WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. David Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 28, 2021: Representatives Dave Joyce (OH-14) and Ruben Gallego (AZ-07) and Senators Mark Kelly (AZ) and Marsha Blackburn (TN) applauded the progress made on their bipartisan VA Quality Health Care Accountability and Transparency Act as it was passed by the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee with unanimous support. The legislation was introduced by the group in April to improve the way the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) shares its performance metrics more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 28, 2021: Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced Lorain County Community College (LCCC) had been awarded a competitive federal grant of $2.1 million through the U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). "While COVID-19 up-ended every aspect of daily life, Lorain County Community College ramained steadfast in its commitment deliver high-q more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 28, 2021: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) issued the following statement in support of the Biden Administration issuing today's Buy American Rule, which is the most robust change to the implementation of the Buy American Act in almost 70 years. This change will significantly increase U.S. made content in products the federal government buys and support the domestic production of products critical to our national and economic security. "The U.S. government spe more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 28, 2021: Congressman Tim Ryan, Chair of the House Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee, lauds the passage of H.R. 4346, the Legislative Branch funding bill, which focuses on protecting our democracy by improving training and wellness support for Capitol Police, strengthening Legislative Branch capacity, and growing opportunity for those who wish to work on Capitol Hill. "In a year full of trauma and hurt, with the apex being the Insurrection on  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Tim Ryan voted this week to authorize the construction of a National Medal of Honor Memorial in Washington, DC. Representative Tim Ryan (OH-13) was one of ten original cosponsors of the bill, which passed the House of Representatives unanimously. The legislation authorizes the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to place a commemorative memorial in the nation's Capital to honor the extraordinary acts of valor, selfless service, and sacrifice dis more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, ranking Republican member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following opening statement on July 28, 2021, at a subcommittee markup for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 2022 (H.R. 4350): * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to first start by thanking you for the manner and approach with which you run this Subcommittee. It's been bipartisan, and we've had a number of truly timely hearings with substantive witnesses. So, thank you for that. I'd also like to  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Steve Chabot, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 28, 2021: The House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously passed the Cambodia Democracy Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Representatives Steve Chabot (R-OH) and Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Cambodia, to impose sanctions on Cambodian officials responsible for uprooting democracy in the country. "Prime Minister Hun Sen and his cronies must face significant consequences from the United States in response to thei more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Office of Rural Development has awarded a $300,000 grant to Midwest Electric, Inc. in Mercer County to improve the sanitary, storm and sewer systems, and roads at the Marion Township Industrial Park. "Strong water and sewer infrastructure is critical to Ohio communities' ability to be economically competitive," Brown said. "This funding will help attract job more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the United States Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $32,000 to Gallia County. The funds will provide economic relief to Gallia-Meigs Regional Airport for operations, personnel, cleaning, sanitization, janitorial services, debt service payments, and combating the spread of pathogens at the airport. "Ohio airports are vital to supporting travel and commerce in more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the United States Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded three grants to Put-in-Bay Township Port Authority located in northwest Ohio, totaling $66,000. The funds will go towards operations, personnel, cleaning, sanitization, janitorial services, debt service payments, and combating the spread of pathogens at the airport. "Ohio airports are vital to supporting tr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the United States Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded five grants to county governments and universities located in northeast Ohio, totaling $214,000. The funds will go towards operations, personnel, cleaning, sanitization, janitorial services, debt service payments, and combating the spread of pathogens at the airport. "Ohio airports are vital to supporting t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the United States Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded five grants to airport authorities and universities in central Ohio, totaling $31,862,048. The funds will go towards operations, personnel, cleaning, sanitization, janitorial services, debt service payments, and combating the spread of pathogens at the airport. "Ohio airports are vital to supporting travel  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the United States Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded two grants to city and county governments located in southwest Ohio, totaling $8,094,056. The funds will be go towards operations, personnel, cleaning, sanitization, janitorial services, debt service payments, and combating the spread of pathogens at the airport. "Ohio airports are vital to supporting trave more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 28, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today hosted a news conference call to promote the passage of his bipartisan Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act, which will be reintroduced today, and would protect people from predatory payday and car title loans. Brown hosted the call ahead of a hearing he will hold on this important legislation tomorrow morning, as the chairman of the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee. "Payday, car title, a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following newsletter: It's simple: unions make Ohioans' hard work pay off. Union workers earn higher wages, on average, and have better benefits, more retirement security, and more control over their schedules. It's why I'm leading the fight to pass the PRO Act - the Protecting the Right to Organize Act. The bill would start to level the playing field between workers and corporations, so workers can bargain for higher pay and better health care and more opportunities for career ad more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 28, 2021: In an effort to put a stop to abusive and predatory lending practices that target vulnerable consumers, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), today led the reintroduction of legislation that would extend the protections of the Military Lending Act (MLA), which caps the annual percentage rate (APR) on consumer  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following joint statement: * * * U.S. Senators Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Angus King (I-Maine), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), Jon Tester (D more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rob Portman (R-Ohio), and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), on Wednesday applauded committee passage of the International Pandemic Preparedness and COVID-19 Response Act (S. 2297), comprehensive legislation to improve global health and pandemic preparedness and enhance COVID-19 response e more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on July 28, 2021: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chair and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), in a statem more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following joint statement: * * * U.S. Senators Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Angus King (I-Maine), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), Jon Te more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following joint statement: * * * U.S. Senators Mark Warner (D-Va.), Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Angus King (I-Maine), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Kyrsten Sinema (D-A more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on July 28, 2021: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rob Portman (R-Ohio), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today applauded committee passage of the International Pandemic Preparedness and COVID-19 Response Act (S. 2297), comprehensive legislation to improve global health and pandemic preparedness and enhance  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on July 28, 2021: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rob Portman (R-Ohio), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today applauded committee passage of the International Pandemic Preparedness and COVID-19 Response Act (S. 2297), comprehensive legislation to improve global health and pandemic preparedness and enhance COVID-1 more PR