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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Ohio Newsletter for Tuesday July 23, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Cleveland-Cliffs Announces New Transformer Manufacturing Plant In Weirton Thanks To Brown's Successful Push To Fix Deeply Flawed Regulations
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) celebrated Cleveland-Cliffs' announcement that the company will build a 3-phase electrical transformer manufacturing plant in Weirton, WV, bringing approximately 600 steelworker jobs back to the former tin mill. This announcement was made possible by Brown's successful work pushing the Department of Energy to fix its deeply flawed regulations that would have stifled inv  more

Congresswoman Shontel Brown Announces $129 Million in Federal Funding to Reduce Air Pollution in Northeast Ohio Thanks to Inflation Reduction Act
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) and the Biden-Harris Administration announce(link is external)$129,396,997 in federal funding to reduce air pollution, lower emissions and tackle the climate crisis in Northeast Ohio. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected a coalition led by Cuyahoga County to receive aClimate Pollution Reduction Grant(link is external). This grant progra  more

ICYMI: Turner Questions Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle on Attempted Assassination of Former President Donald Trump
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10), Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, questioned Kimberly Cheatle, Director of the Secret Service, during the House Oversight Committee's hearing, "Oversight of the U.S. Secret Service and the Attempted Assassination of President Donald J. Trump." Director Cheatle testified to the Secret Service's protocols and its direct response to the att  more

Latta, Matsui Introduce Bill to Strengthen Grid Security, Resiliency
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA7) introduced the Securing Community Upgrades for a Resilient Grid Act, or SECURE Grid Act, which will empower states to fully assess the risks posed to the electric grid by weather, physical and cyber-attacks, and other vulnerabilities. Latta serves as a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and is a co-chair of the Grid  more

Senate Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Committee Chairman Brown Issues Opening Statement at Hearing on Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following opening statement from a July 9, 2024, hearing entitled "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress": * * * Welcome Chair Powell. Ohioans know and Americans know that our economy fundamentally is not a fair playing field. Instead, we have a David and Goliath economy, where the largest corporations use their power to funnel all the gains in   more

U.S. Rep. Max Miller Week in Review
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Below are the highlights of U.S. Congressman Max Miller's (OH-07) schedule from the week of July 15. MONDAY, July 15 * Congressman Miller had lunch with former Ohio Congressman Bob Gibbs in Wooster. Congressman Gibbs is a member of Congressman Miller's Agriculture Advisory Council. WEDNESDAY, July 17 * Congressman Miller met with Derek Weaver, Vice President of WEST Forwarding Services, in his Parma offic  more