WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced new, lower prices of 10 prescription drugs thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, which Brown helped write and pass. Brown secured a critical provision in the law allowing the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate directly with drug manufacturers to lower the price of prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries, to ensure older Americans g  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced an investment in Columbus State Community College to create the Reinforcing Instructors for Semiconductor Education (RISE) Consortium, a new training program for community college faculty across the state to teach semiconductor manufacturing. This project will connect community colleges and industry partners to recruit and train instructors in related disciplines an  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2024: Defiance, Ohio - Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced that the Ney-Washington Township Fire Department has been awarded $671,428 through the Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. This critical funding will be used to enhance the fire department's emergency response capabilities through the acquisition of a new tanker/pumper vehicle. The new state-of-the-art tanker/pumper unit is esse  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following statement on Aug. 15, 2024: * * * Toledo, Ohio - Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement after her briefing from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Director Jennifer Homendy regarding this morning's fatal Ohio turnpike collisions and hazmat release. Chair Homendy will represent the agency on scene accompanied by NTSB Member Inman. Investigators are expected to arrive later thi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Mike Carey, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2024: Today, Representatives Mike Carey (R-OH) and Danny K. Davis (D-IL) announced that they would be introducing the EITC for Older Workers Act. The bipartisan bill would eliminate the age cap for workers to qualify for the earned-income tax credit (EITC). Presently, the credit can only be claimed by workers between the ages of 25-65. "The workforce has changed significantly since the EITC was estab  more