WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Last week, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) reintroduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would provide state and local law enforcement with high-tech devices to detect and identify dangerous drugs like fentanyl. The Providing Officers with Electronic Resources (POWER) Act would establish a new grant program through the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to help state and local law enforcement organizations secure high-tech, portable screening devices. Br more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. David Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) announced that he has reintroduced legislation to prevent military suicides, the Military Suicide Prevention in the 21st Century Act, alongside Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20). This bipartisan, bicameral bill aims to utilize technology to reduce the suicide rate among military servicemembers. Senators Rob Portman (OH) and Kyrsten Sinema (AZ) have introduced the legislation in the Senate. Tragically, the suicide r more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced a $2,516,500 National Park Service grant award to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) for the replacement of the Maumee Bay State Park boardwalk trail in Lucas County. The 2.4-mile ADA accessible trail traverses the wetlands of Maumee Bay State Park, and is open to the public year-round. The grant will provide 50 percent of the funding for ODNR's costs related to the design, engineering,  more PR

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) released the following statement today in support of protecting stepped-up basis in the current draft of the Build Back Better Act, which Congress is continuing to debate. "Ohio family farmers are a cornerstone of our economy and a pillar of our communities. It is critical that Ohio's family farms can continue to thrive from generation to generation without the fear of being hit with an unaffordable tax burden. T more PR

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Oct. 5 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following statement on Oct. 4, 2021: * * * Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) today released the following statement in response to the Biden Administration's China Trade Policy Plan. In a speech today, United States Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai outlined the Biden Administration's vision for U.S.-China Trade Policy. USTR Tai's full speech can be read here: https://timryan.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-tim-ryan-reacts-biden-administration-s-announced-plan-china- more PR

DAYTON, Ohio, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) joined local leaders at the 6th Annual Ohio Defense and Aerospace Forum to discuss the state of defense in Ohio, the critical role Ohio plays in our national security and the positive economic impact the Department of Defense (DoD) and Federal Installations around the state bring to the Dayton region. "The 2021 JobsOhio report revealed that Southwest Ohio has seen significant economic growth as a result of th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the United States Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded $50,000 to support the Maumee Valley Planning Organization (MVPO) in Defiance with updating its region's Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) in Northwest Ohio. The strategy will span a five-county area that includes Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding and Williams counties. "Ohio workers can compete with anyone more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the United States Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded $750,000 to support the Center for Advanced Air Mobility Initiative (CAAM-I) in Cuyahoga County. The funding will go toward increasing the level of support resources in Northeast Ohio for established small minority business enterprises. The project activities will bring new technologies to market, grow manufacturers and provide consulting se more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded COVID-19 relief grants to eight universities and organizations to help their respective communities recover from the economic burdens caused by the pandemic. These funds will assist humanities programs and institutions in their reopening efforts, as well as support the humanities workforce. These awards are made possible through funding  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the United States Department of Transportation's (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has awarded two grants, totaling $1,752,293 to research and improve the safety of pipelines in Ohio. "Pipelines run through communities across the country, sometimes right through families' backyards. That's why we must ensure that public utility lines are as safe as possible," s more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the United States Department of Transportation's (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has awarded $739,370 to the Ohio Emergency Management Agency to aid in the development, implementation, and improvement of emergency plans for local communities and to train emergency responders to help communities prepare for a potential hazardous materials transportation inciden more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the United States Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded $1,499,842 to the Cincinnati Minority Business Accelerator's Bridging the Racial Divide to Enhance Innovation & Entrepreneurship project. Funds will be used for the development of sizeable minority-owned businesses to strengthen and expand the minority entrepreneurial community by providing access to capital and other resourc more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following opening statement at an Oct. 5, 2021, hearing entitled "Afghanistan's Future: Assessing the National Security, Humanitarian and Economic Implications of the Taliban Takeover": * * * In August, we finally ended twenty years of war in Afghanistan. Almost 125,000 people were airlifted out of the country in a few short weeks, because of the skill and courage of our troops and our diplomats and other humanitar more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Oct. 4, 2021: * * * Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, released the following statement on the newly released Pandora Papers. "The revelations in the massive Pandora Papers leaks reveal once again the extraordinary lengths to which billionaires, oligarchs, kleptocrats, and other bad actors will go to hide their wealth, eva more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following statement on Oct. 4, 2021: * * * Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, released the following statement on the newly released Pandora Papers. "The revelations in the massive Pandora Papers leaks reveal once again the extraordinary lengths to which billionaires, oligarchs, kleptocrats, and other bad actors will go to hide their wealth, evade taxes and accountability, and launder dirty money," said Brown. " more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following newsletter: Last week I had the opportunity to speak with Mahoning County Sheriff Jerry Greene. Sheriff Greene knows firsthand the toll that fentanyl has taken on Ohioans in the Mahoning Valley and across the state, and the dangers the drug poses to first responders. It's why I'm leading a bipartisan group of colleagues, including Senator Portman, to reintroduce the Providing Officers with Electronic Resources Act, also known as the POWER Act, to build on my INTERDICT Act more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, led the Committee in voting on nine key Biden Administration nominees: * Mr. Brian Nelson, of California, to be Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes, U.S. Department of Treasury; * Ms. Elizabeth Rosenberg, of Vermont, to be Assistant Secretary for Terro more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2021: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released text of their bipartisan legislation that strengthens cybersecurity across the federal government, ensures attacks on federal networks and contractors are reported to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: As part of their ongoing oversight efforts of federal pandemic preparedness and the COVID-19 response, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, are seeking firsthand accounts of efforts to secure personal protective equipment and other critical medical supplies  more PR