WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) released the following statement on the Treasury Department's Sustainable Aviation Fuel guidance: "Ohio farmers are the best in the world and they're ready to produce the renewable fuel of the future--and that's why I fought to ensure that the Inflation Reduction Act helped sustainable biofuel production get off the ground. Unfortunately the guidance released by Treasury  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: At a Senate Finance Committee hearing yesterday, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) blasted UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty over the role that Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) play in driving up costs for families, imposing punitive direct and indirect renumeration (DIR) fees on pharmacies, and the significant role PBMs play in the closure of local pharmacies across Ohio. UnitedHealth Group owns OptumRx, a ma  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Congressman Troy Balderson (OH-12) confronted Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm on the Biden Administration's dangerous decision to halt liquified natural gas (LNG) export projects during her appearance before the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security on Wednesday. The LNG export ban is seen by both conservatives and progressives alike as an   more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) released the following statement on the newly introduced Farm Bill framework, known as the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act, released by the Senate Agriculture Committee. "I've always been clear: we need to put politics aside and pass a bipartisan farm bill that delivers for Ohio agriculture. Five years ago, Republicans and Democrats came together to overwhelmingly  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) hosted a news conference call with law enforcement leaders to call for immediate implementation of his legislation to crack down on fentanyl traffickers in China and Mexico, which was signed into law last week. The FEND Off Fentanyl Act passed the House and the Senate as part of the bipartisan national security package. Brown was joined on the call by Jonathan Thompson,   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) led colleagues in calling on the president to maintain Section 301 tariffs, which are currently under interagency review by the Biden Administration. The U.S. imposed Section 301 in 2018, following an investigation by the United States Trade Representative, to combat China's unfair anticompetitive policies. In a letter, the senators warn that China's cheating remains as pe  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing entitled, "Higher Prices: How Shrinkflation and Technology Can Impact Consumers' Finances." Senator Brown introduced the Shrinkflation Prevention Act in February to take on corporations raising Americans' costs by reducing the size of the  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Today, the House Judiciary Committee released the full deposition video of Mark Pomerantz, former Special Assistant District Attorney for the New York County District Attorney's Office (DANY). The Committee recently released an interim report detailing the political origins and motivations of DANY's investigation and prosecution of President Trump. Click   more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), and Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) announced the introduction of their legislation, the Care for Military Kids Act. This bipartisan legislation aims to ensure servicemembers can maintain critical healthcare coverage and medical services for their children no matter where their service takes them. Specifically, the Care for Military Kids Act would amend  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing entitled, "Higher Prices: How Shrinkflation and Technology Can Impact Consumers' Finances." Senator Brown introduced the Shrinkflation Prevention Act in F  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Senate passed U.S Senator Sherrod Brown's (D-OH) Keeping Military Families Together Act of 2023 to permanently extend the Department of Veteran Affairs' (VA) authority to bury the spouses and dependent children of active duty servicemembers in VA national cemeteries, where the servicemember will eventually be laid to rest, if the family member passes away before the servicemember. The VA's curren  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Yesterday, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown's (D-OH) Mark Our Place Act, legislation that would allow the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide a headstone, marker, or medallion for all Medal of Honor recipients, regardless of their dates of service. Under current law, these markers are only available to Medal of Honor recipients that served after 1917. Brown was joined by U.S. S  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Yesterday, the Senate unanimously passed the Mark Our Place Act--bipartisan legislation introduced by Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.), U.S. Senators Mike Braun (R-Ind.), and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) to allow the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to honor all Medal of Honor recipients with a headstone, grave marker, or medallion. Currently these memorial honors are   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: "Public health officials cannot be allowed to abuse their roles to enrich themselves and pharmaceutical companies." Senator JD Vance (R-OH) and Representative Debbie Lesko (R-AZ) have introduced the Fixing Administrations Unethical Corrupt Influence Act (FAUCI Act) to prevent top federal health officials from cashing in on the industries they regulate after leaving public service. "Public health officials cannot   more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Max Miller (OH-07) hailed the passage of the Weather Act Reauthorization Act by the House of Representatives. The bill included Miller's Advanced Weather Model Computing Development Act, which previously passed the House on May 9, 2023. Also included in the package were other bills co-led or cosponsored by Congressman Miller: the Weather Information for Agriculture Act, the Precipitation Forecastin  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Max Miller (OH-07) applauded the passage of the bipartisan and bicameral Antisemitism Awareness Act, which passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 320 - 91. In addition to Miller, the bill was also led Rep. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), Rep. Mike Lawler (NY-17), and Rep. Jared Moskowitz (FL-23). U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) is leading the legislation in the Senate. The Antisemitism Awareness  more