WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Brown Has Long Fought For Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) accepted the Ohio Corn & Wheat Guardian Award from the Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association for his leadership in advocating for Ohio grain farmers. Brown has long fought to expand market for sustainable fuels for Ohio farmers. "Ohio is leading the way in creating the fuel of the future and helping to power the wor  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chair of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Jack Reed (D-RI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tina Smith (D-MN), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), John Fetterman (D-PA), Laphonza Butler (D-CA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) are urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to protect Americans from predatory medical deb  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic held a hearing titled "Assessing America's Vaccine Safety Systems, Part 2" to further examine vaccine safety reporting and injury compensation systems. Today's hearing uncovered substantial evidence that inadequate vaccine safety systems jeop  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) subpoenaed Mark Zwonitzer, President Biden's ghostwriter, after Zwonitzer failed to provide the Committee with documents, including any transcripts and audio and video recordings of his interviews with President Biden for President Biden's memoirs. Despite President Biden's denials that he never shared   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Today, Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Attorney General Merrick Garland opening an inquiry into the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) use of artificial intelligence (AI) to surveil Americans' financial information. The Committee and its Select Subcommittee have reason to bel  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) opened today's hearing titled "Assessing America's Vaccine Safety Systems, Part 2" by describing how the Select Subcommittee seeks to improve future pandemic response through substantive reform of federal health agencies   more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Permanent Select Intelligence Committee, issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner (OH-10) released the following statement about the upcoming resignation of House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mike Gallagher (WI-08): "Congressman Gallagher has been an  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, and U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Angus King (I-Maine), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) on Thursday introduced the Improving Public Safety Through Immigration Warrant Issuance Act, legislation to improve public safety a  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: President Joe Biden and the U.S. Department of Commerce announced $8.5 billion in direct funding and up to $11 billion in loans under the CHIPS for America program, billions of which will support operations at Intel Ohio. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) played a crucial role in the development and negotiation of the CHIPS and Science Act, working to ensure that Central Ohio institutions and communities woul  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following statement on March 22, 2024: * * * U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) released the following statement regarding House passage of a second minibus appropriations package for Fiscal Year 2024, which included $647,195 in funding that Beatty secured for a community project in Franklin County. This community project grant, in the Homeland Security appropriations bill, is one of fourteen grants Beatty secured in the approp  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: CANTON, OH -- Today, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded an FY23 SMART grant of $1,975,00 to the Stark Regional Transit Authority (SARTA). SARTA will utilize this grant to equip their transit vehicles with automated driver assistance systems to improve driver safety and prevent collisions. "I'm excited to announce SARTA has receive  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) voted against H.R. 7023, legislation which threatens access to clean water in our communities by rolling back protections in the Clean Water Act. This legislation also undermines ongoing, bipartisan efforts to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the infrastructure permitting processes. "Every person depends on clean water to live. H.R. 7023 t  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Emilia Sykes (OH-13) voted to pass the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, a package of six domestic funding bills focused on helping families and communities across the United States. These investments help Americans deal with high prices, protect women's rights, reinforce America's global leadership, and improve the safety and security of our communities. "Today, Congress put   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: () -- Earlier this week, President Biden announced that Intel will receive $8.5 billion in funding from the CHIPS and Science Act to expand operations in Arizona, Ohio, New Mexico, and Oregon. "Investments from the CHIPS and Science Act in Oregon's Silicon Forest will help our region remain one of the world's most important semiconductor and technology ecosystems," said Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1). "I'  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on March 22, 2024: * * * U.S. Congressman Max Miller (OH-07) released the following statement regarding his vote in support of a package of six appropriations bills. The measure passed by a total of 286 - 134. "Today, I voted to pass a package of funding bills that will give our troops a pay raise, make our border more secure, and avoid a government shutdown that would jeopardize our military readiness, hurt our   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: The Stop Subsidizing Giant Mergers Act would end wasteful subsidy for mergers where combined average annual revenues exceed $500 million. Senators JD Vance (R-OH) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) have introduced the Stop Subsidizing Giant Mergers Act, which would end tax-free mergers and taxpayer subsidies for acquisitions that consolidate corporate power. "Massive corporate mergers rarely produce their promised   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) revealed that a whistleblower disclosed to the Committees that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) intervened to stop the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from interviewing Patrick Kevin Morris, an associate of Hunter Biden  more