WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: The U.S. House of Representatives today passed U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown's bipartisan Building Chips in America Act, a bill to streamline federal reviews for microchip manufacturing facilities like the one being built by Intel in New Albany. The bill prevents delays in domestic manufacturing investments made possible by the CHIPS Act while maintaining bedrock environmental protections for clean air and water  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: With hay supplies being used three to four months earlier than expected, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) called on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack to provide additional flexibility for Ohio farmers experiencing drought conditions to conduct emergency haying and grazing on Conservation Reserve Program enrolled land. Brown's letter amplifies the concerns raised by Ohio Department o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and U.S. Representative Mike Turner (R-OH-10) announced a nearly $2 million investment in the University of Dayton to promote advanced manufacturing and provide state-of-the-art training and equipment for students training in the emerging semiconductor industry. Brown and Turner advocated for funding this project in the government funding package. "Ohio students and w  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) and Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced a nearly $2 million investment in the University of Dayton to provide state-of-the-art training and equipment for students studying the emerging semiconductor industry as well as promote advanced manufacturing. Congressman Turner and Senator Brown advocated for funding this project in the government funding package. "I am prou  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) joined Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) to announce the Uterine Cancer Study Act. Congresswoman Brown is a co-lead on the legislation, which was filed by Congresswoman Clarke with 27 cosponsors. Video: Clarke/Brown Press Conference Announcing Legislation(link is external) The Uterine Cancer Study Act requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) and ClearPath CEO Jeremy Harrell penned a joint op-ed in the Washington Examiner outlining the importance of investing in domestic nuclear energy production. Read an excerpt of the op-ed below, or click here to read the piece in its entirety. "The United States is at the crossroads of its energy future. Homeowners and business owners are struggling to keep up with increased e  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2024: On Monday, September 23, 2024, Congressman Al Green will host a press conference to denounce the recent inexcusable, mean-spirited prevarications made by Former President Donald Trump regarding the Haitian community in Springfield, Ohio. Congressman Green and other leaders will also demand respect for all Haitians, discuss the importance of defending the Haitian community, and the impact of his   more

GEAUGA COUNTY, Ohio, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Today, Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) announced $300,000 in funding through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative's (GLRI) Sediment and Nutrient Reduction program to reduce sediment pollution in Talcott Creek in Thompson, Ohio. This funding is authorized through Congressman Joyce's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2020 which was signed into law in 2021. "Since coming  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14), Elissa Slotkin (MI-07), Ann Wagner (MO-02), and Dina Titus' (NV-01) IMPACTT Human Trafficking Act to provide survivors of human trafficking and the law enforcement officers working to combat these terrible crimes the resources and support they need. U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and James Lankford (R-OK) int  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Michael Rulli, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on Sept. 24, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Michael Rulli (OH-06) released a statement regarding the city of St. Clairsville receiving a federal grant from the National Park Service's Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). His statement is as follows: "I am thrilled to congratulate the City of St. Clairsville on receiving a nearly $290,000 grant for the development of the St. Clairsville Junior Sports Complex  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) today introduced the Evaluating DeFi Opportunities Act. This legislation requires the Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the Secretary of the Treasury to jointly produce a study on decentralized finance. "Decentralized finance is essential to the future of capital markets. Sadly, the Biden-Harris administration is tryi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Congressman Tracey Mann (KS-01), Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Senator Roger Marshall, MD (R-KS), introduced the bicameral and bipartisan Farmer First Fuel Incentives Act requiring the Treasury Department to restrict the eligibility of the 45Z Tax Credit to renewable fuels made only from domestically sourced feedstocks and extending the tax credi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following newsletter on Sept. 24, 2024: Ohio is in the middle of the worst drought our state has seen in over a century. It's been particularly bad in Southeast Ohio, but Ohioans all over our state are feeling its effects. During drought conditions, crops don't grow as high, yields are stunted, and dry fields put farms at a higher risk of fires. Right now, Ohio farmers are reporting poor pasture conditions, weak hay growth, low pon  more