WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) delivered remarks on the Senate floor outlining the harmful consequences of the so-called book tax in the Democrats' reckless tax and spending proposal. In the speech, Portman discussed his concerns with the new tax hike, including the fact that it will amount to a new corporate alternative minimum tax that taxes pensions and is not based on income, but rather book value. Portman talked about how the tax would add to inflation tha more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2021: Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) and Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-Ala.) introduced the Level the Playing Field Act 2.0. This bipartisan legislation will punish China for distorting the global steel and aluminum markets and hurting American workers who have suffered from China's egregious anti-free market practices. "For far too long, China and its communist regime have taken deliberate steps to hurt American workers and the American econo more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (TNSRep) -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following statement on Dec. 2, 2021: * * * Ranking Member Frank Lucas released a statement today welcoming Representative Mike Carey to the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee. Carey is a newly elected Member from Ohio's 15th district. "I am delighted to welcome Congressman Mike Carey to the Science Committee, and believe that he has the experience, drive, and know-how to be a str more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2021: Representatives Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) and Lucy McBath (GA-06) introduced the Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act, legislation addressing overcrowded public-school classrooms. U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced companion legislation in the Senate. Students achieve better academic results (https://nepc.colorado.edu/sites/default/files/pb_-_class_size.pdf) when they have more individualized attention from instructors, e more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, Republican leader of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following joint statement on Dec. 2, 2021, with Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, Republican leader of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, on the passing of bipartisan legislation to improve cybersecurity and ensure American leadership in next generation communications technology: * * * "To ensure America wins the future, it is imperative that we are leading the development of next generation technolog more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a $200,000 Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant (MPIRG) to Camden Locker LLC in Camden. These funds will help Camden Locker make necessary improvements to secure the Ohio Department of Agriculture's (ODA) full inspection and become Cooperative Interstate Shipment (CIS) compliant. This will also increase plant production and help better  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a $200,000 Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant (MPIRG) to Ebel's Butcher Shop in Grover Hill. The funds will help Ebel's Butcher Shop meet the demands of local farmers by expanding and updating their existing facility and equipment. "If we're serious about fighting consolidation in the livestock sector, we need to invest in the small  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a $200,000 Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant (MPIRG) to Raney's Beef Jerky in Ironton. These funds will help Raney's Beef Jerky meet increasing demand by expanding and updating its existing facility and equipment. "If we're serious about fighting consolidation in the livestock sector, we need to invest in the small processors in rur more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP) has awarded a $142,994 grant to the Northside Farmers Market (NFM) in Cincinnati. The funds will be used to help NFM build capacity to sustain long-term growth, increase food access for all customers, and support new and existing food producers through incentives and training. "We should support farmers across Southwest Oh more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2021: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP) has awarded a $170,440 grant to Farm Fair, a Cleveland software company that provides a platform for farmers and food hubs to more widely and easily access wholesale channels across an entire region. The funds will be used to increase regional production planning through continued growth of the food hub network  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2021: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP) has awarded a $265,925 grant to the North Union Farmers Market in Cleveland. The funds will be used to support Northeast Ohio's farmers by strengthening their business planning, climate resilient land-use practices, and technical capacity to develop a more accessible local food system. This will also create  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2021: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP) has awarded a $267,055 grant to Rural Action, a nonprofit in Athens County. These funds will be used to support the "Growing the Shawnee Farmers Market" project in Perry County which will help support farmers markets in Appalachian Ohio. The project will establish a board, create marketing strategies, prov more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2021: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a $199,562 Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant (MPIRG) to R&C Packing and Custom Butcher in Bidwell. These funds will help R&C Packing and Custom Butcher purchase new equipment; update facilities to increase production by 50 to 60 percent; and better meet the needs of their consumers. "If we're serious about fighting consolidation in  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2021: In Case You Missed It: Yesterday, during a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing titled "An End-of-Year Look at the State of VA," U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) raised concerns with Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough about VA's electronic health record (EHR) system, its Caregivers Program expansion, claims processing, and predatory for-profit colleges. In August, Brown sent a letter to Sec. McDonough expressing concern over more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2021: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, pressed Loren AliKhan and John P. Howard III, nominees to be Associate Judges for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and Adrienne Jennings Noti, a nominee to be an Associate Judge for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, on how they more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Nearly six months after ProPublica began disclosing confidential, private and legally-protected taxpayer information, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Biden administration continue to show little regard about the haphazard handling of private taxpayer data. ProPublica unabatedly continues to publish articles naming individual taxpayers while the IRS, the Department of the Treasury, the FBI, and the Department of Justice have all failed to identify the  more PR