WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) released the following statement after the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS) announced a new proposed rule to expand CFIUS's authority to review real estate transactions - involving land purchases by foreign entities - around sensitive military bases. CFIUS's proposal follows Brown's call to strengthen the reporting and enforcement of foreign ownership   more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced new investments to replace outdated buses with new vehicles in Northeast Ohio. The federal investments for the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) and the Stark Area Regional Transit Authority (SARTA) will help the agencies improve their infrastructure to support bus operations and are made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which   more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: YOUNGSTOWN, OH - U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) hosted a roundtable with government officials, businesses, workers and residents of downtown Youngstown who have been negatively affected by the May 28 Realty Tower Explosion. Brown and residents discussed the ongoing recovery efforts. "Youngstown has been knocked down before, but anyone who knows the Valley knows the resilience in this city," said Brown. "I k  more

WASHINGTON, July 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, "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress." Sen. Brown's remarks, as prepared for delivery follow: Welcome Chair Powell. Ohioans know and Americans know that our economy fundamentally is not a fair playing field.  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) continues to fight to protect American solar manufacturing from unfair trade practices. Brown joined U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) to request detailed information from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) about how the Biden Administration will enforce provisions designed to prevent importers from evading tariffs by stockpiling solar modules that were imported during the tarif  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) and the Biden-Harris Administration announce(link is external) $10,633,105 in federal funding to the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which Congresswoman Brown proudly voted for in November 2021. Congresswoman Brown also submitted a letter of support for GCRTA's grant application in April of this year.   more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, issued the following news release on July 9, 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 "The Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Communications Commission Agency Budget." "This is the third time we've had the FCC before us this Congress,   more

WASHINGTON, July 10 (TNSres) -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: Today, the House Judiciary Committee and its Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government released an interim staff report titled, "Lawfare: How the Manhattan District Attorney's Office and a New York State Judge Violated the Constitutional and Legal Rights of President Donald J. Trump." The state or local prosecution of a c  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10), head of the U.S. delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and the U.S. delegation to NATO PA hosted leaders of the parliaments of NATO allies for the NATO Parliamentary Summit. Click here or on the image above to view Chairman Turner's introductory remarks. "On behalf of the U.S. delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, I want to welcome you all and thank y  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) introduced the "No Unconstitutional Security Guarantees to Ukraine" resolution today. This legislation, initially introduced in the Senate by Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Rand Paul (R-KY), expresses that the United States should not enter into any bilateral or multilateral agreement to provide security guarantees or long-term security assistance to Ukraine. "Presi  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: * * * Energy and Water Development Funding Bill Jeopardizes Energy Security, Fails to Confront the Climate Crisis **CUTS FACT SHEET** (https://democrats-appropriations.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/democrats-appropriations.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/FY25%20Energy%20and%20Water%20Rescissions%20Repeals%20and%20Cuts_0.pdf) House Republicans Cripple the Clean Energy Economy * * * Today, H  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on July 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, "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress." Sen. Brown's remarks, as prepared for delivery follow: Welcome Chair Powell. O  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: "There are a whole host of ways in which this immigration problem is having very real human consequences." Senator JD Vance (R-OH) slammed immigration's detrimental effect on the American economy and its workers in a Senate Banking Committee hearing with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Senator Vance highlighted the the causal role of immigration in the further tightening of the housing market, labor marke  more