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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Ohio Newsletter for Wednesday April 03, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Congressman Turner Secures $2 Million in Federal Funds for Sinclair Community College
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: DAYTON, OHIO - Today, Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) held a press conference at Sinclair Community College to highlight the $2 million in federal funds that he secured for Sinclair. These funds will be used to purchase cutting-edge medical equipment, increase capacity in Sinclair's Health Sciences programs, introduce new histotechnology certificate programs, and renovate several labs inside the Ned J. Siffer  more

House Oversight Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Wenstrup Invites Top Scientific Journals to Testify on Possible Inappropriate Relationship With Federal Government
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Today, Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) invited the respective Editors-in-Chief of Science, Nature, and The Lancet to testify before the Select Subcommittee on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. The hearing seeks to examine any potential inappropriate influence exer  more

In Lowellville, Brown Fights to Lower Cost of Insulin
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: LOWELLVILLE, OH - Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined pharmacist Ray Carlson, R.Ph., owner of RC Outsourcing and RC Compounding Services, as well as Ohioans Mike and Kathleen Heinzer, to discuss his fight to lower insulin prices for Ohioans. During the event, Brown highlighted how the $35 monthly cap on the cost of insulin, made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act that Brown helped write and pa  more

Statement: Brown on Federal Railroad Administration's New Two-Person Crew Rule
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) released the below statement following the Federal Railroad Administration announcement of its final rule requiring a minimum of two-person crews on all freight trains traveling in the United States: "No one wants a miles long train barreling through their community with only one operator. This is an important first step to protect communities--but we must pass the Rai  more

U.S. Rep. Max Miller Week in Review
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Miller had breakfast with the Mayor of Westlake, Ohio, Dennis Clough. They discussed the city's funding needs and the procedure for including community projects in the 2025 appropriations process, which allows Congress to direct federal resources to important local priorities. As National Kidney Month came to a close, Congressman Miller visited dialysis centers in Westlake and Rocky River, Ohio. The  more