WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) hosted a news conference call with Michael Beirne, Vice President of External Affairs at American Municipal Power and Executive Director of the Ohio Municipal Electric Association, to discuss the bipartisan push to strengthen the U.S. transformer supply chain, an important part of energy grids, after the Department of Energy proposed a new rule that w  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) released the below statement announcing his opposition to Nelson Cunningham, the White House's nominee for Deputy U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). Brown has long fought against corporate trade deals and pushed for a trade policy that puts workers at the center. "My values have always been clear: I will only support trade nominees who have rejected t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) reintroduced updated legislation to help address Nevada's affordable housing crisis. Her HOME Investment Partnerships Reauthorization and Improvement Act would significantly increase the amount of federal funds available for affordable housing across the country. Companion legislation is being introduced in the U.S. House of Repr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, chair of the House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Environment, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2024: Today, House Science, Space and Technology Committee leaders raised concerns with the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) decision to forego a scientific review of the chemical chloroprene. Environment Subcommittee Chairman Max Miller (R-OH) and Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee Chairman Brian Babin (R-TX) sent a l  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: Under legislation pending before the House, Americans harmed by recent hurricanes, wildfires, and floods, as well as the February 2023 train derailment in Ohio, will receive long-awaited relief. The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act offers important relief to victims of disasters across hundreds of Congressional districts in nearly every state. T  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) and the National Endowment for the Arts announced $110,000 in federal arts grant funding for institutions in Northeast Ohio. These grants were awarded as part of the National Endowment for the Arts' Grants for Arts Projects and Challenge America programs. For the National Endowment for the Arts national announcement and full list of grant recipient  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2024: Today, the Ohio State Senate voted to override Governor DeWine's veto of House Bill 68- legislation that will now inhibit youth in Ohio from accessing vital, often life-saving, gender-affirming care. The legislation is set to become state law in 90 days. Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) releases the following statement: "HB 68 is a cold, callous, and calculated attack on children, parents  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, issued the following statement: * * * Today Congressman Max Miller (OH-07) released the following statement regarding his vote against a continuing resolution to fund the Federal Government at Biden-Pelosi-Schumer inflated spending levels: "Ohioans are tired of Washington's spending problem, which reached record levels under the misguided leadership of President Biden, former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Thanks to thi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Senator JD Vance (R-OH) provided a memo to his Republican colleagues in the House and Senate regarding a recent Department of Defense Inspector General report which found widespread failures in the oversight and tracking of American weapons sent to Ukraine. The memo reads, in part: Background: A recent Department of Defense Inspector General report "undermines two years of lavish assurances from the administrat  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Max Miller (OH-07) hosted two roundtable discussions with local officials in Wayne and Medina Counties. The roundtables provided another opportunity for the Congressman to hear from local officials on pressing issues impacting them and their constituents and to share an update on his work in Congress. "Ohio 7 local officials and I have a shared goal: making sure that government works well for ou  more