WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) hosted a news conference call to announce the 12th year of hosting summer manufacturing camps designed to help young Ohioans learn about manufacturing jobs available in Ohio. Brown's summer manufacturing camps help introduce kids and their parents to an up-to-date, real-world understanding of American manufacturing. "I often hear from parents that something they love   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced a new initiative to train workers, including technicians, scientists, and engineers, to expand opportunities for workers and meet the specialized workforce needs of the water industry in the Great Lakes. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $4,852,566 investment to The Ohio State University--in partnership with local utility services,   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- 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, "The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Semi-Annual Report to Congress." Sen. Brown's remarks, as prepared for delivery follow: Last month, we defeated the latest in a long, long line of attacks on the Consumer Financial   more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) and the Biden-Harris Administration today announced$4,852,566 in federal funding to The Ohio State University to implement a workforce training program in coastal communities in Ohio, including Cleveland. The competitive grant was awarded by the Department of Commerce as part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Climate-Ready Workforce for Coastal   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Permanent Select Intelligence Committee, issued the following news release: The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence passed the Intelligence Authorization Act (IAA) for Fiscal Year 2025, which authorizes funding for the United States Intelligence Community (IC). The measure was passed unanimously by voice. "As America's adversaries become more emboldened, it is imperative that Congress strengthen U.S. nationa  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: Today, Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) led a closed-door, transcribed interview of former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. The seven-hour testimony centered on Mr. Cuomo's issuance of deadly guidance that forced New York nursing homes and long-term   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following statement on June 11, 2024: * * * Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement reaffirming her support for a Two-State Solution for the Israeli and Palestinian people, and applauding the United Nations Security Council vote to support the US diplomatic peace plan for Israel and Gaza. "On Monday, the world welcomed the unanimous passage by the United Nations Security Council of the US diplomati  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSresL) -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20), and Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin (MI-07) introduced the Weatherization Enhancement and Readiness Act, legislation that invests in home weatherization efforts to save low-income families hundreds of dollars on their energy bills while making homes safer, healthier, and more energy efficient. "My work to esta  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), and Congressman Mark Alford (R-Mo.) to discuss House Republicans holding Merrick Garland accountable for refusing to comply with Congressional subpoenas in order to protect President Biden.   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), and Congressman Mark Alford (R-Mo.) to discuss House Republicans holding Merrick Garland accountable for refusing to comply with Congressional subpoenas in order to p  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSfact) -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following fact sheet on June 12, 2024, with Reps. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, and Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan: * * * Making Weatherization Work for Everyone The Weatherization Enhancement & Readiness Act 118th Congress Sponsors: Reps. Paul Tonko (NY-20), Marcy Kaptur (OH-9), & Elissa Slotkin (MI-7) Weatherization saves energy & lowers utility costs * For over 40 years, the Department of Energy's Weatherization Assistance   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 12, 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, "The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Semi-Annual Report to Congress." Sen. Brown's remarks, as prepared for delivery follow: Last mo  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy released the following opening statement from a hearing dated June 7, 2024, entitled "Keeping the Promise of Social Security for Ohio's First Responders and Public Servants": * * The Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy will come to order. This is a unique day for the subcommittee, getting out of Washington and coming to Ohio.   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The Senate Finance Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy released the following testimony by Carl Jordan, an ex-captain and firefighter paramedic at Canton City, from a hearing dated June 7, 2024, entitled "Keeping the Promise of Social Security for Ohio's First Responders and Public Servants": * * * My name is Carl Jordan, I served 33 years as a Canton City Firefighter/Medic and Captain. During that time, I worked a shift of 24 hours on duty and 4  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The Senate Finance Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy released the following testimony by Barbara Ward, a bus driver for Fairland Local Schools, and a member of the Ohio Association of Public School Employees, from a hearing dated June 7, 2024, entitled "Keeping the Promise of Social Security for Ohio's First Responders and Public Servants": * * * Good morning, Senator Brown and thank you for holding this hearing. My name is Barbara Ward. I am a  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The Senate Finance Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy released the following testimony by Brian Steel, a representative of the Fraternal Order of Police, from a hearing dated June 7, 2024, entitled "Keeping the Promise of Social Security for Ohio's First Responders and Public Servants": * * * Chairman Brown, My name is Brian Steel, and I represent the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), the oldest and largest law enforcement labor organization in   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The Senate Finance Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy released the following testimony by George Sakellakis, director of the Ohio Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, from a hearing dated June 7, 2024, entitled "Keeping the Promise of Social Security for Ohio's First Responders and Public Servants": * * * Chairman Brown, thank you for having Ohio's police officers at this field committee hearing on Senate Bill 597, the Social Security Fairness Ac  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The Senate Finance Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy released the following testimony by Cheryl Williams, a public school employee, from a hearing dated June 7, 2024, entitled "Keeping the Promise of Social Security for Ohio's First Responders and Public Servants": * * * My name is Cheryl Williams. At nearly 61 years old, retirement is certainly on my mind. I am a proud public-school employee who, unfortunately, will be penalized by both GPO &   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The Senate Finance Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy released the following testimony by Diane Gibson, a retired public school teacher in Cincinnati Public Schools and Berkeley County School District in South Carolina, from a hearing dated June 7, 2024, entitled "Keeping the Promise of Social Security for Ohio's First Responders and Public Servants": * * * Thank you, Senator Brown, for inviting me to testify at today's field hearing on the Gove  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following newsletter on June 11, 2024: * * * The brightest light of the American solar industry is Northwest Ohio. First Solar employs about 3,000 workers, and smaller local companies should be the beginning of a growing regional supply chain. But China is deliberately doing all it can to stifle that growth. China illegally subsidizes industries they believe are key to global economic dominance, like solar. American solar manufactu  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: "The DEI agenda is a destructive ideology that breeds hatred and racial division. It has no place in our federal government or anywhere else in our society." Senator JD Vance (R-OH) and Congressman Michael Cloud (R-TX-27), along with cosponsors Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Rick Scott (R-FL), and fifteen members of the U.S. House of Representativ  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: "All Americans can agree that our tax dollars should not be supporting direct attacks on U.S. persons based upon reasonable political disagreement, and especially not direct attacks on U.S. legislators based solely upon their vote." Senator JD Vance (R-OH) and Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) demanded information from Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on a hit piece by a Ukrainian NGO led by an individual with   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) issued the below statement announcing that he will support Congressional efforts to overturn the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed power plant emission rules. Brown had called on the EPA to work with Ohioans to revise and fix the proposed rule. While Brown successfully pushed the Administration to remove existing gas-powered plants from the regulation, the administr  more