WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) reintroduced his Restoring Justice for Workers Act, legislation to end forced arbitration clauses and protect workers' ability to hold abusive employers accountable and pursue work-related claims in court. The bill would override the 2018 Supreme Court decision, Epic Systems v. Lewis, which allowed employers to continue to enforce arbitration clauses against workers. T  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), and John Thune (R-SD) have introduced the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act, bipartisan legislation to streamline the prior authorization process in Medicare Advantage (MA) to reduce administrative burdens and ensure timely care for seniors. "Right now, too many older Americans enrolled in Medicare Advantage are forced to dea  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Matthew J. Perry, president and CEO of Genesis HealthCare System, from a hearing dated June 4, 2024, entitled "Oversight of 340B Drug Pricing Program": * * * Chairman Griffith, Ranking Member Castor, and members of the subcommittee, I am Matthew Perry, president and CEO of Genesis HealthCare System based in Zanesville, Ohio. It is my honor to appear before you t  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Environment, issued the following opening statement from a hearing dated June 4, 2024, entitled "An Overview of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2025": * * * Good morning, and welcome to our hearing on NOAA's Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2025. I'd like to welcome the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, and   more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: During today's Financial Services Committee Hearing on oversight of the FDIC, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (D-OH), member of the House Financial Services Committee, questioned Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Special Review Committee Co-Chairs Michael Hsu and Jonathan McKernan. Before questioning the witnesses, Congresswoman Beatty reminded the committee that Democratic members addr  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, congratulated Christy Goldsmith Romero on her nomination to be Chair of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and issued the following statement: "Christy Goldsmith Romero, w  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: "In a continuing response to the current administration's persecution of President Donald Trump, we will not allow the fast-tracking of any Biden Article III court judicial nominees, as well as Biden U.S. attorney nominations." Senators JD Vance (R-OH), Mike Lee (R-UT), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), and Eric Schmitt (R-MO) announced a sweeping hold policy on a series of Pr  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: Senator's Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act improves access to care for seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) by streamlining the prior authorization process for treatments and care their doctors prescribe Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema, joined by U.S. Senators Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and John Thune (R-S.D.), introduced the Improving Seniors' Timely Access   more