WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced a new flight school and aviation center in Youngstown to create job opportunities and provide job training in the aviation industry. The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration awarded $2.2 million to the Western Reserve Port Authority for the project, which is expected to create or retain 300 jobs. "This new flight school and aviat  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced a new investment for the Gallia-Jackson-Vinton Joint Vocational School District to purchase new heavy equipment needed to increase enrollment and provide necessary certification for jobs in the construction industry. The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration awarded $770,718 for the equipment. "As we position Ohio to lead in the i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced three new investments for communities in Eastern Ohio to support sanitary sewer and drinking water infrastructure projects. Funding for these investments was awarded by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). "If we want to promote economic development throughout Ohio, we need to ensure that businesses and communities have the resources and infrastructure  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: In August, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) met with Ohio Steelworkers and manufacturers in Warren, OH and Weirton, WV to push for crackdowns on unfair trade practices and bring 600 jobs back to the Weirton-Steubenville area. In Weirton, Brown visited the site of what will be a new transformer manufacturing plant that Cleveland-Cliffs announced last month, which WTRF 7 called "a move Ohio Senator Sherrod Bro  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: Today, Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) announced a subpoena to compel the New York State Executive Chamber, now led by Governor Kathy Hochul, to hand over documents related to former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's disastrous COVID-19 pandemic r  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: Today, Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) delivered opening remarks at "A Hearing with former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo." Chairman Wenstrup began his statement by explaining that the Select Subcommittee has been threatened twice this Congress -  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Mike Carey, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: The House of Representatives has passed the Confirmation of Congressional Observer Access (COCOA) Act. The bill, introduced last year by Congressman Mike Carey (OH-15), codifies the long-running Congressional Observer Program which deploys designated congressional election observers to observe federal election administration procedures. Carey said, "Every vote counts. This common-sense legislation will help giv  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Permanent Select Intelligence Committee, issued the following news release: House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner (OH-10), House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (TX-10), House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (AL-03), House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe Chairman Tom Kean (NJ-07), House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense Chairman Ken Calvert (CA-4  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: The U.S. House of Representatives today unanimously passed Congressman Bob Latta's (OH-05) Removing Our Unsecure Technologies to Ensure Reliability and Security (ROUTERS) Act which will safeguard Americans' communications networks from foreign-adversary controlled technology, including routers, modems, or devices that combine both. Latta worked with Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) on the ROUTERS Act who in  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: Today, the bipartisan Co-Chairs of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09), Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL-05), and Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC-02) were joined by Senate Ukraine Caucus Co-Chairs Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) in recognizing President Biden's leadership on Ukraine's defense and   more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, issued the following statement: * * * Today, Congressman Greg Landsman (OH-01) released the following statement after signing a discharge petition to bring the Social Security Fairness Act up for a vote in the House. Today, Congressman Landsman signed a discharge petition to force a vote on H.R.82 - the Social Security Fairness Act. A discharge petition is a legislative mechanism in the House of Representatives that allows members to b  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following statement: * * * Today, Congressman Mike Lawler's office released the following statement regarding claims being made and circulated about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio. "Congressman Lawler is proud to represent one of the largest Haitian-American diasporas in the country, and has worked tirelessly to address issues important to the Haitian community -- including working to resolve the unstable situation in   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, issued the following statement on Sept. 10, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (FL-10) released a statement following the outrageous, racially motivated attacks against Haitian people living in the United States by top GOP leaders, including VP nominee JD Vance, which have been debunked by Vance's own home state of Ohio. In a statement, Rep. Frost says: "I am deeply proud to represent one of the largest Haitian commun  more

TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. 7 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: On Friday, September 6, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and Congressman Tracey Mann (KS-01) led 39 of their colleagues in a bipartisan letter to the US Department of Treasury urging expedition in issuing final guidance for the Clean Fuel Production Credit in advance of its January 1 deadline and restriction of eligibility to renewable fuels made from domestic feedstocks by domestic fuel producers. Once imp  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: Today, Representatives Brad R. Wenstrup, D.P.M. (OH), Blake D. Moore (UT), August Pfluger (TX), and Mark Green, M.D. (TN) released a Request for Information (RFI) to solicit feedback on strengthening and enhancing domestic medical supply chains. As Congress continues its important duty to ensure the safety and security of our nation through strengthening our medical supply chains, this RFI   more