WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2021: At a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee roundtable titled "FedRAMP Reform: Recommendations to Reduce Burden, Enhance Security, and Address Inefficiencies in the Government Cloud Authorization Process," experts agreed with U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, on the need to add more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following remarks: * * * Senator Portman delivered remarks at a press conference this afternoon outlining his concerns with the SALT tax provision in Democrats' massive tax and spending proposal. During his remarks, he pointed out that the real cost of the Democrats' proposal will be more than $4 trillion because many of the programs are unlikely to sunset, two-thirds of millionaires will receives a tax cut under the proposal and the SALT cap increase will cost as much as $100 billion more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement on Dec. 1, 2021, welcoming Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, to the committee: * * * "I welcome Congresswoman Shontel Brown as our newest permanent member of the House Agriculture Committee. "I am excited to welcome her voice to our Committee and look forward to working with Congresswoman Brown as she begins to write her story as a member of the House Agriculture Committee and the House of Representatives." more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2021: Congresswoman Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) was appointed to serve on the House Agriculture Committee and the House Committee on Oversight and Reform after her nomination from the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee was approved by the full Democratic Caucus. "I am honored to be appointed to serve on committees that provide an opportunity to advance accountability and justice in government and use my voice to fight for working families i more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2021: Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement regarding a bipartisan, bicameral letter she led to the Federal Railroad Administration alongside ten Members of Congress in support of the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency's application for a federal grant to study the Cleveland to Chicago rail corridor. On Tuesday, November 23, Rep. Kaptur sent a letter to the Federal Railroad Administration expressing her strong s more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following statement on Dec. 1, 2021: * * * Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, released the following statement on Nord Stream 2 sanctions and the ongoing debate regarding the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act. "Energy security assures Liberty's security at home and abroad. As co-chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, I have joined a bipartisan group of Members in strongly condemning Russia's subversive objective of more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, Republican leader of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, issued the following remarks on Dec. 1, 2021, at a hearing entitled "Holding Big Tech Accountable: Targeted Reforms to Tech's Legal Immunity": * * * House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican leader for Communications and Technology Bob Latta (R-OH) called out Big Tech censorship today at a subcommittee hearing on Section 230 reform. Excerpts and highlights from his remarks: REPUBLICAN SECTIO more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission's (ARC) Investments Supporting Partnerships in Recovery Ecosystems (INSPIRE) Initiative has awarded a $500,000 grant to Kno-Ho-Co Ashland Community Action Commission (KHCA) in Coshocton, Ohio, for the Recovery Network Implementation Program. Funding will help 126 participants receive housing, substance use disorder (SUD) recovery support, and workforce development training in  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2021: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Rural Development has approved a $1,089,000 loan guarantee to assist with new construction of the Hope Senior Village in East Canton. The project will construct a multifamily senior housing complex with a total of 24 one-bedroom and 16 two-bedroom units housed in eight apartment buildings. The complex will also include a community center with a fit more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2021: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) hosted a news conference call today to discuss his legislation to protect Ohioans from antibiotic-resistant "superbugs." Senator Brown reintroduced The Strategies to Address Antibiotic Resistance, or STAAR Act today, which would provide a multi-pronged strategy to limit the growing impact of antibiotic resistance. The legislation aims to protect Americans from potential health crises, while lowering the costs asso more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following opening statement at a Nov. 18, 2021, confirmation hearing: * * * The Committee meets today to consider the nomination of Saule Omarova to be the Comptroller of the Currency. Congratulations to Professor Omarova for being nominated to this important role. Welcome to the Committee. And welcome to your friends and family watching from home. I applaud the Biden Administration for this historic nomination.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) introduced bipartisan legislation that would direct federal agencies to track all spending and financial damages related to disasters and emergencies - including pandemics, wildfires, and extreme flooding. This information would be reported to Congress and posted online to help make information about how much the federal government is spending on disaster response and re more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 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, and Alex Padilla (D-CA) introduced the Disclosing All Spending That Ensures Relief Act (DISASTER Act), bipartisan legislation that will direct federal agencies to track all spending and financial damages related to disast more PR