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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Ohio Newsletter for Friday August 23, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Brown Celebrates Groundbreaking of New Piketon Middle School
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: PIKETON, OH Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined local officials to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new Piketon Middle School. Brown secured $20 million for a new middle school in the 2023 government funding law. The new building will replace the now-closed Zahn's Corner Middle School, which was shuttered in 2019 following the detection of radioactive material inside the school. "We worked to   more

Brown Statement on Steward Health Closing Remaining Mahoning Valley Facilities
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: CLEVELAND, OH U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) issued the below statement following the news that Steward Health will shutter Trumbull Regional Hospital, Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital, and local satellite facilities in 30-days. "This announcement is a slap in the face to the hardworking health care workers who made this company millions of dollars and to the patients in the Mahoning Valley who relied on S  more

Latta Statement on DHS Report of Nearly 300,000 Illegal Immigrant Children Missing in U.S.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Bob Latta (OH-05), who has traveled to the southern border 4 times, today released the following statement after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a report detailing nearly 300,000 illegal immigrant children are unaccounted for in the United States: "The open border policies of the Biden-Harris administration have led to a national security and humanitarian crisis unlike we have  more

Latta Statement on Jobs Report Revision
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) provided the following statement in response to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announcement that more than 800,000 of the jobs the Biden-Harris Administration claimed to have "created" do not exist: "The American people can see through the wool this administration is pulling over their eyes. Month after month, Ohioans are stuck making difficult decisions when it comes to  more

Rep. Kaptur Announces $4.3M in Federal Funding to Boost Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency for Ohio Appalachian Region, Toledo
TOLEDO, Ohio, Aug. 23 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, announced that Ohio has been awarded $4,301,375 in federal funding through the US Department of Energy's Sustainable Energy Resources for Consumers (SERC) program. This funding, made possible by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will support two innovative projects   more

Turner Statement on the Passing of Congressman Bill Pascrell
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) released the following statement on the passing of Congressman Bill Pascrell: "My condolences go out to Congressman Bill Pascrell's family. For over 15 years, he and I co-chaired the Congressional Former Mayors Caucus, which advocates for America's cities. Bill used his experience as the Mayor of Paterson in his leadership in Congress." *** Original text here: https:  more