CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Landsman welcomed Adrianne Todman, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, to Southwest Ohio. Congressman Landsman believes it is important to bring administration officials to see the work happening in Greater Cincinnati. There's a major need to increase quality and affordable housing for our children, families, and seniors, and HUD is an important partner i  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: LIMA, OH Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), local medical professionals and community leaders from Allen County, discussed the year-long effort to get his legislation to crack down on fentanyl traffickers in China and Mexico signed into law. The FEND Off Fentanyl Act was signed into law earlier this year. Brown's legislation is a sanctions and anti-money laundering bill aimed at combating the country's   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: DAYTON, OH Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Montgomery County veteran and labor leaders gathered at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton to celebrate Brown's new law, the All-American Flag Act, which requires the federal government to only buy American flags completely produced and manufactured in the United States. The legislation was signed into law by the President last week. "Ame  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Cleveland, OH Today, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) are announcing federal Museums for America grants awarded to the Cleveland Museum of Art and Cleveland Metroparks(link is external). These two Northeast Ohio recipients were among just 115 recipients nationwide out of 347 applicants. Cleveland Metroparks will receive $237,120 for the Euclid Beach S  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2024: Toledo, Ohio -- Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced that the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded $1,782,322 under the FY24 Airport Improvement Program (AIG) to the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority. This award will be utilized for the acquisition of two multi-tasking snow removal units at the Eugene F. Kranz Toledo Express Airport (TOL). This funding, disbursed by  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following statement from a July 25, 2024, hearing entitled "Advancing National Security through Export Controls, Investment Security, and the Defense Production Act": * * * We face an uncertain world with many geopolitical challenges - from Russia's continued brutal invasion of Ukraine, to ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, to an increasingly aggressive and cap  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., today released bipartisan legislation to help Customs and Border Protection (CBP) stop the flow of illicit goods, including fentanyl, counterfeits, and products made with forced labor, into the country by tightening import requir  more