WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) continued to push the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Admiral Linda Fagan, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, to make the Ashtabula Harbor station operational fulltime to better protect Ohioans, following a weekend where one boater died, 13 others were rescued, and one remains missing. "Let me say this is no uncertain terms: USCG   more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) called on the Secretary of the Treasury and the IRS Commissioner to declare that relief payments Youngstown residents received from the Red Cross, the United Way, and Enbridge Gas in connection to the May 28, 2024 explosion in downtown Youngstown, be deemed tax exempt. Brown is pushing the IRS to declare the tragic explosion "of a catastrophic nature," and qualify the p  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) escalated pressure on the Biden Administration to fix its flawed proposed rules for the 45V clean hydrogen production tax credit, which threaten the viability of the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub. The proposed rule lacks the flexibility needed to grow this vital industry and disadvantages using natural gas to produce hydrogen putting Ohio's progress in clean h  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- 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 nominations hearing for the Honorable Christy Goldsmith Romero, of Virginia, to be Chairperson and Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; The Honorable Caroline A. Crenshaw, of the District of Columbia, to  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell today thanked the Biden Administration for investing $1.7 billion in American auto manufacturing through the Domestic Manufacturing Auto Conversion Grants program, a provision Dingell authored and included in the Inflation Reduction Act. This funding will support the conversion of 11 shuttered or at-risk auto manufacturing and assembly facilities across eight states--Mic  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, following months of pressure from U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), the Biden administration placed new restrictions on foreign steel coming into the U.S. through Mexico. The Mexican government is currently violating a 2019 agreement with the U.S. and threatening steelworkers in Ohio and around the country. Brown has led effortsincluding by introducing bipartisan legislationto push the Administration   more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, announced a $32,617,879 EV Conversion Grants program award for American Autoparts and Mobis North America. The Project consists of two phases where American Autoparts will convert its existing ICE complete chassis assembly plant located at the Stellantis Toledo Ass  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Mike Carey, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: Today, Representative Mike Carey (OH-15) announced that funding for ten Fifteenth District projects totaling $19,921,250 had been included in the House of Representatives fiscal year 2025 appropriations process. "Fighting for the future of Ohio's Fifteenth District, our infrastructure and clean water, reliable emergency services and community resources, is a job we take seriously," said Congress  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 11, 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 nominations hearing for the Honorable Christy Goldsmith Romero, of Virginia, to be Chairperson and Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insu  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: DAYTON, OHIOToday, Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) announced that over $400,000 in federal funds have been awarded to local fire departments in the Miami Valley. Beavercreek Township, the City of Dayton, and the City of Trotwood, all located in Congressman Turner's district, were allocated funds under the Department of Homeland Security's Fiscal Year 2023 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) Program. Recip  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on July 11, 2024: * * * U.S. Congressman Max Miller (OH-07) released the following statement after the House of Representatives voted 221 - 198 to pass H.R. 8281, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. "Today, the House of Representatives took a major step in securing our elections. The message is simple: Americans should decide American elections. Allowing non-citizens to vote in our elections not o  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Max Miller (OH-07) recognized the incredible accomplishments of Olmsted Falls native Katie Moon in a speech on the House Floor earlier this week. Katie, a decorated Olympian, will be representing the United States in the Pole Vault at the Paris Olympic Games this summer. Congressman Miller's full remarks are below: This summer, Northeast Ohio native, Katie Moon, will compete at her second Oly  more