WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) hosted a news conference call with Anthony Trevena, Executive Director of the Western Reserve Port Authority, to push for Ohio priorities in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, including designating the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport a "primary airport" - a key priority for the Mahoning Valley. Brown is working to secure several wins for Ohio that will support Ohio a  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- 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, "Consumer Protection: Examining Fees in Financial Services and Rental Housing." Sen. Brown's remarks, as prepared for delivery follow: Costs are far too high for Americans. And corporations are finding more and more ways to rai  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24), co-chair of the Election Integrity Caucus, reintroduced the End Zuckerbucks Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations from directly or indirectly providing funds for the purpose of the administration of elections. In the 2020 election, Mark Zuckerberg used a non-profit organization called the Center for Tech and Civic Life (C  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) recognized and honored students from Ohio's Fifth Congressional District on their acceptance to one of the U.S. Military Service Academies at a reception on Sunday, May 5th, at Camp Perry in Port Clinton. The students were nominated by Latta and have received offers of appointment for the Class of 2028 at their respective academies. "It was a privilege to nominate these young stu  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on May 9, 2024: * * * Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) voted in favor of the H.R. 7109, Equal Representation Act, a bill that he co-lead along with Rep. Chuck Edwards and passed the House of Representatives last night. This legislation requires the Census Bureau to include a citizenship question on all future censuses and prohibits all non-citizens from being counted toward Congressional district and Electoral Colleg  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release: Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) will hold a hearing titled "Overseeing the Overseers: A Hearing with NIH Deputy Director Lawrence Tabak." This hearing will examine the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) process for funding and overseeing scientific research as well as delve into the NIH's relations  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, raised concerns about corporations unfairly hiking prices by exploiting customer data and using pricing algorithms. In letters to the CEOs of Amazon and Walmart, Senator Brown made clear that "dynamic pricing" often  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 9, 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, "Consumer Protection: Examining Fees in Financial Services and Rental Housing." Sen. Brown's remarks, as prepared for delivery follow: Costs a  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: "It's time to end this national embarrassment." Senator JD Vance (R-OH) has introduced the Encampments or Endowments Act to prohibit colleges and universities from receiving federal financial assistance if they fail to remove disruptive encampments from their campuses. "We cannot allow people who hate our country to turn campuses into garbage dumps," said Senator Vance. "My legislation will force colleges to fol  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: We urge you to summon the courage to do the right thing. Declare whether you will exercise your presidential authority to prohibit or suspend the sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon. Senators JD Vance (R-OH), Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a letter to President Biden to demand he take action to block the foreign acquisition of U.S. Steel by Nippon Steel. While President Biden has repeatedly stated his op  more