begin corridor development efforts, which include the preparation of a service developmen  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) led a bipartisan group of colleagues in calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reject three proposed EPA rules that would dramatically undermine America's steel industry, hurt Ohio steel manufacturers and steelworkers, and ship Ohio steel jobs overseas. In a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan, Brown and colleagues call on EPA to  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- 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, delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing entitled, "Annual Oversight of Wall Street Firms." Sen. Brown's remarks, as prepared for delivery follow: The eight bank CEOs appearing before us today lead the biggest global, systemically important banks in the Unit  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following statement on Dec. 5, 2023: * * * Today, Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Ukraine Caucus, Representatives Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), and Mike Quigley (D-IL-05) released the following statement on the need to approve President Biden's request to send additional aid to Ukraine. "We are at a critical juncture in Ukraine's war against Russia's invasion. With each passing day that we fail to sen  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-KY) sent letters to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray, U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Robin Carnahan, and former GSA official Nina Albert demanding information on the selection process of the GSA's rece  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, issued the following opening remarks on Dec. 5, 2023, at a hearing entitled "Oversight of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration": * * * GUARANTEEING TECH NEUTRALITY "In June, NTIA allocated the money for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program to the states. This amounts to $42.45 billion. "Since then, states have submitted  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, issued the following news release: The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, led by Chairman Warren Davidson (OH-08), is holding a hearing entitled "Housing Affordability: Governmental Barriers and Market-Based Solutions." Read Chairman Davidson's opening remarks as prepared for delivery: "Today the Subcommittee will hold a hearing to di  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), Ranking Member Jerry Nadler (D-NY), Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Chairman Andy Biggs (R-AZ), and Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Chairman Tom McClintock (R-CA) applauded the passage of H.R. 6570, the Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act, out   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) launched an inquiry into the collusion between Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and the partisan Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol ("January 6 Select Committee"), chaired by Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), after recently learning th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release: Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) will hold a hearing titled "Reforming the WHO: Ensuring Global Health Security and Accountability" to examine the effectiveness of the World Health Organization (WHO), assess its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and explore areas of improvement should a future health   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: The House Judiciary Committee, House Oversight and Accountability Committee, and House Ways and Means Committee released an interim staff report titled, "The Justice Department's Deviations from Standard Processes in its Investigation of Hunter Biden." In the spring of 2023, two brave IRS whistleblowers stepped forward to notify Congress of how the Justice Department had  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2023: This week, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH05), Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-CA36), and Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA37) introduced Tyler's Law, bipartisan legislation aimed at preventing fentanyl overdoses in the United States. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to complete a study on how frequently hospitals test for fentanyl in patients exp  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (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 FBI's Breach of Religious Freedom: The Weaponization of Law Enforcement Against Catholic Americans." The Committee on the Judiciary and the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government have b  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2023: Today, Congressman Bob Latta's (R-OH5) bipartisan legislation, the Nuclear Fuel Security Act, was approved by the Energy and Commerce Committee. The bill will establish and expand critical U.S. nuclear fuel programs to boost domestic uranium mining, production, enrichment, and conversion capacity. Latta introduced the bill in September with Representative Jim Clyburn (D-SC6), and the bill was   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2023: Today, the House of Representatives passed a resolution condemning and denouncing antisemitism in the United States and around the world. This resolution was led by Congressman Max Miller (R-OH) and Congressman David Kustoff (R-TN), the only two Republican Jewish members of the House of Representatives. It passed by a vote of 311 - 14, with 92 Members voting Present. Since Hamas's horrific and bar  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) issued a statement following news that the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) selected four key routes in Ohio as priorities for Amtrak expansion. The Federal Railroad Administration will provide $500,000 to each announced corridor for planning under the Corridor Identification program. The corrido  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 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 entitled, "Annual Oversight of Wall Street Firms." Sen. Brown's remarks, as prepared for delivery follow: The eight bank CEOs appearing before us today lead t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on Dec. 6, 2023: * * * Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner (OH-10) issued the following statement following the news that Speaker Emeritus Kevin McCarthy (CA-20) would resign from Congress. "Speaker McCarthy and I tirelessly worked together to safeguard our nation's interests, and I am immensely grateful for his trust when he appointed me the Chairman of the House Permane  more