WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * - Healthy Start Program Works to Reduce Racial Disparities in Birth Outcomes, Has Helped Reduce Infant Mortality Rate for Participants * * * Today, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee passed U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown's (D-OH) Healthy Start Reauthorization Act, bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Healthy Start program. Healthy Start aims to reduce the national infan more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * - Healthy Start Program Works to Reduce Racial Disparities in Birth Outcomes, Has Helped Reduce Infant Mortality Rate for Participants * * * Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) hosted a roundtable discussion with central Ohio mothers as he leads bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Healthy Start program. Healthy Start aims to reduce the national infant mortality rate by identifying and s more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The House Natural Resources subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Land issued the following testimony by Brownsville Mayor Juan 'Trey' Mendez at a hearing on legislation (H.R. 4139) to provide for the boundary of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Park to be adjusted, to authorize the donation of land to the U.S. for addition to that historic park: "For 80 years, the Brownsville community and the National Park Service have worked together on projects more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following column: The month of November was first proclaimed "National American Indian Heritage Month" by the late President George H.W. Bush in 1990. Nearly 30 years later, November remains a special time to acknowledge the contributions and importance of tribes and their members in the United States. While November is the designated month to celebrate and reflect on the rich history of Native Americans, I consider the importance of more PR

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Oct. 28 -- The U.S. Air Force (88th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: November is National American Indian and Alaskan Native Heritage Month. The theme for 2019, provided by the Society of American Indian Government Employees is, "Honoring Our Nations: Building Strength Through Understanding." The origins of the month's celebration date back to 1915 when the annual Congress of the American Indian Association formally approved a plan concerning Ame more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following remarks by Secretary Elaine L. Chao at the 2019 Access and Mobility for All Summit: "I'm delighted to welcome you to the Department's 2019 Access and Mobility for All Summit. This is a great day, and a big step forward in providing equal access to mobility for all Americans, especially for older adults, people with disabilities, and low-income communities. "Let me thank our very special guests: Secretary of Housi more PR