WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced a $334,996 investment to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) to help efforts to locate potential victims and prevent human trafficking in the state, as part of PUCO's oversight of commercial motor vehicle safety. This investment was awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). "We have a c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced a new investment to reimburse the cost of repairs for road damage in Wayne National Forest caused by winter storms that occurred in southeast Ohio in February 2021. The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded $2,820,145 to the U.S. Forest Service for repairs made to transportation facilities on federal lands in Wayne National Forest that were damaged by  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) welcomed the construction of the Butler Warren County Electrical Joint Apprenticeship Training Center in Liberty Township. The U.S. Department of Economic Administration awarded $1.5 million to the Butler and Warren County Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Trust Fund to build a 19,900-square-foot electrical trades training facility to prepare local workers with the n  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) and the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs (OJP)(link is external) announce two federal grants totaling more than $1.39 million for Northeast Ohio non-profits serving constituents in need. Project Lift Behavioral Health Services will receive a grant of $749,848 for their Empowered Transitions program to address the root causes of youth violence, reduce recid  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2024: Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas demanding information about DHS's failure to comply with Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose's requests for federal citizenship information to verify the citizenship status of registered Ohio voters. As Ohio's  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Permanent Select Intelligence Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 27, 2024: * * * Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner (OH-10) issued the following statement after the Department of Justice unsealed charges against the Iranian nationals who allegedly hacked the Trump campaign. "Through hacking campaigns and plotting assassinations, Iran's clear objective is to targ  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Small-business owners across the country have similar stories about the benefits from the TCJA small-business tax deduction. The owner of a pool-installation business in Missouri was able to begin covering 100 percent of his eight employees' health-care costs and offering health-savings accounts (HSAs). A family rental company in Ohio raised wages and hired more seasonal workers for the busy season. A third?gen  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Michael Rulli, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on Sept. 27, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Michael Rulli (OH-06) released a statement regarding the Office of Community Services (OCS) announcing supplemental awards for the first two cohorts of the Diaper Distribution Demonstration & Research Pilot (DDDRP) program. His statement is as follows: "I am proud to celebrate the Office of Community Service's announcement of supplemental awards that will greatly bene  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Michael Rulli, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2024: Today, Congressman Mike Rulli (OH-06) and members of the Ohio delegation sent a letter to United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack requesting the expansion of Conservative Reserve Program (CRP) acres eligible for emergency haying and grazing measures. Ohio is currently facing the worst drought on record since the early 1930s, with natural disaster declarations in place f  more

TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) Dean of the Ohio Congressional Delegation joined Congressman Mike Rulli (OH-06) in leading 7 bipartisan members of the Ohio Congressional Delegation in a letter to United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack requesting the expansion of Conservative Reserve Program (CRP) acres eligible for emergency haying and grazing measures. Ohio  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2024: Today, Congressman Greg Landsman (OH-01) and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-At Large) introduced legislation to provide equal benefits for U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Ready Reserve members. Congressman Landsman and Congresswoman Blunt Rochester have partnered to introduce the Parity for Public Health Service Ready Reserve Act - legislation that would ensure U  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Bill prevents a lapse in benefits for veterans and their families nationwide On Thursday, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13)'s Extension of Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2024 was signed into law as part of the temporary funding bill that will keep the government funded through December 20. This is Rep. Sykes' first bill to become law. "Veterans who have sacrificed f  more