WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- 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, delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing entitled, "Financial Stability Oversight Council Annual Report to Congress." Sen. Brown's remarks, as prepared for delivery follow: For a long time, it's been pretty clear what gets rewarded on Wall Street. Bigger risks mean bigger profits. B  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: For More Than 20 Years, University of Dayton Has Hosted the Opening Games of March Madness, UD Arena and Fans Ready to Grow that Tradition WASHINGTON, D.C. - With March Madness quickly approaching, Ohio's U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and J.D. Vance (R-OH) and U.S. Representatives Mike Turner (R-OH-10) and Warren Davidson (R-OH-8) called on the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee to continue hostin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Permanent Select Intelligence Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 8, 2024: * * * Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner (OH-10) released the following statement regarding Special Counsel Robert Hur's decision not to seek criminal charges against President Biden: "President Biden willfully hoarded classified information from his decades in the Senate and time as Vice Pre  more

TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following statement on Feb. 8, 2024: * * * Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus released the following statement after Senate passage of a cloture motion to advance the Administration's Security Supplemental funding request for Ukraine, Israel, Indo-Pacific partners, border security, humanitarian aid, and global assistance: "I have long said that we need to pass the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on Feb. 8, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) released the following statement following Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers' announcement to retire at the conclusion of the 118th Congress: "For two decades, Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers has honorably served the people of Eastern Washington in the U.S. House of Representatives. A trailblazer in her own right, Chair Ro  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) introduced the Shining a Spotlight on Safer Communities Act, which would require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to report on the implementation and efficacy of anti-firearm-trafficking provisions in the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which was signed into law by President Biden in 2022. Congresswoman Brown voted for the Bipartisan Safer Communities  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) voted No on H.R. 7217, which was hastily brought to the floor by House Republican leaders as they backed out of a previously announced framework - requested by Republicans - to tie supplemental security funding for Israel, Taiwan, and Ukraine to a border security bill. Congresswoman Shontel Brown releases the following statement: "Let's be clear about what is happeni  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) stopped accepting new enrollments, an action necessary to maintain the integrity of the program before it ends in April 2024 due to insufficient funds. U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) released the following statement on the potential end of the program: "In the twenty-first century, access to the internet isn't a luxury -- it's a necessity. Northeast Oh  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) voted against H.R. 485, legislation to undermine the Affordable Care Act by stripping dollars from the Prevention and Public Health Fund and undermining its critical investments in health and wellbeing.  "Every American deserves access to high-quality, affordable health care in their community. Last month, over 21 million Americans enrolled in the Affordable Care  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Reps. Brad R. Wenstrup, D.P.M. (R-OH) and Danny K. Davis (D-IL) introduced legislation that would increase affordable housing for homeless students - including homeless youth, veterans, and foster youth - by improving the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC). The LIHTC reduces the tax liability for developers that build or rehabilitate affordable rental housing units, successfully increasing the affordable ho  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement at a hearing on Jan. 18, 2024, entitled "National Security Challenges: Outpacing China in Emerging Technology": * * * I call this hearing to order. Last week, this Committee heard about the human toll that illicit fentanyl takes on our families, our friends, our neighbors. The witnesses stressed the need to come together and taking action to st  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, deliveraed the following opening statement at today's hearing entitled, "Financial Stability Oversight Council Annual Report to Congress." Sen. Brown's remarks, as prepared for delivery follow: For a long time, i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on Jan. 11, 2024, entitled "Stopping the Flow of Fentanyl: Public Awareness and Legislative Solutions": * * * I call this hearing to order. The fentanyl crisis is one of the gravest threats facing all of our communities. Every year, about 5,000 Ohioans die from unintentional drug overdoses. In 2022, a staggering 110,000 Am  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Senator JD Vance (R-OH), along with Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), and Katie Britt (R-AL), sent a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler to raise concerns over an enforcement case in which the SEC used false statements as the basis to freeze assets and bank accounts of a cryptocurrency platform. The agency initially won court approval to   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2023: Senator JD Vance (R-OH), House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-KY), and Oversight Committee Republicans are continuing to investigate the Biden Administration's delivery of U.S. taxpayer-funded assistance to Ukraine. Following an Inspector General report revealing the Department of Defense (DoD) has failed to track military weapons and articles going to Ukraine, th  more