WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) secured a commitment to work to add PORTS workers and residents living in several zip codes across Pike and Scioto County to the federal Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) program. This afternoon, the Senate voted for a bipartisan extension of RECA. Shortly before the vote, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) a sponsor of the legislation and leader on th  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) attended President Biden's State of the Union address tonight. Her guest this evening was Annette Watts, the mother of Brittany Watts, an Ohio woman unjustly arrested and charged with a felony following a miscarriage at her home. Congresswoman Brown releases the following statement: "President Biden delivered the speech that America needed to hear. In Ohio  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following statement on March 7, 2024: * * * Tonight, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus released the following statement following President Biden's State of the Union address: "The American people elected Joe Biden as President because they knew he would invest in communities across our country.  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on March 7, 2024: * * * Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) today issued the following statement in response to President Biden's State of the Union address: "Joe Biden has failed on every single policy issue facing our county. His policies have purposely undermined the security of our southern border. Biden has failed to secure the border, end reckless spending, and change the status quo despite Congress passing H.R.  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following statement on March 8, 2024: * * * Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development released the following statement after the House and Senate passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 to fund Energy and Water Development, Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Rural Development, an  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) issued the below statement following yesterday's State of The Union Address by President Biden: "Last night, the president outlined a clear vision to move our country forward by building upon the historic successes we accomplished in the last three years. House Democrats and this Administration have a proven track record of delivering results to   more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Senator JD Vance (R-OH) pressed Federal Reserve Chairman Powell on the Basel III proposal that would extend enhanced capital requirements to all regional banks over $100B in assets. The proposal would subject regional banks to the same stringent regulations that have been reserved for the largest "Too Big Too Fail" banks that have more than $700B in assets. Senator Vance notes that the proposed   more