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2023-10-18

U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Ohio Newsletter for 2023-10-19 ( 13 items )

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Brown Leads 33 Colleagues to Introduce Senate Resolution in Solidarity With UAW Workers on Strike (10)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), along with 33 of his colleagues in the Senate, introduced a resolution today in solidarity with 150,000 members of United Auto Workers (UAW) bargaining for a fair contract, with 34,000 currently on strike. Autoworkers voted to go on strike in September - calling for a fair share of the record-breaking profits their labor produces as well as cost-of-li more PR

Brown, Colleagues Call on Administration to Address Crypto-Financed Terrorism After Reports of Hamas Raising Millions in Crypto to Fund Operations (10)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), along with Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and a bipartisan group of more than 100 lawmakers in the House and Senate, sent a letter to National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Brian Nelson, Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence at the Department of the Treasury. Their letter raised grave concerns about reports that in the months l more PR

Brown, Turner Announce Defense Innovation Hub In The Miami Valley (10)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and U.S. Representative Michael Turner (R-OH-10) announced that the Department of Defense has selected Ohio to host a defense innovation hub, the Ohio Mission Acceleration Center. The Department of Defense will establish the hub in the Miami Valley to accelerate the development and adoption of new technology solutions to meet national security challenge more PR

Cardin, Van Hollen, 32 Colleagues Introduce Senate Resolution in Solidarity with UAW Workers on Strike (10)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) joined Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), along with 31 of their colleagues in the Senate, introduced a resolution today in solidarity with 150,000 members of United Auto Workers (UAW) bargaining for a fair contract, with 34,000 currently on strike.One of more PR

House Energy Subcommittee on Environment Chair Johnson Issues Opening Remarks on EPA Proposals to Target Chemicals Used in Life-Saving Medical Devices, Other Essential Products (10)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2023: House Energy and Commerce Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) delivered the following opening remarks at today's hearing title "Exposing EPA Efforts to Limit Chemicals Needed for Life Saving Medical Devices and Other Essential Products. more PR

House Oversight Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chair Wenstrup: COVID-19 Pandemic Highlights Urgent Need to Modernize, Improve Global Biosafety, Biosecurity Standards (10)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2023: Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) opened today's hearing titled "Strengthening Biosafety and Biosecurity Standards: Protecting Against Future Pandemics" by discussing whether current oversight of high-risk laboratories in the United States and abroad are ef more PR

Sanders, Brown, and 32 Colleagues Introduce Senate Resolution in Solidarity With UAW Workers on Strike (10)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2023: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), along with 32 of their colleagues in the Senate, introduced a resolution today in solidarity with 150,000 members of United Auto Workers (UAW) bargaining for a fair contract, with 34,000 currently on strike. One of the largest U.S. strikes in the pa more PR

Sen. Brown Calls on Colleagues to Support Transparency in Small Business Lending (10)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, took to the Senate floor ahead of a Congressional Review Act (CRA) vote to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's rule on small business lending pursuant to Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act. The rule is designed to promote access to credit and combat discrimination more PR

Senate Banking Committee Chair Brown Calls on Colleagues to Support Transparency in Small Business Lending (10)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, took to the Senate floor ahead of a Congressional Review Act (CRA) vote to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's rule on small business lending pursuant to Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act. The rule is designed to promot more PR

Senate Banking Committee Chair Brown, Colleagues Call on Administration to Address Crypto-Financed Terrorism After Reports of Hamas Raising Millions in Crypto to Fund Operations (10)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), along with Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and a bipartisan group of more than 100 lawmakers in the House and Senate, sent a letter to National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Brian Nelson, Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence at the Department of the Treasury. Their letter raised grav more PR

Senate Health Committee Chair Sanders, Sen. Brown, 32 Colleagues Introduce Senate Resolution in Solidarity With UAW Workers on Strike (10)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), along with 32 of their colleagues in the Senate, introduced a resolution today in solidarity with 150,000 members of United Auto Workers (UAW) bargaining for a fair contract, with 34,000 currently o more PR

SENATOR VANCE TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO PROTECT STAY-AT-HOME PARENTS FROM UNDUE HEALTHCARE COSTS (10)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Senators JD Vance (R-OH) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) will introduce legislation on Tuesday to protect stay-at-home parents from being exposed to undue healthcare costs. The Fairness for Stay-At-Home Parents Act would add "birth of a child" as a protected reason for not returning to work under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). This much-needed legislation would prevent employers from reclaiming healthcare premiu more PR

Turner, Brown Announce Defense Innovation Hub in Dayton (10)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2023: Today, Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) and Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown announced that the Department of Defense has selected Ohio to host a defense innovation hub, the Ohio Mission Acceleration Center. The Department of Defense will establish the hub in the Miami Valley to accelerate the development and adoption of new technology solutions to meet national security challenges, and support Ohio more PR