WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2021: Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement after calling on the Chairs of the House and Senate Budget and Agriculture Committees to allocate $100 million in additional funding for the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP), and the Women, Infants, and Children Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP). In a letter, Rep. Kaptur urged Representative John Yarmuth (D-KY), Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT), Representat more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following statement: * * * Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement on events in Afghanistan. "After two decades of war in which thousands of courageous American soldiers made the ultimate sacrifice - and many more left the battlefields with scars that will never fade away - the time has come to finally bring our troops home. "Our armed forces delivered fierce justice to those who unleashed terror on our homeland, and were aided in that effort by valiant more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 21 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on Aug. 20, 2021: * * * Congressman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) offered the following statement for all veterans of the Global War on Terror (GWOT) and Gold Star families. "I've seen and heard from some GWOT veterans and Gold Star families who are hurting and may think their sacrifices and their loved ones' sacrifices were in vain. I want to reassure them that nothing could be further from the truth. Because of their bravery, service, and sacrifice, the United more PR

DAYTON, Ohio, Aug. 21 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Last Week, Rep. Mike Turner (OH-10), alongside Rep. French Hill (AR-02), Rep. Steve Cohen (TN-09), and Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07), introduced the Shift Back to Society Act (H.R. 5016). This legislation provides grants to HBCU's to create educational and career opportunities for previously incarcerated individuals reintegrating back into society. Post-introduction, the members made the following statements: "Rehabilitated individuals leaving incarceration d more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), and Angus King (I-Maine) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Education announced that it will automatically discharge the outstanding student loans for more than 323,000 Americans with a total and permanent disability (TPD). The new regulation will eliminate the requirement of student loan borrowers with a TPD who were matched through Social Security Administration (SS more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2021: The Office of U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today shared the news from the U.S. Department of Education announced that it will be discharging the outstanding student loans for more than 323,000 Americans with a total and permanent disability (TPD), as King and his colleagues Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) encouraged earlier this month. The new directive will eliminate the requirement of student loan borrowers  more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 21 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Chris Coons (D-DE), and Angus King (I-ME) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Education announced it will automatically discharge the outstanding student loans of more than 323,000 Americans with a total and permanent disability (TPD). The new regulation will eliminate the requirement of student loan borrowers with a TPD who were matched through Social Security Administration (SSA) data to fill o more PR