WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following joint statement with Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, Mike Quigley, D-Illinois, and Andy Harris, R-Maryland, on Sept. 1, 2021: * * * The Congressional Ukraine Caucus (CUC) Co-Chairs Representative Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL), and Representative Andy Harris (R-MD) released the following statement after CUC members and allies met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. During President Zelensk more PR

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: This week, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) led twenty of his House colleagues in introducing a resolution condemning the Biden Administration's hypocritical and contradictory energy policies while calling on President Biden to reverse course and invest in American energy. This came after the White House National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, appealed to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and Russia to increase oil product more PR

WARREN, Ohio, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2021: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) today announced $312,000 in federal grant awards to seven fire departments in Northeast Ohio. This funding comes from the Assistance to Firefighter Grant (AFG) Program and the Fire Prevention & Safety (FP&S) Grant Program Award, both of which are administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). "I am proud to support our firefighters and help provide the r more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, ranking member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, issued the following opening statement on Sept. 1, 2021, at the Fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act markup: * * * I would like to first start by thanking Chairman Jim Cooper for his approach this year toward the work of the Subcommittee and for the Strategic Forces mark we have reported for consideration here today. Our work together and resulting final product has been incredibly bipartisan, and we have co more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2021: Representatives Mike Turner (R-OH-10), Jason Crow (D-CO-06), and Brad Wenstrup (R-OH-02) together introduced legislation to support American public servants who have incurred brain injuries from likely directed energy attacks, or "Havana Syndrome." The Havana Syndrome Service Member Support Act will: * Ensure those affected by Anomalous Health Incidents (AHI) receive timely and comprehensive care; * Integrate a cross-agency effort to addr more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2021: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) has awarded a $650,000 grant to Legal Aid Of Western Ohio (LAWO) through its Justice for Families Program. The funding from this award will support the expansion of the capacity of courts and communities to respond to families affected by targeted crimes. "We have an obligation to survivors and our communities to help t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 1, 2021, applauding the White House's planned changes to make it easier to produce affordable housing: * * * "Housing has long been too expensive and too hard to find for many families. "Building more affordable homes - and keeping the homes we have in the hands of homeowners, not investors - is key to bringing down housing costs, including for communities that have been denied acces more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2021: Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) - Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs - applauded the White House's planned changes to make it easier to produce affordable housing. "Housing has long been too expensive and too hard to find for many families. "Building more affordable homes - and keeping the homes we have in the hands of homeowners, not investors - is key to bringing down housing costs, including for commun more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 1, 2021, regarding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's proposed rule to require banks to collect more data on small business lending: * * * "Small businesses drive growth in communities across our country, but too often they face barriers blocking access to credit and loans. "This proposed rule is an important step in addressing longstanding gaps in small business lending data more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2021: Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) - Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs - issued the following statement regarding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) proposed rule to require banks to collect more data on small business lending. "Small businesses drive growth in communities across our country, but too often they face barriers blocking access to credit and loans. "This proposed rule is an impor more PR

SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2021: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined local leaders and business owners to discuss how investment to rebuild crumbling roads, like Lee Road in Shaker Heights, and other infrastructure would spur economic development and create jobs. "This investment will help Ohio communities secure the resources they need for projects to improve and rebuild commercial corridors like Lee Road," said Brown. "A project like this will unleash economic more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2021: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) announced $215 million in New Market Tax Credits across Ohio. The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund's announcement includes four Ohio recipients receiving a total of $215 million in New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) that will spur investment and economic growth in low-income urban and rural communities throughout Ohio. The four Ohio recipients are: * Clevelan more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, issued the following statement regarding President Joe Biden's meeting with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval office earlier today. "As the Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus I am pleased to see that Ukrainian President Zelensky and President Biden met today to help strengthen the important relationship more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has opened new or expanded hunting and sport fishing opportunities across 2.1 million acres, including at the Ohio River Island National Wildlife Refuge in West Virginia. "West Virginia is home to incredible wildlife and breathtaking outdoors. Like many of my fell more PR