WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Since the hazardous Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine on February 3, 2023, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) has fought to make the community whole, hold the big railroad companies accountable, and prevent another tragic derailment. Brown today held a news conference call to discuss his continued fight for rail safety and East Palestine. "Over the last year, I've visited East Palestine repea  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, urged Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, ahead of the upcoming Federal Open Market Committee meeting, to lower interest rates early this year in order to lower housing costs and support workers and families who are feeling the burden of high prices. In a letter to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, B  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) is pushing the Biden Administration to increase tariffs on Chinese solar imports threatening American solar manufacturing jobs, including in Ohio at companies like First Solar in Toledo. Sens. Brown, Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) urged President Biden to increase tariffs on Chinese-made solar module, cell, and wafer imports under Section 301  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) released the following statement after meeting with National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy. "Chair Homendy and I discussed the National Transportation Safety Board's critical investigation into the Norfolk Southern derailment in East Palestine and the progress they are making toward issuing a final report and recommendations to address ongoing safety issu  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following newsletter on Jan. 29, 2024: This time of year Ohioans know all too well how important reliable electricity is. When storms knock out transformers and power lines, it takes too many communities too long to get the power back on. One big reason is often delays in getting new transformers - the metal boxes on power line poles. Transformers are crucial to our electric grid, and too many power companies and co-ops are forced   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, urged Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, ahead of the upcoming Federal Open Market Committee meeting, to lower interest rates early this year in order to lower housing costs and support workers and families who  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2024: Earlier today, the home of Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) was targeted in a swatting attempt. Local police were directed to her address by a hoax message and took prompt action to investigate the matter. Congresswoman Brown is in Washington for votes this week and has been in contact with Warrensville Heights Police throughout the day. Congresswoman Shontel Brown releases the following s  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Max Miller (OH-07) had a robust schedule during last week's district work period, during which he met with local officials, visited workers at companies helping drive Northeast Ohio's economy, and talked with constituents about their concerns. "I did not run for Congress so I could sit in Washington, DC and work in a vacuum," said Miller. "It's my responsibility to spend time learning from peopl  more