WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on July 26, 2021: Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific, led Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Jeffrey A. Merkley (D-Ore.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Richard J Durbin (D-Ill.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) in a letter to Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken to expre more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 26, 2021: Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific, and their colleagues Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Jeffrey A. Merkley (D-Ore.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Richard J Durbin (D-Ill.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mas more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: This week, the House of Representatives passed two bipartisan bills authored by Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) and Jerry McNerney (D-CA9). H.R. 2931, the Enhancing Grid Security through Public-Private Partnerships Act, and H.R. 2928, the Cyber Sense Act, each work to bolster the United States' electric infrastructure by encouraging coordination between the Department of Energy (DOE) and electric utilities. The United States has experienced a new wave of cyb more PR

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, July 27 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 26, 2021: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) announced the winners of the Congressional Art Competition from Ohio's 13th Congressional District. Students from schools across the district entered 57 pieces of original artwork. "I am proud to recognize these talented students and their artistic abilities. They have shown their creativity and commitment to the arts in a very difficult time for our country--and we are all better for their efforts," said Congre more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, ranking Republican member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a congressional delegation to McAllen, Texas to survey the impacts illegal immigration and the Biden border crisis have on sensitive wildlife habitats and federal lands along the border. U.S. Reps. Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.), John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) and Troy Balderson (R-Ohio) joined Westerman on the trip. "We  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) along with Sens. Bob Casey (D-PA), Catherine Cortez-Masto (D-NV), and eight other senators, reintroduced legislation last week to protect call center jobs across Ohio and the United States. In recent years, many call center operators have shifted operations overseas and shut down or downsized their U.S. operations at an alarming rate. "Too often, the business sector behaves as though the cheapest option is the best. That's w more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 26, 2021: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), a senior member of the Senate Finance and Banking Committees, was joined by Senate Finance Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Senate Banking Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) in introducing legislation to expand the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC). The AOTC allows eligible taxpayers to reduce their federal income taxes and, in certain circumstances, receive a refu more PR