WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, the United States House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation based on U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown's (D-OH) bipartisan bill to protect veterans' earned benefits and ensure the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is able to continue to pay disability compensation, surviving spouses and dependent compensation, pension, and education benefits to veterans. With more veterans than ever receiving  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) welcomed a $13,727,275 investment to hire and retain 112 Ohio law enforcement officers to serve 13 communities and law enforcement agencies across Ohio. The investments come from the Department of Justice's COPS Hiring Program (CHP), which invests in hiring entry-level career law enforcement officers to create and preserve jobs, and increase community policing capacity  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: Today, the House Judiciary Committee and its Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement released an interim report regarding illegal aliens from Venezuela, including a suspected Tren de Aragua gang member, who attacked New York City police officers after they were welcomed into the country by the Biden-Harris Administration. Darw  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, the House passed the Find and Protect Foster Youth Act (S. 1146), legislation to improve coordination and communication between the federal government and states related to missing foster youth. Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11)co-led the House version of the Find and Protect Foster Youth Act, filed by Congressman Tony Gonzalez (TX-23), which creates an improved feedback mechanism between states an  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Permanent Select Intelligence Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner (OH-10) issued the following statement after the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency revealed that the Biden-Harris campaign received hacked material from  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Mike Carey, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: Today, the House passed the Protecting America's Children by Strengthening Families Act with overwhelming support. The bill includes a provision to support family resource centers, originally introduced by Representative Mike Carey (OH-15) in his bipartisan Promoting Community-Based Prevention Services Act. "Family resource centers are a lifeline for Ohioans, giving them support in times of ne  more

TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: Today, the Lucas County Board of Commissioners voted to enter into an agreement to move forward with a project that will provide a reliable sanitary sewer system in the unsewered areas of Curtice-Williston. Kaptur's effort will lower ratepayers' contribution to the project and reduce sewage discharge into the community and Lake Erie. This project was initially funded through a $2.5 Million   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: AKRON, OH Today, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded Red Oak Behavioral Health $749,997 to expand its school-based mental health workforce services. "I am thrilled to announce this funding that will help expand Red Oak Behavioral Health's vital mental health workforce development program. As our country faces a shortage of beh  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on Sept. 18, 2024: * * * U.S. Congressman Max Miller (OH-07) made the following statement after voting in support of a stop-gap funding bill which included the SAVE Act. The bill failed to pass by a vote of 202 - 220 - 2. "I voted in support of this bill because it includes important provisions to secure our nation's elections by requiring proof of citizenship when registering to vote. This legislation takes major  more