WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2021: U.S. Senate Banking Committee Republicans want Democrats to keep with precedent and commit to hold hearings and a markup before the full Senate moves forward with Democrats' $3.5 trillion tax-and-spending spree. In a letter to Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Banking Committee Republicans wrote: "While we believe this profound increase in spending to be ill-adv more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. David Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) applauded the U.S. Department of the Treasury for awarding $50 million in New Markets Tax Credits (NMTCs) to the Cleveland New Markets Investment Fund II (CNMIF). On June 16, 2021, Joyce wrote to Treasury Secretary Yellen in support of CNMIF's application for these credits. CNMIF, which is managed by an affiliate of the Greater Cleveland Partnership (GCP) called Cleveland Development Advisors (CDA), invests in real estate and bus more PR

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) released the following statement reflecting on the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that took place in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. "This year marks the twentieth anniversary of a day that every American will never forget. 2,977 people were tragically killed by terrorists who hate our freedoms and our way of life. More than 6,000 others were injured in the attacks. Hundreds of men and women - some w more PR

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2021: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) today called on President Biden and Congressional leadership to provide additional COVID relief funding for restaurants and their employees in the upcoming Build Back Better Reconciliation Package. Ryan joined with Representatives Mike Thompson (CA-5) and Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR-3) in calling for a substantial replenishment of the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF), which was underfunded and left thou more PR

DAYTON, Ohio, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2021: This week, Congressman Mike Turner and Congressman Chris Stewart (UT-02) visited Wright Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB). WPAFB is home to the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC), which is the Department of Defense's primary source for foreign air and space threats. Both Members serve on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, so this visit is especially applicable to their everyday work and the informed defen more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the United States Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has awarded $296,634 to the Ohio Public Utilities Commission to conduct inspections on commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) along rural corridors and roadways where a high concentration of crashes occur. "Ohio roads are safe, but we are working to make them safer for the thousands of Ohioans more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2021: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) has awarded $488,054 to the Ohio Attorney General's office to provide assistance to those affected by the Oregon District shooting that occurred August 4, 2019. The funds will help pay for four additional mental health counselors and related costs at two mental health facilities. "We have an obligation to help our com more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) applauded the Department of Justice's (DOJ) decision to evaluate the operations of the Columbus Division of Police originally requested by Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther and City Attorney Zach Klein. Brown wrote to DOJ in April supporting their request. "I have been troubled by the many instances of police misconduct and excessive use of force that we have seen in Columbus in recent years," Brown said. "I'm  more PR

STRUTHERS, Ohio, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2021: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined local government and community leaders at the more than 100-year-old State Street Bridge to discuss how his Bridge Investment Act will help communities repair and rebuild bridges and put Ohioans to work upgrading outdated infrastructure in Mahoning County and throughout the state. Brown fought to include the Bridge Investment Act in the larger bipartisan infrastructure bill. The Bridge Investment A more PR

AKRON, Ohio, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2021: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined local leaders and workers on an Akron Metro RTA bus to visit the troubled High Level Bridge and to discuss how the bipartisan infrastructure plan would invest in repairing and rebuilding bridges like High Level, and help Ohio transit agencies invest in expanded service, job training, and more pollution-free vehicles. The bipartisan infrastructure bill is expected to invest a record $1.347 billion in Ohi more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2021: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $4,962,541 in federal funding for the Raleigh County Memorial Airport (Beckley) and the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport (Parkersburg) to support public charter service to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT). The term of this service will run from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025, and will  more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2021: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), a member of the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, thanked the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for extending funding under the Alternate Essential Air Service (AEAS) program for the Raleigh County and Mid-Ohio Valley Airports and resolving a dispute over payments provided by the Department in 2019 while Beckley Airport's runway was under construction. Since 2018, Raleig more PR