WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: CHICAGO (Jan. 8, 2024) - As part of its ongoing commitment to protecting children and improving air quality, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that Minnesota is set to receive funding through EPA's first Clean School Bus Program Grants Competition. First Student Inc. was selected to receive $39,499,635 to purchase 100 clean school buses in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota and Wi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) welcomed new investments for clean school buses for six school districts across Ohio. The clean bus fleets will improve air quality for Ohio kids by reducing pollution - while creating good-paying jobs and growing the economy. The investment will allow these school districts to replace existing buses with zero-emission and low-emission models. This inv  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, issued the following commentary to The Hill on Jan. 9, 2024: * * * Congress has been inundated with calls to create an expansive anti-money laundering framework to address the over-exaggerated (and often mischaracterized) presence of illicit finance in the digital asset ecosystem. It's time we had a serious discussion on what these proposals entail and why they a  more