WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Following a recent report from VA's Office of Inspector General, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, pressed VA to take immediate action to improve oversight of its Community Care Network contracts to ensure veterans can see the provider of their choice and get timely appointments in their own community. Brown was joined by U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-MT) and Ang  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, 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 leads to higher prices for consumers. He pressed for answers on how the companies ar  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined a bipartisan amendment to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2023 to strengthen the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), complete the equipment removal of China-based companies, Huawei and ZTE, and allow the FCC to reauction certain spectrum licenses to create more responsive networks for consumers. "Every Ohio family and Ohio busin  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) voted today to pass the Federal Aviation Act Reauthorization of 2024, securing key wins for Ohio and passing provisions that will strengthen aviation safety standards, enhance consumer protections, advance technology and innovation, and support airport infrastructure. "Today we took important steps to keep air travel safe in the United States while securing important improvements fo  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced the United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act to protect American call center jobs from being outsourced overseas. In recent years, many call center operators have shifted operations overseas and shut down or downsized their U.S. operations. This harms Ohio workers and American consumers, whose data could be at risk under the control of foreign companies  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Continuing their push to protect veterans and taxpayers, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, joined Sens. Jon Tester (D-MT) and Patty Murray (D-WA) in calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to push for stronger accountability provisions in its ongoing contract negotiations with Oracle Health on the Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) progr  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) reintroduced the United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act to protect American call center jobs from being outsourced overseas. In recent years, many call center operators have shifted operations overseas and shut down or downsized their U.S. operations. This alarming trend not only harms Americ  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: To commemorate National Stroke Awareness Month, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) - a stroke survivor and co-chair of the Congressional Heart and Stroke Coalition - has reintroduced two bipartisan bills to raise awareness about strokes and support stroke survivors in returning to work. The first bill, introduced with Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) would officially recognize May as Stroke Awareness Month. The se  more

CARNEGIE, Pennsylvania, May 11 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on May 10, 2024: Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) released a video sharing how his office secured a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) requirement for the construction work at the Montgomery Locks and Dam project on the Ohio River. The video highlights Steve Mazza, Council Representative at Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters, who speaks to how this win for workers will   more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Today, Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) announced $1,447,930 in funding from the National Park Service's Historic Preservation Fund for preservation efforts in Ohio. Congressman Joyce is a cosponsor of the Historic Preservation Fund Reauthorization Act to extend and increase funding for the program through FY 2033. Established in 1977, the Historic Preservation Fund was authorized at $150 million pe  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on May 10, 202: Today, Reps. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) introduced the bipartisan BIOSECURE Act, a bill to ensure American patient data and taxpayer dollars do not fall into the hands of foreign adversaries' biotechnology companies of concern by prohibiting Federal contracting with these companies. This legislation builds on earlier efforts in the 118th Congress. The Chinese Communist P  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following opening statement from a hearing dated April 9, 2024, entitled "An Update From the Treasury Department: Countering Illicit Finance, Terrorism and Sanctions Evasion": * * * I call this hearing to order. We face threats to American national security and global stability every day. Autocrats and terrorists and drug traffickers work to undermine our econom  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: Continuing their push to protect veterans and taxpayers, Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and his Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee colleagues U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) are calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to push for stronger accountability provisions in its ongoing contract negotiations with Oracle Health on the   more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: "Do the right thing ... ensure that Ohioans and people all over our country don't have to choose between Internet service and food." In a speech this afternoon on the Senate floor, Senator JD Vance (R-OH) appealed to his colleagues to ensure the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is not allowed to expire. Watch Senator Vance's remarks here and read an excerpt below: Senator Vance: "Real people are going to su  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: "The impact from a full-scale Volt Typhoon attack on U.S. critical infrastructure would be devastating and could result in our nation being thrown into disarray at the exact time it is under military attack from foreign adversaries." Senator JD Vance (R-OH) sent a letter to Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Jen Easterly detailing past attacks on American technology infrastructure by a  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following commentary on May 9, 2024, to Newsweek: * * * NEW YORK TRUMP TRIAL IS JUST ANOTHER PARTISAN WITCH HUNT Four weeks into New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg's criminal trial against Donald Trump, it's clear this charade is more about partisan politics than law enforcement. The prosecution has failed to present evidence of wrongdoing. If this case had been assigned to a reasonable and impartial jurist, it would have been dism  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), JD Vance (R-Ohio), and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) sent a letter to President Biden calling on him to block Nippon Steel from acquiring U.S. Steel. President Biden has repeatedly and publicly expressed his support for preventing a foreign takeover of one of America's flagship companies. Nonetheless, Biden has refused to use his authority as president to block the deal. "By law you pos  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Continuing their push to protect veterans and taxpayers, Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and his Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee colleagues U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) are calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to push for stronger accountability provisions in its ongoing contract negotiations with Oracle Health on the Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM  more