WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the bipartisan Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022, which was signed into law in 2022, is now delivering care for nearly 32,000 veterans in Ohio and one million veterans across the country. The legislation expanded care for veterans who were exposed to toxins, and 31,945 Ohioans have n  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) and Congresswoman Haley Stevens (MI-11) introduced the Diverse Cybersecurity Workforce Act (H.R.8469), to establish a program at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to promote the cybersecurity field to underrepresented and disadvantaged communities. The legislation requires CISA to expand existing education and outreach activities and promote cybersec  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) delivered the following opening remarks at today's subcommittee hearing titled "Legislative Proposal to Sunset Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act." RECOGNIZING CHANGES IN THE INTERNET "Since 1996, Section 23  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) opened today's hearing titled "A Hearing with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Senior Scientific Advisor, Dr. David Morens" by noting that Dr. David Morens -- a former top advisor to Dr. Anthony Fauc  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, issued the following statement on May 22, 2024: * * * Today, Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) commenced formal debarment proceedings against Dr. Peter Daszak, the President of EcoHealth Alliance, Inc. This mov  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Today, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), Subcommittee on Technology Modernization Chairman Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.), and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.), Rep. Troy Balderson (R-Ohio), and Rep. Mike Carey (R-Ohio), released the following statements after the Department of Vet  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced that the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will allocate a total of $9,420,227 in Public Housing Repair funding to the public housing authorities in Erie, Lucas, and Sandusky Counties. This significant investment will support essential capital improvements to ensure safe, modern, and energy-efficient public housing across Nort  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and senior member of the subcommittee on Agriculture applauded the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) for its announcement of a $300 Million allocation aimed at diversifying export markets for American agriculture. This critical funding, part of the new Regional Agricultural Promoti  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-California, issued the following news release: Today, the House passed H.R. 5863, The Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act. This bill includes Congressman Doug LaMalfa's (R-Richvale) bill, H.R. 4970, Protect Innocent Victims Of Taxation After Fire Act, that will exempt wildfire relief payments from federal income taxes. Additionally, H.R. 5863 exempts the relief payments for losses that resulted from the 2023 East Palestine, Ohio train derailment and declar  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on May 22, 2024: * * * Congressman Warren Davidson (R-OH) issued the following statement following the passage of the FIT for the 21st Century Act in the House of Representatives today. "Since 2018, I have been working to establish legal clarity for digital assets. Meanwhile, Gary Gensler's Orwellian regulatory approach has pushed innovation and investment overseas. Today and finally, the House of Representativ  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, raised concerns about DoorDash advertising merchant cash advance (MCA) products to small businesses on its platform. "MCAs are often high cost: merchants have paid the equivalent of interest rates over 800 percent  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: "We now have a historic crisis, I would say historic invasion, at our southern border... Joe Biden opened the southern border. Joe Biden can close the southern border, and it's really that simple." In remarks this morning, Senator JD Vance (R-OH) spoke out against the historic invasion at the U.S. southern border and explained his opposition to Senate Democrats' latest ploy to distract the American people from th  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Yesterday, Chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Rep. Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M., sent a letter to the United States Government Accountability Office requesting information about U.S. government funding of the World Health Organization (WHO). The letter is seeking answers on the total amount of funding, in both assessed dues and additional voluntary contributions, that the   more