WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) is calling for the U.S. to ban Chinese-made electric vehicles to protect Ohio autoworkers, and to combat the economic and national security threats posed by Chinese automakers. In a letter to President Biden, the senator warned that Chinese cars, made by companies controlled and subsidized by the Chinese Communist Party, present an existential threat to the American aut  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown joined colleagues in calling on the Biden Administration to investigate China's unfair trade practices in commercial shipbuilding that undermine American workers and jeopardize our national security. Brown is supporting the United Steelworkers (USW) petition under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 to call on United States Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai to initia  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) recently introduced the bipartisan Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Act to increase the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and military survivors under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). "When corporations raise prices, it hits veterans on a fixed income particularly hard. Our veterans and their families have sacrifice  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) secured new investment to expand training and skills development at Columbus State Community College and Stark State College. The investment will help prepare students for good-paying jobs in growing industries in Ohio including infrastructure-related sectors like construction, transportation, high speed internet expansion, and renewable energy, and advanced manufactur  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on April 11, 2024: Following sustained efforts from U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) take action to protect thousands of veterans and servicemembers using VA home loans facing foreclosure, VA today announced it will launch a new program to help more than 40,000 veterans facing financial ha  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: In Case You Missed It: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) hosted a press call with Zanesville Mayor Donald Mason, and Eric Spiker, President of UAW Local 4104 (Zanesville), to discuss how he successfully took on the Biden Administration to fix a flawed transformer regulation that would have cost Ohioans' jobs and devastated U.S. electrical steel manufacturers-- including Ohio-based Cleveland-Cliffs.  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions, Congressman Jesus "Chuy'' Garcia (IL-04), and seven other members introduced the Stop Onerous Surcharges (S.O.S.) Act. The bill directs U.S. representatives at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to support a review of the IMF's surch  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: Today, House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee Chairman Dave Joyce (OH-14) questioned Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas during his appearance before the Subcommittee, arguing that the Biden Administration has once again failed to produce a budget that will effectively secure the border. Watch the full hearing here (https://www.youtube.com/live/o0n9t  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following commentary to the National Review: * * * DEI Is Poisoning American Medical Training Across the United States, race-based discrimination and the negative and divisive tenets of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives are infiltrating American medical schools and accrediting boards. Characteristics like skin color and adherence to DEI ideology are being prioritized above student qualifications. The ability and e  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Mike Carey, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Today, Representatives Mike Carey (R-OH) and Danny K. Davis (D-IL) introduced bipartisan legislation that would simplify regulations to allow Medicare beneficiaries access to breakthrough medical treatments. The Patient Access to Innovative New Technologies Act creates new deadlines to expand the availability of cutting-edge medical treatments that have been approved or cleared by the Food and   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: "As you are no doubt aware, the proposed merger with Nippon faces considerable--perhaps even insurmountable--obstacles to regulatory approval." Senator JD Vance (R-OH) sent a letter to U.S. Steel CEO David Burritt and Board Chairman David Sutherland alleging that the company's Board of Directors has unlawfully misled shareholders ahead of tomorrow's shareholder vote to approve the company's proposed merger with  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Senator Vance's staff will hold a mobile office hour event for constituents in Ross County, Ohio on April 15th from 1PM to 4PM. Senator Vance's staff will be on-site in Ross County to assist with constituents' cases relating to Social Security benefits, Medicare benefits, Veterans Affairs benefits, the IRS, and other concerns with federal agencies. Please see further details below: Ross County Staff Office Ho  more