WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced the expansion of the Central Ohio Building Futures Program, a 12-week program put on by Franklin County and the Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council (C/COBCTC) that prepares participants for careers in the skilled trades and places them directly in good-paying union apprenticeships. "A Building Trades apprenticeship is a direct path to the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced worker training initiatives in Akron, provided by the Akron Urban League, to deliver much-needed assistance with job search, career readiness, and training. The career advancement efforts will support participants in three of the Akron Urban League's worker training initiatives: In Demand Jobs, Barrier Removal Microgrants, and Micro-Scholarships. Brown secured invest  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the state of Ohio is receiving another major investment from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to upgrade aging water infrastructure, replace lead pipes, and address emerging contaminants. The investments will help ensure safe drinking water for Ohioans, and create jobs for Building Trades workers throughout the state. The investment was awarded through E  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Brown (D-OH), Chair of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement regarding this week's announcement that Capital One will buy Discover Financial. "With a merger this size, the regulators need to ensure our financial system remains strong and competitive, so that consumers continue to have access to safe, affordable financial products and services. A   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Following U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown's (D-OH) push, the U.S. Department of Treasury agreed to revise its proposed rules for implementing the revised Section 48 Investment Tax Credit (ITC) of the Inflation Reduction Act to ensure the final language promotes the conversion of biogas into renewable natural gas to support American manufacturing innovation, the waste management industry, and American farmers. Brown  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- 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 to strengthen enforcement penalties under the Fed's Investment and Trading Policy. In a letter to Chair Powell, Brown cites a Fed report that said that in March 2020, just before the Board met to consider monetary policy and emergency lending programs in response  more

TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced more than $210 Million for Ohio drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades. The funding is part of the more than $50 Billion investment in water infrastructure upgrades from the Bipartisan Infrastruc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024: U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03)announced today that Brittany Watts, an Ohio woman unjustly charged with a felony following a miscarriage at home, will be her guest at the State of the Union Address. Like thousands of other people across the country each year, the 34-year-old medical receptionist miscarried at home. When she sought follow-up care at a hospital, staff reported her to the  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: Yesterday, U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) announced over $210 million in funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for upgrades to Ohio's drinking water and clean water infrastructure. This funding, part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, is from the $50 billion-plus investment in water infrastructure upgrades from the President's Bipartisan Infrast  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: This week, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced more than $210 million for Ohio water infrastructure upgrades thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Congresswoman Brown proudly voted for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in 2022. According to the EPA, almost half of this funding will be available as grants or principal forgiveness l  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: AKRON, OH - Today, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge highlighted HUD investments in local efforts to improve access to safe, affordable housing as part of the Invest In America tour. "Housing continues to be the single highest monthly expense for people across Ohio's 13th Congressional District. I was glad to we  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: NORTHFIELD, OH-- U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) and Summit County Clerk of Courts Tavia Galonski will be hosting a passport acceptance fair on Saturday, March 2 from 8:00am to 11:30am at the Clerk of Courts Northfield Title Office, located at 10333 Northfield Road in Northfield Village. This acceptance fair aims to assist first-time applicants and children applying for new passports ahead of   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE The Ohio State Law Journal today published an article by U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Courts Subcommittee, calling out the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Roberts's tenure for embarking on improper fact-finding to deliver victories for partisan interests. Whitehouse's article sheds light on the Court's propensity for relying  more