WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following opening statement as part of an Oct. 26, 2021, hybrid hearing on nominations for Ex-Im Bank and Housing and Urban Development Department: * * * The Committee meets today to consider the nominations of: Reta Jo Lewis to be President and Chair of the Export-Import Bank; and Elizabeth de Leon Bhargava to be Assistant Secretary for Administration at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. We congrat more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2021: Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, introduced the SMART Energy Efficiency Standards Act. The legislation would change the date that furnace, central air conditioner, and heat pump manufacturers must comply with regional energy efficiency standards to the date of manufacture instead of what it currently is, which is the date of installation. This action would bring the regulations i more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, Republican leader of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, issued the following remarks on Nov. 3, 2021, during a committee markup of the Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act (H.R. 1218) and Spectrum Coordination Act (H.R. 2501): * * * Highlights and excerpts below: INTRODUCTION "Before I begin my opening remarks, I'd like to congratulate my friend and colleague, Chairman Doyle, for his upcoming retirement. It is almost hard to believe we have worked toget more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) - Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs - announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded a $125,000 grant to Fair Housing Contact Service (FHCS) in Akron. FHCS will use these funds to expand enforcement services and outreach efforts as well as assist persons with disabilities to meet the increased need. These funds are made possible through the American more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) - Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs - announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded a $150,000 grant to Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) of Greater Cincinnati. HOME of Greater Cincinnati will use these funds to provide housing discrimination intake, screening, and referral services, conduct fair housing education and outreach activities, and more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) - Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs - announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded two grants, totaling $250,000, to fair housing organizations in Cleveland and Painesville for fair housing enforcement and outreach. These funds are made possible through the American Rescue Plan, which Brown helped write and pass. "More than 50 years after Congres more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) - Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs - announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded a $317,447 grant to Ohio State Legal Services Association (LSA) in Columbus. Ohio State LSA will use these funds to provide training and resources to the Community Action Agencies who are distributing emergency rental assistance throughout central and southeast Ohio more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) - Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs - announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded a $349,983 grant to Fair Housing Opportunities of Northwest Ohio (FHONO) in Toledo. FHONO will use this grant to hire two additional staff members to assist with high call volume, conduct investigations to ensure funds are reaching marginalized communities, and bett more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) hosted a news conference call to discuss his Sustainable Skies Act, which would provide a tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Brown's legislation aims to support the growth of the SAF industry in Ohio and capture more of the jet fuel market, as airlines work to cut aviation's carbon emissions in half, by offering a tax credit for sustainable-aviation fuel used in place of traditional jet fuel. Fuel would qualify if i more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2021: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, applauded the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for passing his bipartisan Metropolitan Areas Protection and Standardization Act to help protect communities across the country from the possible consequences of an increased populatio more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2021: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, praised the Committee adoption of his amendment to the Inspector General Independence and Empowerment Act of 2021 to ensure thorough oversight of the efforts to screen, vet, and process the evacuees from Afghanistan prior to their resettlement in the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement as part of a hybrid hearing on Oct. 21, 2021, entitled "How Private Equity Landlords are Changing the Housing Market": * * * One thing seems to be pretty much certain in this economy: no matter what happens to most Americans - a financial crisis, a global pandemic - Wall Street will find a way to profit off of everybody else's pain. We all remember 2008. Nearly nine million workers lost their  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: As ongoing, pandemic related supply chain disruptions impact businesses and consumers, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and nine other senators are introducing new legislation to help address the issue. The Supply Chain Resiliency Act will alleviate current supply chain bottlenecks and prevent future disruptions by investing in American companies to reduce our reliance on long supply chains and ensure that critical products are made in more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2021: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Senate Rules Committee, applauded the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for passing their bipartisan Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act to increase government transpare more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 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, applauded the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for passing their bipartisan Government Ownership and Oversight of Data in Artificial Intelligence (GOOD AI) Act. The legislation will secure and protect  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 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, applauded the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for passing their bipartisan Countering Human Trafficking Act and the DHS Blue Campaign Enhancement Act. These bipartisan bills will enhance our nation' more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 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, applauded the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for passing their bipartisan legislation to provide Inspectors General with additional protections has advanced in the Senate. The legislation, which will more PR