{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "is_view": false, "human_description_en": "where party = \"Democrat\", state = \"OH\" and year = 2014 sorted by date descending", "rows": [["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/newsletters/happy-holidays", "Happy Holidays", "2014-12-23", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Tuesday, December 23, 2014\n\t\t\tConnie and I wish you and your family a happy and healthy holiday season. As the year comes to a close and I reflect on my travels throughout Ohio, one common thread emerges: the compassion of Ohioans. Each week, I encounter Ohioans who volunteer to help others and improve their communities. Whether it\u2019s sending care packages to our brave service members and their families, or shoveling snow for an older neighbor, service helps to strengthen our communities and to spread cheer \u2013 during the holiday season and beyond. As 2014 comes to an end, I would like to thank you for the honor of representing you in the U.S. Senate.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://timryan.house.gov/press-release/congressman-tim-ryan-letter-tamarkin-company-and-teamsters-377", "Congressman Tim Ryan Letter to Tamarkin Company and Teamsters 377", "2014-12-22", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Tim Ryan", "R000577", "timryan.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Tim Ryan issued the following letter, calling on The Tamarkin Company and Teamsters Local 377 to continue attempts to settle their labor dispute.\nTo Whom It May Concern,\nI am calling on the management team at Tamarkin, a subsidiary of Giant Eagle, and members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 377, to quickly and efficiently\u00a0 negotiate a fair resolution to the ongoing labor dispute. The result of an impasse is simply not in the best interests of the workers, the company or this community.\nIt is natural and understandable for each side to fight passionately for what they believe in, but common ground and compromise is required to reach a successful outcome. Both sides should be commended for their dedication and perseverance \u2013 too much time has been spent to end the process now. The negotiating process was created to prevent costly and unnecessary disruptions that benefit neither labor nor management. It also serves to maintain the fundamental dignity of working people, and provide the company with a skilled and stable workforce.\nI am hopeful that both negotiating teams will return to a good faith bargaining process and reach a fair and equitable agreement for all sides. Concerted and continuing efforts to reach an agreement can be challenging but I believe we can come to an agreement before rash decisions are made.\nSincerely,\nTim Ryan\nMember of Congress", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://timryan.house.gov/press-release/congressman-tim-ryan-statement-natural-gas-leak-monroe-county-ohio", "Congressman Tim Ryan Statement on Natural Gas Leak in Monroe County, Ohio", "2014-12-22", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Tim Ryan", "R000577", "timryan.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Tim Ryan issued the following statement and summary regarding this week\u2019s natural gas leak in Monroe County:\n\u201cMy thoughts and prayers go out to the families who were forced to evacuate their homes so close to the holidays as a result of the recent natural gas leak in Monroe County. I am extremely concerned with the frequency in which these accidents have occurred in Ohio this year, and even further disturbed by the slow response time in resolving these situations. It is clear that a more thorough, statewide policy needs to be put into place, along with the necessary funding, to more quickly address these kinds of accidents that are forcing Ohioans from their homes and causing potential damage to our air and water.\n\u201cNatural gas development can be a great economic driver for our State, but it must be done with the proper safety protocols, oversight, and preparation. As a member of the House Appropriations Committee, I welcome input from Governor Kasich if further federal funds or technical assistance are needed to bolster Ohio\u2019s efforts in maintaining safety around the natural gas and oil development taking place throughout Ohio.\u201d\nEarlier this week, a leak at the Triad Hunter Stalder well pad near Sardis in Monroe County started leaking natural gas. On June 28th, a StatOil North America well pad in Clarington, Ohio leaked chemicals which caused a fire that sent twenty trucks into flames and burned for nearly a week. On May 4th, an oil and gas well in in Beverly, Ohio leaked approximately 1,600 gallons of oil and chemicals into a tributary of the Muskingum River. All three incidents resulted in evacuations of nearby residents.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://timryan.house.gov/press-release/congressman-tim-ryan-statement-omnibus-appropriations-bill", "Congressman Tim Ryan Statement on Omnibus Appropriations Bill", "2014-12-22", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Tim Ryan", "R000577", "timryan.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DC \u2013 Congressman Tim Ryan made the following statement tonight after he voted against the Omnibus Appropriations bill:\n\"This Appropriations bill is a hand- out to the big banks and opens the door for big money to further corrupt our political process all the while gutting the pensions of working class families. While I believe it is important to pass a long term government funding bill, I could not vote in favor of this package that includes so many toxic, partisan provisions. This legislation fails to include an extension of the Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC), which helped so many struggling families pay their health bills, including more than 20,000 Delphi salaried retirees. On top of that I am vehemently opposed to the last minute inclusion of language that severely cuts the pensions of retirees enrolled in multi-employer pension plans. These changes would slash the benefits of the hardworking men and women of my District and across the nation who are entitled to the retirement they were promised.\u00a0\n\"This legislation, if enacted, would also be one of the most corrupting campaign finance rules on our books by allowing individuals to contribute to each national party\u2019s three committees a total of $1,555,200 per election cycle. We are continuing down a dangerous path when it comes to how our elections are paid for and how our democracy operates.\u00a0 Furthermore, I cannot support the inclusion of language, written by Citi Group, that allows taxpayer-insured commercial banks to trade derivatives. Banks have the right to gamble with their own money, but the risk cannot be on the backs of the American taxpayers. I am disappointed that Congress could not compromise and pass a clean government funding bill. The American people deserve better.\"", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://timryan.house.gov/press-release/tim-ryan-david-joyce-join-congressman-sensenbrenner-introduce-comprehensive", "Tim Ryan, David Joyce Join Congressman Sensenbrenner to Introduce Comprehensive Legislation Combating Drug Addiction", "2014-12-22", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Tim Ryan", "R000577", "timryan.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 With increasing numbers of Americans falling victim to drug addiction and overdoses from heroin and opiates, Congressman Tim Ryan (D, OH-13) and Congressman David Joyce (R, OH-14) joined Congressman James Sensenbrenner (R, WI-5) in introducing bipartisan legislation that could help turn the tide in the struggle against this epidemic. The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2014 provides a series of incentives and resources designed to encourage states and local communities to advance a continuum of proven strategies to combat addiction. Among other things, the bill would expand prevention and education efforts\u2014 particularly aimed at teens, parents and other caretakers, and aging populations\u2014to prevent the abuse of opioids and heroin and to promote treatment and recovery. It would also expand the availability of naloxone to law enforcement agencies and other first responders to help in the reversal of overdoses to save lives, and strengthen prescription drug monitoring programs to help states monitor and track prescription drug diversion. \u201cThere is no question that heroin and opiate addiction ruins lives, disrupts families and contributes to destabilizing our neighborhoods,\u201d said Congressman Tim Ryan. \u201cThe provisions in this bill have already been shown to work, and will help us fight this epidemic by providing the tools needed by the law enforcement community and others to respond quickly and thoroughly. Since 2007, fatal drug overdoses have been the leading cause of accidental death in our state, and this bill will help reduce those numbers.\u201d \"After 25 years as Geagua County prosecutor, I'm a firm advocate for this legislation because everyone will benefit by providing more tools for communities and agencies to combat this heroin epidemic,\" said Congressman David Joyce. The legislation is the companion to the Senate\u2019s Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, S. 2839, introduced in September 2014 by Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Rob Portman (R-OH), Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Pat Leahy (D-VT). The legislation is supported by 93 organizations, including the National District Attorneys Association, the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD), Faces and Voices of Recovery, the National Council for Behavioral Health, and the Major County Sheriffs\u2019 Association, among others.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-inhofe-praise-signing-of-american-airlines-bill-into-law", "Brown, Inhofe Praise Signing of American Airlines Bill Into Law", "2014-12-22", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Monday, December 22, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), chairman of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Social Security, and U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) released the following statements regarding legislation they sponsored being signed into law on Thursday. The bill would enable nearly 100,000 American Airline employees who received lump sum settlements as part of the airline\u2019s 2011 bankruptcy to roll those awards into individual retirement accounts (IRA). Without a legislative fix, nearly 10,000 Ohio workers would be ineligible for the same tax benefits on savings plans that workers at United, Delta, Northwest, and U.S. Airways received.\r\n\u201cThis is great news for the nearly 100,000 American Airlines employees who could have lost a significant portion of their retirement savings had action not been taken,\u201d Brown said. \u201cAmerican Airlines employees should have the same deal as everyone else. This law ensures that. I thank Sen. Inhofe for his work on this important bill.\u201d\r\n\u201cI applaud Congress for ending the year by providing American Airline employees with the opportunity to rebuild their future retirement without penalty from the federal government,\u201d\u00a0Inhofe said.\u00a0\u201cThis new law extends equal treatment to American Airline employees as other airlines that filed for bankruptcy prior to 2007.\u00a0American Airlines employees more than 5,800 Oklahomans, many of which will be able to benefit from this new law.\u00a0I appreciate Sen. Brown for his work and support of this legislation.\u201d\u00a0\r\nBrown and Inhofe introduced\u00a0S.2614 on July 16.\u00a0The\u00a0legislation first passed by unanimous consent in the U.S. Senate on Dec. 10, signaling strong bipartisan support for passage in Congress. All revenue bills must originate in the U.S. House of Representatives, so on Dec. 11 the House passed its companion legislation, H.R. 2591, and the U.S. Senate passed it on Dec. 13.\u00a0\r\nThe\u00a0Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008\u00a0allowed employees of air service providers, who filed bankruptcy prior to 2007, to roll up to 90 percent of airline bankruptcy settlements into an individual retirement account without paying tax penalties through April 15, 2013. \u00a0American Airlines did not declare bankruptcy until Nov. 29, 2011, and had not yet emerged from bankruptcy by April 15, 2013.\u00a0\r\nBy making modifications to the\u00a0Federal Aviation Modernization and Reform Act of 2012,\u00a0H.R. 2591 affords American Airlines employees the option to roll over bankruptcy contributions into individual retirement accounts without tax penalties, which is the same treatment extended to employees of other domestic airlines that went bankrupt prior to 2008.\u00a0\r\n\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Lauren Kulik\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-calls-on-cms-to-protect-seniors-by-preventing-them-from-losing-their-doctors", "Brown Calls On CMS to Protect Seniors by Preventing Them from Losing Their Doctors", "2014-12-19", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Urges Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator to Provide Notice to Seniors about Changes in Networks and Plans While Ensuring Uninterrupted, High-Quality Care. Brown Introduced Legislation to Help Protect Medicare Patients by Ensuring a Patient Bill of Rights\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tFriday, December 19, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) calls for increased consumer protections in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. In a letter to Marilyn Tavenner, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Brown and 19 of his Congressional colleagues urged the agency to require MA plans to fix their provider networks before each annual open enrollment period to provide adequate notice to seniors about changes in networks and plans while ensuring uninterrupted, high-quality care.\r\n\u201cOver the last year, thousands of doctors and other providers have been removed without cause from MA plan networks, needlessly disrupting the care of seniors across the country,\u201d Brown wrote. \u201cThis blatant bait and switch should not be allowed. Therefore we urge you to require that MA plans fix their provider networks in advance of the annual open enrollment period in your FY 2016 call letter. This will allow Medicare Advantage enrollees to select a plan with a provider network that meets their needs. It will also give MA enrollees security in knowing that their providers cannot be dropped from the network in between enrollment periods.\u201d\r\nIn advance of next year\u2019s open enrollment period, the lawmakers are urging CMS to fix their provider networks to ensure that when MA enrollees select a plan, they can be sure that their providers will not be dropped from their network in between enrollment periods.\r\nIn addition to Brown, the letter was signed by U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Rand Paul (R-KY), and U.S. Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-3), Steve Cohen (D-TN-9), Adam Schiff (D-CA-28), Lloyld Doggett (D-TX-35), Charles Rangel (D-NY-13), Keith Ellison (D-MN-5), Doris Matsui (D-CA-6), Barbara Lee (D-CA-13), Brian Higgins (D-NY-26), Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1), Lois Frankel (D-FL-22), Elizabeth Esty (D-CT-5), Joe Courtney (D-CT-2), Lujan Grisham (D-NM-1), and Mark Takano (D-CA-41). The letter has been endorsed by the American Medical Association.\r\nThe letter outlined several steps Tavenner could take to ensure additional beneficiary protections, including: a special enrollment period, more advance notice to enrollees about changes in their provider network, and up-to-date provider directories.\r\nIn response to stories from constituents about doctors being dropped from their MA plans in the middle of the year, Brown, Blumenthal, and DeLauro introduced the Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act in June. This bill would require MA plans to finalize their provider networks 60 days before the annual open enrollment period begins to ensure that enrollees know what providers will be covered before they enroll in an MA plan. It would also prohibit plans from dropping doctors without cause outside of open enrollment, ensuring seniors would not have to worry about abruptly losing access to their doctors.\r\nFull text of the today\u2019s letter is below.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\nDecember 19, 2014\r\n\u00a0\r\nMarilyn Tavenner\r\nAdministrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services\r\nThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, S.W.  Washington, D.C. 20201\r\nDear Administrator Tavenner:\r\nWe are writing to ask that you increase consumer protections in the Medicare Advantage (MA) plan offerings in the Fiscal Year 2016 Call Letter. Past Call Letters have reflected a willingness by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to make changes to requirements regarding adequate notice to consumers about provider networks in these plans and offering better options for seniors who have had changes foisted on them mid-plan year. While we appreciate your attention to this matter, we believe much more must be done to provide potential enrollees with adequate information to make decisions about MA plans. \r\nOver the last year, thousands of doctors and other providers have been removed without cause from MA plan networks, needlessly disrupting the care of seniors across the country. \u00a0This blatant bait and switch should not be allowed.\u00a0 Therefore we urge you to require that MA plans to fix their provider networks in advance of the annual open enrollment period in you FY 2016 call letter.\u00a0 This will allow Medicare Advantage enrollees to select a plan with a provider network that meets their needs.\u00a0 It will also give MA enrollees security in knowing that their providers cannot be dropped from the network in between enrollment periods. \r\nIf MA Plans continue to be allowed to drop providers during the middle of the plan year, we have several suggestions that we believe are necessary to provide fairness to seniors and should be included in the 2016 Call Letter. \r\nSpecial Enrollment Periods.\u00a0 We understand that Medicare traditionally provides services rather than access to specific providers; however, because the very nature of MA plans relies on the use of specific networks of providers within plans, CMS has a responsibility to ensure that enrollees will receive the plan as advertised.\u00a0 If CMS continues to allow insurers to make changes to provider networks mid-plan year, the Agency must strengthen the Special Enrollment Period (SEP) for subscribers whose provider has been dropped, allowing them to change their plan. \r\nCriteria for Special Enrollment Periods.\u00a0 CMS should define the \u201csignificant\u201d provider changes that would make an enrollee eligible for a SEP in a way that reflects the needs of individuals, allowing\u00a0 beneficiaries to change plans if their providers who were a part of the network when they signed up for a specific plan are no longer in-network. At the same time, we ask the agency to carefully monitor the use of such SEPs and any related marketing by health plans, to minimize gaming and other discriminatory practices. These policy changes will preserve beneficiary choice and minimize disruptions in care continuity. \r\nNotice to Enrollees.\u00a0 Adequate notice is essential to making sure that seniors can make informed decisions about how to utilize Medicare to fit their needs.\u00a0\u00a0 CMS\u2019 notice to enrollees through the Annual Notice of Change continues to inadequately inform enrollees about the status of provider networks and whether individual providers are still in-network. At a minimum, we urge CMS to adopt the proposal that was initially presented in last year\u2019s draft Call Letter of notifying enrollees 60 days rather than 30 days before the open enrollment period of any changes to the provider network. \r\nUp to Date and Practical Directories.\u00a0 CMS must ensure that provider directories, particularly those that are available online, are kept up to date and provide accurate information to enrollees on office addresses, specialty information, languages the providers speak, and whether providers are accepting new patients. Furthermore, CMS should make all provider directories more useable by linking them to the Plan Finder.\r\nNetwork Standards.\u00a0 Finally, CMS should consider applying network standards for other plans to MA plans. Requiring essential community providers would help ensure that provider networks are indeed adequate to meet the needs of enrollees. Most importantly, the CMS commitment to active annual review of Medicare-Medicaid Plans should be applied to all MA plans. The aggressive changes to plans that have affected our communities over the past few years are simply unacceptable. Additional oversight by CMS of plans that serve the Medicare population is vital to making sure that the plans that seniors select during open enrollment are not gutted by insurers at a time when seniors are left with no options or recourse.\u00a0 \r\nWe look forward to working together with you on implementing these ideas and others that will better protect seniors. Thank you very much for your attention to this matter. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \r\n\u00a0\r\nSincerely,\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Lauren Kulik\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://timryan.house.gov/press-release/congressmen-ryan-and-johnson-call-review-anti-dumping-and-countervailing-duty-cases", "Congressmen Ryan and Johnson Call for Review of Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duty Cases on Aluminum Extrusions from China", "2014-12-18", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Tim Ryan", "R000577", "timryan.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Tim Ryan and Congressman Bill Johnson today urged the U.S. Commerce Department urging the Department to \u201ceffectively apply the U.S. trade remedy laws and fully enforce the antidumping (\u201cAD\u201d) and countervailing duty (\u201cCVD\u201d) orders on aluminum extrusions from China.\u201d Joining Ryan and Johnson on the letter were Congressmen Pete Sessions (TX-32), Lynn Westmoreland (GA-3), Walter Jones (NC-3), Paul Tonko (NY-20) and Collin Peterson (MN-7), and Congresswomen Ann McLane Kuster (NH-2) and Diane Black (TN-6). \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\n\u201cOnce again we are faced with the prospect of the Chinese taking advantage of American workers by importing aluminum products to the United States that have been subsidized by the Chinese government and once again I stand in opposition to allowing this to happen,\u201d said Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-D). \u201cThe U.S. Commerce Department needs to ensure that not one more worker should lose their job or one more factory should close because of unfair Chinese imports.\u201d\n\u201cIt\u2019s vital that we continue to protect American industries from unfair trade practices \u2013 Pennex Aluminum Company in Leetonia is just one of the companies that has been harmed by China\u2019s imbalanced trade policies in the past.\u00a0 This letter asks the Commerce Department to fully enforce U.S. Trade Remedy Laws to protect hard-working Americans in Eastern Ohio, and across the country, from trade manipulation by Chinese aluminum producers.\u00a0 I\u2019m proud to have joined Congressman Ryan in authoring this bipartisan letter,\u201d said Congressman Bill Johnson (OH-R).\nAluminum extrusions are extruded metal profiles in nearly every shape and size used in virtually every type of industry in the United States.\u00a0 Aluminum extrusions are incorporated into everything from computers, cars, appliances, doors, windows, and large scale commercial buildings.\nIn May 2011, the U.S. government imposed trade orders on Chinese products. However, the relief from this decision is currently at risk due to a number of recent determinations made by the Department of Commerce narrowing the scope of the orders and the Commerce\u2019s continued reliance on the London Metals Exchange (\u201cLME\u201d) benchmark to calculate subsidies. This benchmark does not accurately reflect the actual price to obtain primary aluminum.\nAmerica\u2019s aluminum extrusions industry, with $4.6 billion in sales in 2010, employs approximately 30,000 direct workers and hundreds of thousands of indirect workers, all of which benefit the economy of the United States and our communities.\u00a0 The preservation of these jobs, which are vital to the stability and growth of this industry and important for American manufacturing, are endangered if the unfair trade practices of Chinese aluminum producers are not fully addressed.\u00a0\n###\nText of letter follows:\nDecember 11, 2014\nMr. Paul Piquado\n\tAssistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance\n\tU.S. Department of Commerce\n\t14th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW\n\tWashington, DC\u00a0 20230\nDear Assistant Secretary Piquado:\u00a0\nOn behalf of our constituents in the domestic aluminum extrusions industry, we are writing to encourage the Department of Commerce (\u201cDepartment\u201d) to effectively apply the U.S. trade remedy laws and fully enforce the antidumping (\u201cAD\u201d) and countervailing duty (\u201cCVD\u201d) orders on aluminum extrusions from China.\u00a0\nAs the Department is aware, it was only a few years ago that the U.S. aluminum extrusions industry was on the verge of collapse. Dumped and subsidized aluminum extrusions from China were surging into the U.S. market at a rapid pace.\u00a0 At its peak, Chinese producers of aluminum extrusions held 19 percent of what was a $5.4 billion dollar U.S. market, more than any other source of foreign imports combined. This wave of low priced imports crippled domestic production, reduced capacity, and caused mill closures and significant job loss.\u00a0\nIn response, the domestic industry petitioned the U.S. Government for relief under the U.S. trade remedy laws.\u00a0 The Department properly concluded that Chinese producers were selling their aluminum extrusions in the U.S. market at dumping and subsidy margins of 33 percent and up to 374 percent, respectively.\u00a0 This dumping and subsidization was found to be injuring U.S. producers and their workers.\u00a0 As a result, in May 2011, the Department imposed trade orders on these Chinese products.\u00a0\nOur constituents now inform us that this relief is at risk due to a number of recent determinations made by the Department regarding whether certain aluminum extrusions are covered under the scope of the AD and CVD orders. It is our understanding that the agency is increasingly and inappropriately narrowing the scope of the orders by excluding aluminum extrusions with incidental non-extruded parts from coverage.\u00a0 This is contrary to the plain language of the scope, which clearly covers all aluminum extrusions whether fabricated and/or incorporated as parts into a subassembly with non-extruded parts.\u00a0 We are concerned that any interpretation otherwise defeats the very purpose of the orders and threatens renewed harm to the domestic industry and its workers and threatens to allow what should otherwise be a limited exception to become the rule.\nWe have also been informed that in calculating the subsidy for the provision of primary aluminum for less than adequate remuneration, the Department inappropriately relied on a London Metals Exchange (\u201cLME\u201d) benchmark in its preliminary determination in the current administrative review of the CVD order.\u00a0 Specifically, we understand that the Department\u2019s regulations require that its benchmark reflect the price that a Chinese company would pay if it purchased primary aluminum on the global market.\u00a0 However, the LME cash price selected by the Department does not reflect the full \u201call-in\u201d price a purchaser would pay without the addition of regional premiums to take physical possession of the product. We also understand that the LME cash settlement price is largely based on distorted pricing for Chinese aluminum.\u00a0 For these reasons, we are concerned that the Department\u2019s continued reliance on an LME benchmark will, contrary to its statutory mandate, prevent the agency from calculating an accurate subsidy margin.\nIn closing, we appreciate the Department\u2019s attention to these critical issues and are confident that the agency will take our concerns under serious consideration.\u00a0 Successfully addressing these issues is vital to ensuring the continued health and viability of the domestic aluminum extrusions industry and its workers.\nRespectfully submitted,\nCongressman Tim Ryan\n\tCongressman Bill Johnson\n\tCongressman Pete Sessions\n\tCongresswoman Diane Black\n\tCongressman Lynn Westmoreland\n\tCongressman Walter Jones\n\tCongressman Paul Tonko\n\tCongressman Collin Peterson\n\tCongresswoman Ann Mclane Kuster", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/following-fda-warning-on-the-dangers-of-powdered-caffeine-brown-calls-for-swift-action-to-ban-sale-of-powdered-caffeine", "Following FDA Warning on the Dangers of Powdered Caffeine, Brown Calls for Swift Action to Ban Sale of Powdered Caffeine", "2014-12-18", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "The Parents of Logan Stiner \u2013 an 18-Year-Old Northeast Ohio High School Senior Who Died After Ingesting Too Much Caffeine \u2013 Met with Brown and Officials from the FDA in Washington Last Week\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tThursday, December 18, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Following a warning from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the dangers of powdered caffeine, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) is calling for swift action to immediately ban the retail sale of the lethal product. Last week,\u00a0Brown met with the parents of Logan Stiner, a senior at Keystone High School in LaGrange, who died just three days before his high school graduation after ingesting too much powdered caffeine. During their trip to Washington, D.C., the Stiners also met with FDA officials, which prompted this week\u2019s\u00a0warning on the FDA website.\r\n\u201cThe FDA\u2019s warning signals the serious threat posed by powdered caffeine,\u201d Brown said. \u201cBut a message on the FDA\u2019s website won\u2019t prevent teenagers from buying and using this lethal powder. While it\u2019s too late to save Logan Stiner, the FDA must immediately ban the retail sale of powdered caffeine before more lives are lost.\u201d\r\nDuring the meeting with Brown and U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) in Washington, the Stiner family joined the parents of Wade Sweatt \u2013 a 24-year-old Georgia resident who also died after ingesting caffeine powder \u2013 and advocates from the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) to deliver a citizen petition urging the FDA to ban the sale of powdered caffeine.\r\nThere have been at least two deaths from powdered caffeine. In Ohio alone, more than 200 people have been admitted to the hospital for caffeine overdoses, including five life-threatening cases. According to the FDA, a single teaspoon of pure caffeine is roughly equivalent to the amount in 25 cups of coffee \u2013 more than six times the recommended daily amount of caffeine for an adult. Although the FDA has alerted consumers to the dangers of powdered caffeine on its website, these products remain on the shelves and available online without any sort of regulation, warnings, or protections.\r\nIn October, Brown joined Stiner\u2019s parents in calling on the FDA to ban the sale of this lethal substance. Brown and Blumenthal sent a\u00a0letter to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg on October 23.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Lauren Kulik\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/president-signs-browns-legislation-on-sudden-unexpected-infant-and-child-deaths", "President Signs Brown's Legislation on Sudden Unexpected Infant and Child Deaths", "2014-12-18", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Senate and House Passed Brown\u2019s Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Data Collection and Surveillance of Stillbirths and Sudden Unexpected Deaths in Infants and Children to Improve Prevention Efforts\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tThursday, December 18, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, President Obama signed legislation authored by U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) that would help doctors and researchers better understand the causes of stillbirths, Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths (SUID), and Sudden Unexplained Deaths in Childhood (SUDC).\r\n\u201cI am honored to join the countless families and advocates in Ohio who have fought \u2013 in the midst of unspeakable grief \u2013 to advance this bill,\u201d Brown said. \u201cBut the fight isn\u2019t over \u2013 there are still too many lives cut short and too many families left with questions. Our nation\u2019s infant mortality rate is too high; we must pursue every avenue to prevent the tragedies that take the lives of children and babies.\u201d\r\nThe\u00a0Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act\u00a0will enhance the current system used to report on infant and childhood deaths so that patterns become clear and we can better prevent these deaths.\u00a0Originally introduced by the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Brown took up the legislation and re-introduced the bill in the Senate with Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), and U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr (D-NJ-6) introduced the House bill.\u00a0\r\nThis legislation will build on existing activities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to improve upon the quality and consistency of data collected during death scene investigations and autopsies to better inform prevention and intervention efforts related to stillbirths, SUID, and SUDC. This collaboration with the states to enhance current methods of data collection across existing surveillance systems will enable doctors and researchers to better track and prevent these tragic losses. In addition, the legislation requires the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to disseminate information related to stillbirths, SUID, and SUDC to educate the public, health care providers, and other stakeholders involved in investigating the deaths of infants and young children so that everyone is on the same page.\r\nThis bipartisan, bicameral legislation is supported by more than 25 local, state, and national organizations, including the Children\u2019s Hospital Association, the International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners, the National Association of Police Organizations, Inc., the Ohio Hospital Association, and Ohio Public Health Association.\r\nBrown released a\u00a0county-by-county map\u00a0detailing infant mortality rates in Ohio, which ranks worst in the nation for African American infant mortality and 48th\u00a0in the nation across all births. In 2012, 1,047 Ohio babies died before their first birthday. Each year, there are more than 25,000 stillbirths in the United States. Many of these deaths are the result of birth defects, umbilical cord problems, chronic conditions of the mother, or infections. However, there is no known cause for as many as half of all stillbirths, leaving thousands of parents without any explanation for these deaths. In addition, there are more than 4,600 sudden unexpected infant deaths each year and another 200 children between the ages of one and four who die without any clear cause for their death.\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Lauren Kulik\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/president-signs-into-law-new-bipartisan-bill-authored-by-brown-to-streamline-regulations-for-insurers_-like-columbus-nationwide-insurance", "President Signs into Law New Bipartisan Bill Authored by Brown to Streamline Regulations for Insurers - Like Columbus' Nationwide Insurance", "2014-12-18", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Bill Cleared House by Unanimous Consent in December and Passed Senate in June\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tThursday, December 18, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, President Obama signed into law a new bipartisan bill authored by U.S. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Mike Johanns (R-NE). The law clarifies a provision in the 2010 Dodd-Frank law that streamlines regulations for insurers. The bill, which passed the Senate in June and the House in December, provides the Federal Reserve the authority to differentiate between banks and insurance companies when setting capital standards.\r\n\u201cThis law illustrates what can be done when Congress works together,\u201d Brown said. \u201cThis commonsense fix ensures that traditional life, property, and casualty insurance are not regulated in a way that makes sense for banks but not insurers. I applaud the President for signing this bill into law, and my colleagues Senators Collins and Johanns for their leadership.\u201d\r\nSpecifically, the Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 would:\r\n \r\nAdd language to Section 171 of Dodd-Frank to clarify that, in establishing minimum capital requirements for holding companies on a consolidated basis, the Federal Reserve is not required to include insurers to the extent they are engaged in activities regulated as insurance at the state level;\r\nProvide a mechanism for the Federal Reserve, acting in consultation with the appropriate state insurance authority, to provide similar treatment for foreign insurance entities within a U.S. holding company where that entity does not itself do business in the United States; and\r\nLimit the ability of the Federal Reserve to require insurers which file holding company financial statements using Statutory Accounting Principles to instead prepare their financial statements using Generally Accepting Accounting Principles.\u00a0\r\n \r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Ben Famous\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/sens-brown-and-portman-announce-senate-passage-of-resolution-to-honor-ohioan-olympian-and-civil-rights-icon-jesse-owens", "Sens. Brown and Portman Announce Senate Passage of Resolution to Honor Ohioan, Olympian, and Civil Rights Icon Jesse Owens", "2014-12-18", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Brown\u2019s and Portman\u2019s Senate Resolution Honors Jesse Owens for Contributions to Athletics and Civil Rights, Humanitarian Efforts \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tThursday, December 18, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) announced the passage of a Senate Resolution to honor Ohioan Jesse Owens. The resolution, introduced by Brown and co-sponsored by Portman, recognizes Owens \u2013 one of the greatest athletes and Olympians in world history, and a civil rights icon who singlehandedly discredited false theories of racial superiority at the 1936 Berlin Games.\r\n\u201cThe legacy of Ohioan Jesse Owens will stand the test of time,\u201d Brown said. \u201cAs an athlete, he won world records and Olympic gold medals while dominating his sport as few ever have or ever will. He became a global icon when \u2013 at the 1936 Berlin Games \u2013 he discredited the theory that the Aryan race was superior to others. And he concluded his life as an ambassador to the United States and an ambassador to the poor. But to achieve each, Mr. Owens had to endure hatred and bigotry from outside agitators and even the school and country he competed for and represented. For these efforts, he made Ohio, the United States, and the world a better place.\u201d\r\n\u201cI am pleased that the United States Senate has chosen to honor the life and legacy of Jesse Owens. This Ohioan inspired a nation, stood up to tyranny, and helped advance the cause of racial equality through not only his athletic prowess, but the content of his character,\u201d Portman said. \u201cIn the 1936 Olympics, his four gold medals exposed the lie at the heart of Nazism and made him an American hero.\u201d\r\nAt the age of nine, Owens moved from Alabama to Cleveland, Ohio where he excelled as a track and field star \u2013 breaking two junior high school world records, and setting two and tying another high school world record. While a student and athlete at The Ohio State University, Owens could not live on campus due to a lack of housing for black students, and could not stay at the same hotels or eat at the same restaurants as his white teammates. But Owens endured and, at the 1935 Big Ten Conference Track and Field Championships, he set three world records and tied another\u2014in a 45 minute span and with an injured back. Owens\u2019 most enduring legacy, however, was embarrassing the Nazi regime that hosted the 1936 Berlin Olympics by winning four gold medals, discrediting the false theory that racial disparity determined athletic achievement. Despite these accomplishments, Owens was neither recognized by Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt or Harry S. Truman. He was, however, named Ambassador of Sport by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1955, during which he advocated for social and economic justice. \u00a0 \u00a0\r\nBrown\u2019s and Portman\u2019s resolution can be read in its entirety HERE:\r\n\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Lauren Kulik (Brown) 202-224-3978\r\nCaitlin Conant/Michael Haidet (Portman) 202-224-5190", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://kaptur.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/kaptur-announces-doe-grants-two-northeast-ohio-organizations", "Kaptur Announces DOE Grants for Two Northeast Ohio Organizations", "2014-12-18", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Marcy Kaptur", "K000009", "kaptur.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 18, 2014)  Congresswoman Kaptur announced that the U.S. Department of Energy today selected two Northeast Ohio organizations to promote the development of energy from hydrogen and fuel cells. Congresswoman Kaptur, ranking member on the Energy and Water Subcommittee of House Appropriations, said the Cleveland-based Westside Industrial Retention & Expansion Network (WIRE-net) has been awarded $695,000 and Ohio Fuel Cell Coalition, headquartered at Lorain County Community College (LCCC), $450,000 through the federal Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative. The only other project that the Energy Department announced was the Virginia Clean Cities Initiative at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va. WIRE-net and the Fuel Cell Coalition are pushing the edge of the envelope on manufacturing competitiveness for hydrogen and fuel cells, said Congresswoman Kaptur. The bottom line is competitiveness in a tough global marketplace, said Kaptur. The strategy behind the Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative is to leverage our manufacturing know-how with supply chain innovations. This is how Make in America will help our nation achieve energy independence. With its federal award, WIRE-net will complete a detailed manufacturing analysis of fuel cell systems, both automotive and stationary, along with high-pressure hydrogen storage systems and fuel cell subsystems and components. The analysis will span systems and components manufactured in the U.S., Europe and Asia to identify best current manufacturing processes, key factors that determine competitiveness, and potential ways to cut costs. WIRE-net is a manufacturing consortium serving businesses in Cuyahoga, Lorain, Lake, Medina, Geauga, Portage and Summit counties. The Ohio Fuel Cell Coalition, based at LCCC, will develop a robust supply chain model for fuel cell and hydrogen storage systems that will accelerate mass production while also reducing cost and improving performance and durability. The Coalition will establish an integrated network of four Regional Technical Exchange Centers to increase communication between original equipment manufacturers and component suppliers. It will also establish a nationwide database, accessible on the web, that will contain input from manufacturers and suppliers as well as a supplier contact list. The Coalition consists of industry, academic and government leaders with the goal of positioning Northeast Ohio as a global leader in fuel cell technology. Congresswoman Kaptur said the Department of Energy under Secretary Ernest Moniz is focused on creating a dynamic supply chain that will allow technologies to grow. The two Ohio projects, she said, will support activities to develop and expand the domestic supply chain of components and systems to manufacture and scale up hydrogen and fuel cell systems in the United States.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://kaptur.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/kaptur-welcomes-additional-glri-funding-combat-harmful-algal-blooms", "Kaptur Welcomes Additional GLRI Funding to Combat Harmful Algal Blooms", "2014-12-18", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Marcy Kaptur", "K000009", "kaptur.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "TOLEDO (Dec. 18, 2014)  Congresswoman Kaptur, ranking member on the House Appropriations Energy and Water Subcommittee, welcomed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency decision to commit an additional $3.1 million in federal funding to combat harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie.\n\n\t\n\n\tThe additional funding comes on top of $8.6 million that was made available to state agencies in Ohio, Michigan and Indiana last October.\n\n\t\n\n\tThe conditions that caused the Toledo water crisis last August have not changed materially, Kaptur said. The algae season is over, but the threat remains, so we have to be vigilant about protecting our community and saving Lake Erie.\n\n\t\n\n\tU.S. Rep. John Dingell (D-Michigan) called the algal blooms in Lake Erie an environmental crisis that deserves our attention  I'm happy to see this additional funding made available.\n\n\t\n\n\tThe USEPA said it will direct $3.1 million from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) to three other federal agencies and the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to expand efforts to reduce phosphorus runoff into Lake Erie. The EPA said it was making the funding available now so that priority projects can be implemented prior to the 2015 algae season.\n\n\t\n\n\tThe new grantees include:\n \n\t\tNational Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration ($1 million) and the U.S. Geological Survey ($900,000) to improve harmful algal bloom forecasting and water quality testing.\n\t\n\t\tThe Natural Resources and Conservation Service, an arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, approximately $1 million to encourage farmers in the Western Lake Erie Basin to adopt conservation practices; and\n\t\n\t\tThe Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (approximately $197,000) to improve nutrient management on Michigan farms.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/bipartisan-group-of-senators-urge-commerce-department-to-stand-up-for-american-jobs-against-unfair-chinese-trade-practices", "Bipartisan Group of Senators Urge Commerce Department to Stand Up for American Jobs Against Unfair Chinese Trade Practices", "2014-12-17", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Brown and Grassley Lead Bipartisan Group of Eight Senators in Calling on Administration to Ensure Level Playing Field for Aluminum Extrusion Manufacturers\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWednesday, December 17, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, a bipartisan group of eight senators \u2013 led by U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) \u2013 sent a letter urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to stand up for American jobs in the aluminum extrusion industry that are threatened by unfair Chinese trade practices. The letter to Commerce Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance Paul Piquado, was signed by Brown and Grassley along with U.S. Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Tom Harkin (D-IA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Al Franken (D-MN), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Thad Cochran (R-MS). It called on the Administration to ensure a level playing field for aluminum extrusion manufacturers.\r\n\u201cWhen countries like China dump their products in the U.S. market, it threatens American jobs and our workers\u2019 ability to compete,\u201d Brown said. \u201cOhio companies deserve a fair chance in the marketplace and the Commerce Department owes workers a full and fair investigation. That\u2019s why I\u2019m urging the Administration to address any harm caused to American businesses and workers.\u201d\r\n\u201cTrade laws are meant to enforce fairness for all partners,\u201d Grassley said.\u00a0 \u201cThe Administration should use the most accurate data available to help ensure U.S. companies aren\u2019t facing harm from unfair Chinese trade practices.\u201d\r\nThe Commerce Department is currently conducting an administrative review of the antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders against Chinese imports of aluminum extrusions.\u00a0These orders are critical to stopping the flood of unfairly-traded imports. While this review is underway, Brown and the senators are urging the Commerce Department to work with the domestic industry to ensure the scope of the AD and CVD orders provides adequate relief to American companies and prevents evasion of the orders.\u00a0 Additionally, the letter urges the Commerce Department to reevaluate data used in the administrative review of the CVD order. The original determinations used pricing data from the London Metals Exchange (LME) that did not accurately reflect the full price of aluminum in the global market.\r\nFull text of the letter is below and here.\r\n\r\nDecember 17, 2014\r\n\r\nThe Honorable Paul Piquado\r\nAssistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance\r\nU.S. Department of Commerce\r\n14th Street & Constitution Ave, NW\r\nWashington, D.C. 20230\r\n\u00a0\r\nDear Assistant Secretary Piquado:\r\nWe are writing to express our strong support for the domestic aluminum extrusions industry and the importance of maintaining strong antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders against Chinese imports.\u00a0 The AD and CVD orders have been critical to stopping the flood of unfairly traded imports, but the Department of Commerce\u2019s recent decisions narrowing the scope of the orders and its use of skewed data in the current CVD administrative review could undermine the effectiveness of the orders.\u00a0\r\nThe AD and CVD orders against Chinese aluminum extrusions have stopped the flood of unfairly traded imports that brought the domestic sector to the brink of collapse in 2010.\u00a0 By 2009, Chinese extrusions accounted for 19 percent of the U.S. market, but as a result of the orders, that market share dropped to less than one percent in 2013.\u00a0 Without the duties on Chinese imports, the U.S. sector would face more mill closures and job losses.\u00a0\r\nWe understand that the scope of the orders has been challenging for the Department of Commerce to implement, but we ask that you work with the aluminum extrusions industry to develop a scope that is workable for American suppliers and the Department.\u00a0 Specifically, we urge you to focus on the way you define \u201cfinal finished products.\u201d\u00a0 The Department should not allow Chinese producers to evade the AD and CVD orders by adding an inconsequential component to a covered extruded aluminum product.\u00a0\r\nIn addition, we are concerned that the Department of Commerce used inaccurate data from the London Metals Exchange (LME) in their preliminary determination in the current administrative review of the CVD order.\u00a0\u00a0 Any LME pricing data must include the additional regional premiums consumers are required to pay to obtain the primary aluminum.\u00a0 Without including the additional warehouse extraction fees, the LME data will not accurately reflect the price a purchaser would pay for the aluminum in the global market and will distort the outcome of the administrative review.\u00a0\r\nWe ask you to work with the domestic industry on both the scope and the LME data issues to ensure the domestic industry can compete on a level playing field.\u00a0\r\nSincerely,\r\n\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Lauren Kulik (Brown) 202-224-3978\r\nJill Gerber (Grassley) 202-224-6522", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-portman-announce-senate-passage-of-resolution-marking-the-100th-anniversary-of-the-extinction-of-the-passenger-pigeon", "Brown, Portman Announce Senate Passage of Resolution Marking the 100th Anniversary of the Extinction of the Passenger Pigeon", "2014-12-17", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Cincinnati Zoo Was Home To Martha, the Last Known Passenger Pigeon, Who Died September 1, 1914\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWednesday, December 17, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) announced Senate passage of a resolution calling attention to the 100th anniversary of the extinction of the last known passenger pigeon. The resolution passed the Senate by unanimous consent.\r\n\u201cOnce the world\u2019s most abundant bird, the passenger pigeon is now extinct \u2013 illustrating the need for increased awareness and efforts to protect biodiversity among species,\u201d Brown said. \u201cAs our world continues to feel the effects of global warming and climate change, more species will continue to be threatened. That\u2019s why we must prioritize conservation and sustainability to help prevent other plants or animals from suffering the same fate as the passenger pigeon.\u201d\r\n\u201cOne hundred years ago, Americans across the eastern United States could have looked up into the sky and seen it filled with passenger pigeons,\u201d Portman said. \u201cNow they are extinct after being the victim of overhunting and habitat destruction. The loss of this species is one of the greatest examples of what can happen if we are not committed to conserving our wildlife. We must learn from their example, and I am proud that this Resolution brings light to this important issue.\u201d\r\n\u201cAs Director of the Cincinnati Zoo, I was heartened to learn that the United States Senate has passed a resolution on the 100th Anniversary of the extinction of the passenger pigeon.\u00a0 Martha, the very last of her species, died at the Cincinnati Zoo in 1914, and has since served as an alarm call for more thoughtful use and protection of our natural resources,\u201d Thane Maynard, Executive Director of the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden said. \u201cWith the extinction of the passenger pigeon for an example, American conservation efforts have long lead the way in wildlife conservation, resulting in the comeback of many species, including the bald eagle, American alligator, peregrine falcon, California condor, gray whale, and gray wolf.\u00a0 My thanks go out to Ohio Senators Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman for putting forth this important resolution calling attention to the value of conservation and sustainability.\u201d\r\nAccording to Smithsonian Magazine, the passenger pigeon was once believed to constitute 25 to 40 percent of the total bird population of the United States.\u00a0 However, due to human pressures, the species was pushed to extinction in the early 1900s. The last known individual passenger pigeon, named Martha, died at the Cincinnati Zoological Gardens in 1914. \u00a0\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Ben Famous (Brown) 202-224-3978\r\nCaitlin Conant/Michael Haidet (Portman) 202-224-5190", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-urges-commerce-department-to-stand-up-against-unfair-chinese-trade-practices-protect-jobs-at-sidneys-sapa-extrusions", "Brown Urges Commerce Department to Stand Up Against Unfair Chinese Trade Practices, Protect Jobs at Sidney's Sapa Extrusions", "2014-12-17", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "During Administrative Review, Brown Calls on the Commerce Department to Use Accurate Data, Ensure Duties Cover Aluminum Extrusion Products\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWednesday, December 17, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) led a bipartisan group of eight senators in a letter urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to stand up for Shelby County jobs \u2013 like those at Sapa Extrusions \u2013 against unfair Chinese trade practices in the aluminum extrusion industry.\r\n\u201cWhen countries like China dump their products in the U.S. market, it threatens Ohio jobs and our workers\u2019 ability to compete,\u201d Brown said. \u201cOhio companies like Sapa Extrusions in Sidney deserve a fair chance in the marketplace and the Commerce Department owes workers a full and fair investigation. That\u2019s why I\u2019m urging the Administration to address any harm caused to American businesses and workers.\u201d\r\nIn a letter to Commerce Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance Paul Piquado, Brown called on the Administration to ensure a level playing field for aluminum extrusion manufacturers.\r\nThe Commerce Department is currently conducting an administrative review of the antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders against Chinese imports of aluminum extrusions.\u00a0 These orders are critical to stopping the flood of unfairly-traded imports. While this review is underway, Brown and the senators are urging the Commerce Department to work with the domestic industry to ensure the scope of the AD and CVD orders provides adequate relief to American companies and prevents evasion of the orders.\u00a0 Additionally, the letter urges the Commerce Department to reevaluate data used in the administrative review of the CVD order. The original determinations used pricing data from the London Metals Exchange (LME) that did not accurately reflect the full price of aluminum in the global market.\r\nFull text of the letter is below.\r\nDecember 17, 2014\r\nThe Honorable Paul Piquado\r\nAssistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance\r\nU.S. Department of Commerce\r\n14th Street & Constitution Ave, NW\r\nWashington, D.C. 20230\r\n\u00a0\r\nDear Assistant Secretary Piquado:\r\nWe are writing to express our strong support for the domestic aluminum extrusions industry and the importance of maintaining strong antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders against Chinese imports.\u00a0 The AD and CVD orders have been critical to stopping the flood of unfairly traded imports, but the Department of Commerce\u2019s recent decisions narrowing the scope of the orders and its use of skewed data in the current CVD administrative review could undermine the effectiveness of the orders.\u00a0\r\nThe AD and CVD orders against Chinese aluminum extrusions have stopped the flood of unfairly traded imports that brought the domestic sector to the brink of collapse in 2010.\u00a0 By 2009, Chinese extrusions accounted for 19 percent of the U.S. market, but as a result of the orders, that market share dropped to less than one percent in 2013.\u00a0 Without the duties on Chinese imports, the U.S. sector would face more mill closures and job losses.\u00a0\r\nWe understand that the scope of the orders has been challenging for the Department of Commerce to implement, but we ask that you work with the aluminum extrusions industry to develop a scope that is workable for American suppliers and the Department.\u00a0 Specifically, we urge you to focus on the way you define \u201cfinal finished products.\u201d\u00a0 The Department should not allow Chinese producers to evade the AD and CVD orders by adding an inconsequential component to a covered extruded aluminum product.\u00a0\r\nIn addition, we are concerned that the Department of Commerce used inaccurate data from the London Metals Exchange (LME) in their preliminary determination in the current administrative review of the CVD order.\u00a0\u00a0 Any LME pricing data must include the additional regional premiums consumers are required to pay to obtain the primary aluminum.\u00a0 Without including the additional warehouse extraction fees, the LME data will not accurately reflect the price a purchaser would pay for the aluminum in the global market and will distort the outcome of the administrative review.\u00a0\r\nWe ask you to work with the domestic industry on both the scope and the LME data issues to ensure the domestic industry can compete on a level playing field.\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Ben Famous\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-urges-commerce-department-to-stand-up-against-unfair-chinese-trade-practices-protect-jobs-at-trentons-magnode-corporation", "Brown Urges Commerce Department to Stand Up Against Unfair Chinese Trade Practices, Protect Jobs at Trenton's Magnode Corporation", "2014-12-17", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "During Administrative Review, Brown Calls on the Commerce Department to Use Accurate Data, Ensure Duties Cover Aluminum Extrusion Products\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWednesday, December 17, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) led a bipartisan group of eight senators in a letter urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to stand up for Butler County jobs \u2013 like those at Magnode Corporation \u2013 against unfair Chinese trade practices in the aluminum extrusion industry.\r\n\u201cWhen countries like China dump their products in the U.S. market, it threatens Ohio jobs and our workers\u2019 ability to compete,\u201d Brown said. \u201cOhio companies like Magnode Corporation in Trenton deserve a fair chance in the marketplace and the Commerce Department owes workers a full and fair investigation. That\u2019s why I\u2019m urging the Administration to address any harm caused to American businesses and workers.\u201d\r\nIn a letter to Commerce Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance Paul Piquado, Brown called on the Administration to ensure a level playing field for aluminum extrusion manufacturers.\r\nThe Commerce Department is currently conducting an administrative review of the antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders against Chinese imports of aluminum extrusions.\u00a0 These orders are critical to stopping the flood of unfairly-traded imports. While this review is underway, Brown and the senators are urging the Commerce Department to work with the domestic industry to ensure the scope of the AD and CVD orders provides adequate relief to American companies and prevents evasion of the orders.\u00a0 Additionally, the letter urges the Commerce Department to reevaluate data used in the administrative review of the CVD order. The original determinations used pricing data from the London Metals Exchange (LME) that did not accurately reflect the full price of aluminum in the global market.\r\nFull text of the letter is below.\r\nDecember 17, 2014\r\nThe Honorable Paul Piquado\r\nAssistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance\r\nU.S. Department of Commerce\r\n14th Street & Constitution Ave, NW\r\nWashington, D.C. 20230\r\n\u00a0\r\nDear Assistant Secretary Piquado:\r\nWe are writing to express our strong support for the domestic aluminum extrusions industry and the importance of maintaining strong antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders against Chinese imports.\u00a0 The AD and CVD orders have been critical to stopping the flood of unfairly traded imports, but the Department of Commerce\u2019s recent decisions narrowing the scope of the orders and its use of skewed data in the current CVD administrative review could undermine the effectiveness of the orders.\u00a0\r\nThe AD and CVD orders against Chinese aluminum extrusions have stopped the flood of unfairly traded imports that brought the domestic sector to the brink of collapse in 2010.\u00a0 By 2009, Chinese extrusions accounted for 19 percent of the U.S. market, but as a result of the orders, that market share dropped to less than one percent in 2013.\u00a0 Without the duties on Chinese imports, the U.S. sector would face more mill closures and job losses.\u00a0\r\nWe understand that the scope of the orders has been challenging for the Department of Commerce to implement, but we ask that you work with the aluminum extrusions industry to develop a scope that is workable for American suppliers and the Department.\u00a0 Specifically, we urge you to focus on the way you define \u201cfinal finished products.\u201d\u00a0 The Department should not allow Chinese producers to evade the AD and CVD orders by adding an inconsequential component to a covered extruded aluminum product.\u00a0\r\nIn addition, we are concerned that the Department of Commerce used inaccurate data from the London Metals Exchange (LME) in their preliminary determination in the current administrative review of the CVD order.\u00a0\u00a0 Any LME pricing data must include the additional regional premiums consumers are required to pay to obtain the primary aluminum.\u00a0 Without including the additional warehouse extraction fees, the LME data will not accurately reflect the price a purchaser would pay for the aluminum in the global market and will distort the outcome of the administrative review.\u00a0\r\nWe ask you to work with the domestic industry on both the scope and the LME data issues to ensure the domestic industry can compete on a level playing field.\u00a0 \r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Ben Famous\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-urges-commerce-department-to-stand-up-for-mahoning-valley-jobs-against-unfair-chinese-trade-practices", "Brown Urges Commerce Department to Stand Up for Mahoning Valley Jobs Against Unfair Chinese Trade Practices", "2014-12-17", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Brown Leads Bipartisan Group of Eight Senators in Calling on Administration to Ensure Level Playing Field for Mahoning Valley Companies, like Aerolite Extrusion Company, Astro Shapes Inc., General Extrusions, Inc., and Pennex Aluminum Company LLC\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWednesday, December 17, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) led a bipartisan group of eight senators in a letter urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to stand up for Mahoning Valley jobs in the aluminum extrusion industry that are threatened by unfair Chinese trade practices.\r\n\u201cWhen countries like China dump their products in the U.S. market, it threatens Mahoning Valley jobs and our workers\u2019 ability to compete,\u201d Brown said. \u201cOhio companies deserve a fair chance in the marketplace and the Commerce Department owes workers a full and fair investigation. That\u2019s why I\u2019m urging the Administration to address any harm caused to American businesses and workers.\u201d\r\nIn a letter to Commerce Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance Paul Piquado, Brown and U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Tom Harkin (D-IA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Al Franken (D-MN), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Thad Cochran (R-MS) called on the Administration to ensure a level playing field for aluminum extrusion manufacturers, like Aerolite Extrusion Company and General Extrusions, Inc. in Youngstown, Astro Shapes Inc. in Struthers, and Pennex Aluminum Company LLC in Leetonia.\r\nThe Commerce Department is currently conducting an administrative review of the antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders against Chinese imports of aluminum extrusions.\u00a0These orders are critical to stopping the flood of unfairly-traded imports. While this review is underway, Brown and the senators are urging the Commerce Department to work with the domestic industry to ensure the scope of the AD and CVD orders provides adequate relief to American companies and prevents evasion of the orders.\u00a0 Additionally, the letter urges the Commerce Department to reevaluate data used in the administrative review of the CVD order. The original determinations used pricing data from the London Metals Exchange (LME) that did not accurately reflect the full price of aluminum in the global market.\r\nFull text of the letter is below and here.\r\nDecember 17, 2014\r\nThe Honorable Paul Piquado\r\nAssistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance\r\nU.S. Department of Commerce\r\n14th Street & Constitution Ave, NW\r\nWashington, D.C. 20230\r\n\r\nDear Assistant Secretary Piquado:\r\nWe are writing to express our strong support for the domestic aluminum extrusions industry and the importance of maintaining strong antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders against Chinese imports.\u00a0 The AD and CVD orders have been critical to stopping the flood of unfairly traded imports, but the Department of Commerce\u2019s recent decisions narrowing the scope of the orders and its use of skewed data in the current CVD administrative review could undermine the effectiveness of the orders.\u00a0\r\nThe AD and CVD orders against Chinese aluminum extrusions have stopped the flood of unfairly traded imports that brought the domestic sector to the brink of collapse in 2010.\u00a0 By 2009, Chinese extrusions accounted for 19 percent of the U.S. market, but as a result of the orders, that market share dropped to less than one percent in 2013.\u00a0 Without the duties on Chinese imports, the U.S. sector would face more mill closures and job losses.\u00a0\r\nWe understand that the scope of the orders has been challenging for the Department of Commerce to implement, but we ask that you work with the aluminum extrusions industry to develop a scope that is workable for American suppliers and the Department.\u00a0 Specifically, we urge you to focus on the way you define \u201cfinal finished products.\u201d\u00a0 The Department should not allow Chinese producers to evade the AD and CVD orders by adding an inconsequential component to a covered extruded aluminum product.\u00a0\r\nIn addition, we are concerned that the Department of Commerce used inaccurate data from the London Metals Exchange (LME) in their preliminary determination in the current administrative review of the CVD order.\u00a0\u00a0 Any LME pricing data must include the additional regional premiums consumers are required to pay to obtain the primary aluminum.\u00a0 Without including the additional warehouse extraction fees, the LME data will not accurately reflect the price a purchaser would pay for the aluminum in the global market and will distort the outcome of the administrative review.\u00a0\r\nWe ask you to work with the domestic industry on both the scope and the LME data issues to ensure the domestic industry can compete on a level playing field.\u00a0\r\nSincerely,\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Lauren Kulik\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/sen-brown-announces-275000-in-new-federal-funds-to-improve-wastewater-collection-in-scioto-county", "Sen. Brown Announces $275,000 in New Federal Funds to Improve Wastewater Collection in Scioto County", "2014-12-17", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Brown Author of Legislation to Help Communities Fund Wastewater System Renovations\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWednesday, December 17, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014\u00a0Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) \u2013 a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee \u2013 announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded $275,000 to the Scioto County Commission to help build a new wastewater collection system. The project, funded through the Rural Development Grant program, will serve 275 Eden Park users who currently utilize failing wastewater collection systems.\r\n\u201cOhio\u2019s rural communities and small towns face a heavy burden when financing infrastructure projects,\u201d Brown said. \u201cThis federal investment will lead to more reliable service for residents and cleaner waterways for Scioto County. Projects like this help boost the economy and make the region more competitive.\u201d\r\nBrown is working to help communities around Ohio struggling to afford costly but necessary renovations to sewer systems. Last week, he introduced\u00a0the Clean Water Compliance and Affordability Act\u00a0to help communities make renovations to outdated sewer systems, while improving water quality and keeping rates affordable for residents and small business.\r\nBrown is the first Ohioan to serve on the Senate Agriculture Committee in more than 40 years. In 2014, he was part of the Senate Farm Bill Conference Committee that successfully negotiated a five-year farm bill that had been stalled for more than three years.\u00a0Brown supported a strong Rural Development title in the 2014 Farm Bill to encourage economic development and increased infrastructure investment in rural communities. During Senate consideration of the farm bill, Brown sponsored an amendment to support rural development, which cleared the Senate with bipartisan support by a vote of 55-44. Brown\u2019s amendment would fund critical U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development programs that help Ohio communities update wastewater and sewer infrastructure systems, provide access to capital for Ohio agricultural producers and small businesses, and provide technical assistance to beginning farmers and ranchers.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Ben Famous\r\n202-224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/sen-brown-announces-450000-in-new-federal-funds-to-improve-wastewater-collection-in-montgomery-county", "Sen. Brown Announces $450,000 in New Federal Funds to Improve Wastewater Collection in Montgomery County", "2014-12-17", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Brown Author of Legislation to Help Communities Fund Wastewater System Renovations\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWednesday, December 17, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014\u00a0Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) \u2013 a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee \u2013 announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded $450,000 to the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners to help build a new wastewater collection system for the Village of Phillipsburg. The project, funded through the Rural Development Grant program, will serve 268 users who currently utilize failing wastewater collection systems. The new collection system will transport wastewater from the Village to Dayton for treatment.\r\n\u201cOhio\u2019s rural communities and small towns face a heavy burden when financing infrastructure projects,\u201d Brown said. \u201cThis federal investment will lead to more reliable service for residents and cleaner waterways for Phillipsburg. Projects like this help boost the economy and make the region more competitive.\u201d\r\nBrown is working to help communities around Ohio struggling to afford costly but necessary renovations to sewer systems. Last week, he introduced\u00a0the Clean Water Compliance and Affordability Act\u00a0to help communities make renovations to outdated sewer systems, while improving water quality and keeping rates affordable for residents and small business.\r\nBrown is the first Ohioan to serve on the Senate Agriculture Committee in more than 40 years. In 2014, he was part of the Senate Farm Bill Conference Committee that successfully negotiated a five-year farm bill that had been stalled for more than three years.\u00a0Brown supported a strong Rural Development title in the 2014 Farm Bill to encourage economic development and increased infrastructure investment in rural communities. During Senate consideration of the farm bill, Brown sponsored an amendment to support rural development, which cleared the Senate with bipartisan support by a vote of 55-44. Brown\u2019s amendment would fund critical U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development programs that help Ohio communities update wastewater and sewer infrastructure systems, provide access to capital for Ohio agricultural producers and small businesses, and provide technical assistance to beginning farmers and ranchers.\r\n\u00a0\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Ben Famous\r\n202-224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://kaptur.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/kaptur-opposed-dodd-frank-rider-during-appropriations-markup", "Kaptur Opposed Dodd-Frank Rider During Appropriations Markup", "2014-12-17", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Marcy Kaptur", "K000009", "kaptur.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON- During a June markup of the Financial Services  \n\tappropriations bill, Congresswoman Kaptur stood out as one of three  \n\tmembers to oppose a controversial amendment by Kansas Republican Kevin  \n\tYoder.  \n\t  \n\tThe controversial Yoder rider to the omnibus spending bill eliminates  \n\tthe requirement for banks to separate trades of financial derivatives  \n\tfrom traditional banking activity, which is insured by public dollars  \n\tthrough the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Trading in  \n\tderivatives such as credit-default swaps contributed to the 2008  \n\tfinancial collapse.  \n\t  \n\tHere is Kaptur's full statement that was made in the subcommittee  \n\tmarkup six months ago:  \n\t  \n\t\"I rise in opposition to the gentleman's amendment. I'm not sure 100%  \n\tof the Members of this Committee fully comprehend everything that is  \n\tbeing included and excluded in the gentleman's amendment. So for  \n\texample, if I'm on the proper amendment, you distinguish between  \n\tinsured depository institutions and changing the language to  \n\tcovered depository institutions. What is the full implication of the  \n\tsubstitution of those words? Who does it include, who does it exclude?  \n\t  \n\t You talk about bona fide hedging and traditional bank activities.  \n\tOne of the ways we got into trouble in this country was in moving away  \n\tfrom true commodities markets to financially transacting false money.  \n\tThat's what happened in 2000 when traditional banking was thrown out.  \n\tAnd so I find it very interesting what the gentleman is trying to do  \n\there on an appropriations bill.  \n\t  \n\t\"I'd like to know who is really behind this. Who has enough power to  \n\ttry to bring this before this Committee? And I have some imaginations  \n\ton who that might be.  \n\t  \n\t\"When the traditional manner of handling real money and commodities  \n\twas thrown out in 2000, it was done in a bill that came here in a  \n\tconference report--and most members didn't even know what they were  \n\tvoting on. And then 2008 happened just a few years after that.  \n\t  \n\t\"Our country got in trouble when we started financializing the value  \n\tof true commodities. If you look at the price of oil today, you'll  \n\tfind that a good 40-70 bucks of a barrel is actually not true value.  \n\tIt is merely what Wall Street has done to create false value and is  \n\tcausing consumers to pay so much more per gallon for every gallon of  \n\tgasoline that they buy. There is something really striking that has  \n\thappened in the last decade in terms of the way that we use to value  \n\treal money and real commodities inside this country.  \n\t  \n\t\"I think what the gentleman is trying to do is really dangerous and it  \n\tdoesn't belong in this Committee. I urge my colleagues to vote  \n\tstrongly no against this amendment.  \n\t  \n\t\"And ask yourself the question (of) who is really trying to do this on  \n\tan appropriations bill?\"", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-wicker-urge-state-department-to-protect-religious-minorities-in-iraq-syria", "Brown, Wicker Urge State Department to Protect Religious Minorities in Iraq, Syria", "2014-12-16", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Tuesday, December 16, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) led a bipartisan letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urging the State Department to take immediate action to protect religious minorities in Iraq and Syria. The letter was co-signed by U.S. Sens. Dan Coats (R-IN), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Mark Kirk (R-IL), Carl Levin (D-MI), Rob Portman (R-OH), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and John Thune, (R-SD).\r\n\u201cWe have an obligation to stand up for human rights,", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://kaptur.house.gov/index.php?option=com_contentview=articleid=3295:statement-by-congresswoman-kaptur-on-the-great-lakes-restoration-initiative-reauthorizationcatid=51:2015-press-releasesItemid=300260", "Statement by Congresswoman Kaptur on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Reauthorization", "2014-12-15", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Marcy Kaptur", "K000009", "kaptur.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Marcy Kaptur is inviting parents, grandparents, caring adults, and youth from across Northern Ohio to participate in a new \u201cRead to Succeed\u201d challenge. \u201cRead to Succeed\u201d is an initiative to encourage children and adults to read together and in doing so, the community is ensuring that our youth are prepared to read.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://timryan.house.gov/press-release/congressman-tim-ryan-featured-cbs-60-minutes-discuss-mindfulness", "Congressman Tim Ryan Featured on CBS 60 Minutes to Discuss Mindfulness", "2014-12-15", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Tim Ryan", "R000577", "timryan.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "\u201cI was honored to be featured on 60 Minutes this week and have the opportunity to share how the practice of mindfulness has helped me personally and professionally. I am grateful that this segment highlights the work I am doing in Congress. These types of practices are helping veterans heal from the unbearable traumas of war, Marines increase their resiliency, and students increasing their focus and improving their behavior through more mental discipline and less stress,\" said Congressman Ryan. \u201cThere has been nothing more rewarding than seeing Veterans who were taking 10 or 12 prescription drugs and not sleeping through the night start a meditation practice. Many of them dramatically reduce their medication to one or two pills and start sleeping through the night. With 22 Veterans taking their own life each day in America, I am passionate about getting more of them access to these types of techniques. \"\n\"Scientific research of\u00a0 mindfulness meditation has shown that after just eight weeks of practice it can reduce stress, depression and anxiety, while increasing awareness and focus.\u00a0 These benefits are why it has been used by professional sports teams like the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks and the multiple NBA champions Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls.\u00a0 These types of Integrative Health/Mind Body techniques are successfully being used in world renowned institutions like the Cleveland Clinic, The Ohio State University and Yale University.\u00a0 We also see these practices being taught in many Fortune 500 companies around the country from Silicon Valley to Wall Street. I am convinced that we can shift the current state of our country if we start developing the fundamentals necessary for success:\u00a0 mental discipline, resiliency, grit and high levels of awareness of ourselves and others. Mindfulness practice cultivates all of these qualities.\u00a0 I applaud Anderson Cooper and 60 Minutes for bringing attention to the important work being done in this field. It can transform our country into a calmer and kinder place for our children and all of our citizens.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://timryan.house.gov/press-release/congressman-tim-ryan-secures-10-million-ohio-based-military-additive-manufacturing", "Congressman Tim Ryan Secures $10 Million for Ohio-Based Military Additive Manufacturing Program", "2014-12-15", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Tim Ryan", "R000577", "timryan.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DC \u2013\u00a0 Congressman Tim Ryan secured $10 million in funding to create an additive manufacturing innovation research program based at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. The program will equip the United States Air Force with the technology and expertise to use 3D printing and other emerging manufacturing techniques to fabricate low-volume replacement parts for weapons systems at a lower cost than can be achieved through current defense procurement processes. Ohio is a leader in the field of additive manufacturing with Youngstown State University and the University of Dayton Research Institute already working together on ways to increase the use of additive manufacturing in the military. Northeast Ohio is also home to America Makes (formerly known as the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute).\n\u201cI am proud to have secured funding for this important research that will ultimately grow high-paying manufacturing jobs in Ohio and across the United States while reducing costs for the Department of Defense. Additive manufacturing is transforming every sector of our national economy and this program further positions Ohio, which already has a successful additive manufacturing hub in Youngstown, as a leader in this arena,\u201dsaid Congressman Ryan.\n\u201cWe are pleased to be working with UDRI on this important research effort. Working together with our industrial partners and our colleagues at the Youngstown Business Incubator, our faculty has established a strong program that is creating new opportunities to utilize additive manufacturing for the production of parts to be used throughout the supply chain.\u00a0 The Department of Defense initiative will further provide our students with a world class opportunity to be engaged in cutting edge research,\u201d said Dr. Martin Abraham, Interim Provost at Youngstown State University.\n\u201cThese funds will enable Youngstown State University and the University of Dayton Research Institute to work with the Air Force in applying our unique capabilities in advanced manufacturing technologies to improving fleet readiness and reducing maintenance costs,\u201d said John Leland, Interim Vice President for Research at the University of Dayton.\nCongressman Ryan, a member of the House Defense Subcommittee on Appropriations was able to obtain $10 million for the program in the Fiscal Year 2015 Defense Appropriations Bill, which passed the House Appropriations Committee in June of 2014 and was included in the recently passed Omnibus Appropriations bill.\nThe Omnibus Appropriations bill has been passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate and is expected to soon be signed by the President.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-blunt-manufacturing-jobs-bill-headed-to-presidents-desk-", "Brown-Blunt Manufacturing Jobs Bill Headed to President's Desk", "2014-12-14", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Bipartisan Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act Will Create More Next-Generation Advanced Manufacturing Centers to Out-Innovate Global Competitors, Attract Investment\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tSunday, December 14, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown\u2019s (D-OH) manufacturing jobs legislation that would create the first-ever national network of manufacturing hubs was included in the Omnibus budget legislation that passed the Senate last night. The bill is now headed to the President\u2019s desk.\r\n\u201cI thank Congressmen Reed and Kennedy for advancing this through the House and to Sen. Blunt for his partnership in the Senate,\u201d Brown said. \u201cThis bill focuses our nation\u2019s strengths toward a common goal: revitalization of American manufacturing and innovation. When American manufacturing moves to other countries, we don\u2019t just lose production \u2013 we lose innovation. A Network for Manufacturing Innovation would foster public-private partnerships that give small businesses, industry leaders, and research institutions the tools they need to compete on a global scale. These regional, industry-led hubs will leverage local expertise and will create thousands of high-paying, high-tech manufacturing jobs for American workers. We\u2019ve seen it work in Youngstown, now it\u2019s time to advance this effort nationwide.\u201d\r\nCosponsored by U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO), the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act (RAMI) would establish a National Network of Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) and create thousands of high-paying, high-tech manufacturing jobs while enhancing the United States\u2019 role as the world\u2019s leader in advanced manufacturing. The House passed companion legislation, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY-23), in September.\r\n\u201cI\u2019m pleased Congress passed this common-sense, bipartisan bill to boost manufacturing and create jobs in Missouri and nationwide,\u201d Blunt said. \u201cSupporting innovation and manufacturing in America will help us continue to compete in a global economy. I look forward to building on this success in the new Congress and working with my colleagues to pass policies that encourage more economic opportunity and jump-start good-paying jobs for workers in Missouri and nationwide.\u201d\r\nRAMI would bring together industry, universities and community colleges, federal agencies, and all levels of government, to accelerate manufacturing innovation in technologies with commercial applications. These public-private institutes would leverage resources to bridge the gap between basic research and product development.\r\nUsing this model, the Administration recently announced two new advanced manufacturing innovation institutes. One, the American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute (ALMMII), will establish a unique public-private partnership jointly led by The Ohio State University, the University of Michigan, and the Columbus-based Edison Welding Institute (EWI). The project is projected to create more than 10,000 jobs in the next five years. The other, NNMI\u2019s pilot is Youngstown\u2019s \u201cAmerica Makes,\u201d formerly the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII).\r\nThe legislation is supported by more than 150 companies, universities, and industry organizations. A full list is below.\r\nAssociations/Organizations\r\n \r\nAerospace Industries Association\r\nAlliance for American Manufacturing\r\nAlliance of Automobile Manufacturers\r\nAmerica\u2019s Natural Gas Alliance (ANGA)\r\nAmerican Association of Community Colleges\r\nAmerican Automotive Policy Council (AAPC)\r\nAmerican Chemical Society\r\nAmerican Chemistry Council\r\nAmerican Federation of Labor-Committee for Industrial Organization\r\nAmerican Iron and Steel Institute\r\nAmerican Small Manufacturers Coalition\r\nAmerican Society for Engineering Education\r\nASME (founded as American Society of Mechanical Engineers)\r\nAssociation of American Universities (AAU)\r\nAssociation of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU)\r\nAssociation of Equipment Manufacturers\r\nBusiness Roundtable\r\nCambridge Area Chamber of Commerce\r\nCenter for Innovative Food Technology\r\nCincinnati Chamber of Commerce\r\nCity of Dayton\r\nColumbus Chamber of Commerce\r\nColumbus Partnership\r\nDayton Development Coalition\r\nDayton Region Manufacturers Association\r\nDelaware BioScience Association\r\nDelaware Manufacturing Extension Partnership\r\nEdison Welding Institute\r\nForging Industry Association\r\nGlobal Automakers\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\r\nInformation Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)\r\nInternational Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW)\u00a0\r\nJordan Valley Innovation Center\r\nMaine Manufacturing Extension Partnership\r\nManufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network (MAGNET)\r\nMayor Michael Coleman of Columbus, OH\r\nMedical Device Manufacturers Association\r\nMissouri Association of Manufacturers\r\nMissouri Biotechnology Association\r\nMissouri Economic Development Council\r\nMissouri Enterprise\r\nMotor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA)\r\nNational Association of Manufacturers\r\nNational Composites Center\r\nNational Confectioners Association\r\nNational Modeling and Simulation Coalition\r\nThe New England Council\r\nOhio Aerospace Institute\r\nOhio Association of Community Colleges\r\nOhio Fuel Cell Coalition\r\nOhio Manufacturers\u2019 Association\r\nOne Voice \u2013 the joint effort between the National Tooling and Machining Association (NTMA) and the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA)\r\nThe Optical Society\r\nPolymerOhio, Inc.\r\nSaint Louis Economic Development Partnership\r\nSemiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI)\r\nSemiconductor Industry Association (SIA)\r\nSociety for Modeling and Simulation International\r\nSouthern Ohio Diversification Initiative\r\nSpringfield Area Chamber of Commerce\r\nTech Columbus\r\n \r\nCompanies\r\n \r\nAlcoa\r\nANSYS\r\nApplied Materials\r\nAppvion\r\nAT&T\r\nAutodesk\r\nBAE Systems\r\nBall Corporation\r\nBASF Corporation\r\nBattelle Memorial Institute\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\r\nBoeing\r\nBrewer Science\r\nCaterpillar Inc.\r\nCorning\r\nDelphi Automotive\r\nDJW Technology\r\nDow Chemical\r\nDSP North America\r\nDupont\r\nEastman Chemical Company\r\nFirst Solar\r\nGE\r\nGoodyear\r\nGraftech\r\nHonda\r\nHoneywell\r\nIBM\r\nIntel\r\nLibbey Glass\r\nLockheed Martin Corporation\r\nNavistar\r\nNestl\u00e9\r\nNew Balance\r\nNucor\r\nOwens Illinois\r\nProcter & Gamble\r\nRaytheon\r\nRockwell Automation\r\nSiemens\r\nSilfex, Inc. and Lam Research Corporation\r\nSmiths Group\r\nSRC Holdings Corp\r\nSunEdison\r\nTechSolve\r\nTexas Instruments\r\nUnited Technologies\r\nU.S. Steel Corporation\r\nVolkswagen Group of America\r\nWalmart\r\nWhirlpool\r\nXerox\r\n \r\nUniversities\r\n \r\nCarnegie Mellon University\r\nCase Western Reserve University\r\nCincinnati State Technical & Community College\r\nDelaware Technical Community College\r\nGeorgia Institute of Technology\r\nIndiana University\r\nIowa University\r\nIowa State University\r\nKent State University\r\nMiami University\r\nMichigan State University\r\nNorth Central State College\r\nNorthwest State Community College\r\nOberlin College & Conservatory\r\nThe Ohio State University\r\nOhio University\r\nOhio University Innovation Center\r\nOzark Technical Community College\r\nRochester Institute of Technology\r\nStark State College\r\nUniversity of California \u2013 Berkley\r\nUniversity of California \u2013 Davis\r\nUniversity of California \u2013 Irvine\r\nUniversity of Cincinnati\r\nUniversity of Colorado-Boulder\r\nUniversity of Illinois\r\nUniversity of Michigan\r\nUniversity of Minnesota\r\nUniversity of Missouri\r\nUniversity of New Hampshire\r\nUniversity of North Carolina \u2013 Charlotte\r\nUniversity of Northern Iowa\r\nUniversity of Notre Dame\r\nUniversity of Southern California\r\nUniversity of Tennessee Knoxville\r\nUniversity of Toledo\r\nUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison\r\nUniversity of Wisconsin System\r\nWashington State Community College\r\nYoungstown State University\r\nZane State College\r\n \r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tContacts: Meghan Dubyak/Lauren Kulik\r\n202-224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-inhofe-legislation-benefiting-nearly-100000-american-airline-employees-heads-to-presidents-desk", "Brown, Inhofe Legislation Benefiting Nearly 100,000 American Airline Employees Heads to President's Desk", "2014-12-14", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Legislation Enables Employees to Roll Payouts from Bankruptcy Settlement into IRA Accounts\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tSunday, December 14, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Legislation sponsored by U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and James Inhofe (R-OK) that would enable nearly 100,000 American Airline employees who received lump sum settlements as part of the airline\u2019s 2011 bankruptcy to roll those awards into individual retirement accounts (IRA) is headed to the President\u2019s desk for signature. Without a legislative fix, nearly 10,000 Ohio workers would be ineligible for the same tax benefits on savings plans that workers at United, Delta, Northwest, and U.S. Airways received.\r\n\u201cThis is great news for the nearly 100,000 American Airlines employees who could have lost a significant portion of their retirement savings had action not been taken,\u201d Brown said. \u201cAmerican Airlines employees should have the same deal as everyone else. This law ensures that. I thank Sen. Inhofe for his work on this important bill.\u201d\r\nThe Brown and Inhofe legislation would amend the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to afford American Airline employees the same tax treatment provided to employees of other domestic airlines. Under the Act, only airline employees whose company declared bankruptcy prior to 2007 are eligible to roll up to 90 percent of their settlement into an IRA.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Ben Famous\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-announces-legislation-that-would-help-keep-asian-carp-out-of-great-lakes", "Brown Announces Legislation that Would Help Keep Asian Carp Out of Great Lakes", "2014-12-12", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Guarding Our Great Lakes Act Would Promote Collaborative Water Quality and Flood Mitigation Projects\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tFriday, December 12, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) cosponsored legislation to help keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes. The Guarding Our Great Lakes Act would prescribe collaboration between the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force (IATF) \u2013 a collection of 11 U.S. Cabinet and federal agency heads, led by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) \u2013 and state and local agencies to plan and implement water quality and flood mitigation projects. The bill would also implement federal invasive species control measures at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam in Joliet, IL \u2013 which, due to its location south of the Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS), serves as the single entryway for any species moving upstream toward the Great Lakes.\r\n\u201cAsian carp are a serious threat to Lake Erie and the Ohio industries that rely on the lake,\u201d Brown said. \u201cThat\u2019s why we need to be aggressive in finding solutions that would protect the Great Lakes from the threat of invasive species. This bill would help ensure that Lake Erie\u2019s ecosystems \u2013 and our region\u2019s economic development \u2013 are not jeopardized by an influx of Asian carp.\u201d\r\nBrown continues to fight for the protection of Lake Erie from invasive species like Asian Carp. In July 2014, Brown and more than a dozen Great Lakes senators sent a letter to John Goss, Director of the White House Council on Environmental Quality Asian Carp, expressing their continued commitment to practical, immediate solutions to the threat of Asian carp and other invasive species to the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basin.\r\nAlso in July, following a hearing of the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works (EPW), Brown urged Congress to pass bipartisan legislation which is aimed at preserving the Great Lakes and bolstering economic growth throughout the Great Lakes region. Brown is the cosponsor of the Great Lakes Ecological and Economic Protection Act (GLEEPA), which the EPW Committee considered today. GLEEPA would protect the Great Lakes\u2014and the millions of jobs they support\u2014from a variety of ecological threats and invasive species like Asian carp. It would accomplish this by fully funding the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI).\r\nEarlier this year, Brown helped secure more than $300 million in bipartisan Omnibus Bill funds for the GLRI. In May, Congress passed a critical water infrastructure bill that includes an amendment introduced by Brown that would help prevent the invasion of Asian carp into the Ohio and Upper Mississippi River Basins.\r\n\u00a0\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tContacts: Meghan Dubyak/Lauren Kulik\r\n202-224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-will-lead-democrats-on-powerful-senate-banking-committee", "Brown Will Lead Democrats on Powerful Senate Banking Committee", "2014-12-12", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Friday, December 12, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) will serve as the lead Democrat \u2013 or Ranking Member \u2013 of the Senate Banking Committee when the 114th Congress convenes in January. The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs has jurisdiction over a wide range of policy matters including banking, insurance, housing, capital markets, securities, urban development and mass transit, international trade and financing, and economic policy.\r\n\u201cFrom checking accounts and home loans to public transportation and economic development, the Banking Committee affects Ohioans in many ways,\u201d Brown said. \u201cThis committee is about ensuring a fair set of rules for all financial institutions while protecting taxpayers and consumers. Serving as Ranking Member will allow me to continue to fight for Ohio consumers, Ohio jobs, and Ohio economic development and for our state\u2019s financial institutions and their customers. We must ensure transparency and accountability for Wall Street and access to credit on fair terms for Main Street.\u201d\r\n\u201cWe are pleased that Senate leadership has selected Senator Brown to be the Ranking Member of the important Senate Banking Committee,\u201d Mike Adelman, President & CEO of The Ohio Bankers League, said. \u201cSenator Brown has always been accessible and understands the crucial role Ohio banks play in economic development and job growth. We look forward to continuing our working relationship with Senator Brown as he takes on more responsibility in Washington.\u201d\r\n\u201cSenator Brown has been a great supporter of credit unions and clearly understands the important role Ohio\u2019s cooperative financial institutions play in the lives of their three million members,\u201d Paul Mercer, President of the Ohio Credit Union League, said.. \u201cWe are confident that Senator Brown will keep the best interests of Ohioans in mind as he assumes this leadership position of one of the most influential Congressional committees.\u201d\u00a0\r\n\u201cWe are very excited that Senator Brown was chosen for this critically important position,\u201d Bill Faith, Executive Director of Coalition on Homeless and Housing in Ohio (COHHIO), said. \u201cHe has such a strong track record of fighting for housing that is safe and affordable for the lowest-income Americans, standing up for consumer protections against predatory lenders and Wall Street, and helping homeowners avoid foreclosure.\u00a0 He will make Ohio proud in his new leadership role on this prestigious committee.\u201d\r\nOhio is home to multiple financial institutions that provide jobs and services, including access to credit and insurance, for countless American consumers and small businesses.\r\n \r\nBanks: Ohio has 215 FDIC-insured banks with more than $2 trillion in bank assets \u2013 ranking among the top in the nation \u2013 including top regional banks Fifth Third Bank in Cincinnati, KeyCorp in Cleveland, and Huntington Bank in Columbus.\r\nCredit Unions: Ohio has approximately 400 credit unions, and its cooperative institutions serve some three million members\r\nInsurance Companies: More than 250 insurance companies are domiciled in Ohio, including three of the top 25 \u2013 Progressive Insurance in Cleveland, Nationwide Insurance in Columbus, and Cincinnati Financial Group. Columbus is second only to Hartford, Connecticut in concentration of insurance jobs.\r\n \r\nFor the last four years, Brown has served as the Chair of Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protections. He also served as a previous chair of its Subcommittee on Economic Policy.\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Ben Famous\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/gallery/photos/sen-browns-constituent-coffee-12-11-14-", "Sen. Brown's Constituent Coffee 12-11-14", "2014-12-11", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "If you\u2019re afraid you might be a victim of the Equifax data breach, Senator Brown encourages you to visit the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau\u2019s website for more information and resources \u2013 www.consumerfinance.gov.\n  \nFor information on how to help recovery efforts for recent hurricanes, go to www.fema.gov", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-announces-senate-passage-of-bipartisan-legislation-enhancing-personal-savings-through-prized-linked-accounts", "Brown Announces Senate Passage of Bipartisan Legislation Enhancing Personal Savings Through Prized-Linked Accounts", "2014-12-11", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "More Than 40 Percent of American Household Lack Savings to Cover Basic Expenses for Three Months\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tThursday, December 11, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) announced Senate passage of legislation that incentivizes personal savings through the creation of prized-linked savings (PLS) accounts. Brown and Moran \u2013 members of the Senate Economic Mobility Caucus \u2013 authored the legislation in Oct. 2013. The bill passed the Senate by unanimous consent.\r\n\u201cToo many families in Ohio \u2013 and across the nation \u2013 are living paycheck to paycheck,\u201d Brown said. \u201cBetween stagnant wages and an insufficient minimum wage, it\u2019s hard for families to prioritize savings. That\u2019s why this legislation is so important. Families should be encouraged and excited to save. This bill accomplishes that and I am proud to have worked with Sen. Moran to get this bill passed.\u201d\r\n\u201cWith broad support, Congress has sent to President Obama the\u00a0American Savings Promotion Act, bipartisan legislation that clears the way for banks and other financial institutions to promote personal savings,\u201d said Sen. Moran, Co-Chair of the Senate Economic Mobility Caucus. \u201cThis policy will help American families become more financially\u00a0secure and upwardly mobile. In passing the American Savings Promotion Act, the House and Senate have shown that good ideas may still have a chance in Washington.\u201d\r\nThe American Savings Promotion Act would expand the ability of certain banks, thrifts, and credit unions \u2013 which are currently prohibited from participating due to outdated federal law \u2013 to offer PLS products. PLS accounts are safe, regulated accounts that incentivize savings by offering account holders the opportunity to win prizes as they accumulate savings.\r\nThe legislation comes at a time when more than 40 percent of American households lack enough savings to cover basic expenses for three months. According to the Pew Foundation\u2019s Economic Mobility Project, 71 percent of children born to high-saving but low-income parents move up from the bottom income quintile over one generation. This is compared to only 50 percent of children from similarly low-income households whose parents did not save.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Ben Famous\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-inhofe-legislation-benefiting-nearly-100000-american-airline-employees-passes-senate", "Brown, Inhofe Legislation Benefiting Nearly 100,000 American Airline Employees Passes Senate", "2014-12-11", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Legislation Enables Employees to Roll Payouts from Bankruptcy Settlement into IRA Accounts\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tThursday, December 11, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and James Inhofe (R-OK) announced Senate passage of legislation that would enable nearly 100,000 American Airline employees who received lump sum settlements as part of the airline\u2019s 2011 bankruptcy to roll those awards into individual retirement accounts (IRA). Without a legislative fix, nearly 10,000 Ohio workers would be ineligible for the same tax benefits on savings plans that workers at United, Delta, Northwest, and U.S. Airways received.\r\n\u201cThis bill will prevent nearly 100,000 American Airlines employees from losing a substantial chunk of their hard earned retirement,\u201d Brown said. \u201cThese pilots, flight attendants, mechanics, ramp workers, and dispatchers served the flying public with pride and kept us safe during our travel. This legislation ensures that these employees receive the same deal as other employees of airlines that also went through bankruptcy.\u201d\r\nThe Brown and Inhofe legislation would amend the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to afford American Airline employees the same tax treatment provided to employees of other domestic airlines. Under the Act, only airline employees whose company declared bankruptcy prior to 2007 are eligible to roll up to 90 percent of their settlement into an IRA.\r\n\r\n###\r\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Ben Famous\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-portman-bill-to-help-ensure-safe-drinking-water-passes-senate", "Brown-Portman Bill to Help Ensure Safe Drinking Water Passes Senate", "2014-12-11", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Thursday, December 11, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Legislation authored by U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) to promote the safety of drinking water unanimously passed the Senate today. The bill \u2013 in response to a high level of microcystin in the Western Lake Erie basin which disrupted the water supply of approximately 500,000 people in Northwest Ohio in early August \u2013 must also pass the U.S. House of Representatives before being sent to the President.\r\n\u201cThis is a commonsense, bipartisan bill that will ensure Ohioans are confident in the safety of their drinking water,\u201d Brown said. \u201cOur bill will address a void in our current monitoring efforts to protect our water and address potential public health threats.\u201d\r\n\u201cIt\u2019s critical that all levels of government work together to determine if our drinking water is safe for human consumption,\u201d Portman stated. \u201cAs we continue to work to ensure that Ohioans have access to safe and clean drinking water, the passage of this legislation is an important step toward knowing what is safe and what is not.\u201d\r\nThe Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act would direct the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to publish a health advisory and submit reports on the level of microcystins in drinking water that is determined to be safe for human consumption. U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09) introduced the House companion bill.\r\nMicrocystin is a byproduct of harmful algal blooms in surface water. Despite requests that state and federal regulators develop standards for microcystins in drinking water, cities and water plant operators currently rely on the World Health Organization\u2019s suggestion of 1 part per billion or less. The EPA has been working on developing a health advisory, but has yet to issue one. This legislation would require EPA to publish a health advisory within 180 days for microcystin levels to be used by drinking water treatment plants and to standardize testing procedures for this toxin. \u00a0\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Lauren Kulik (Brown) 202-224-3978\r\nCaitlin Conant/Christyn Keyes (Portman): 202-224-5190", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-vitter-urge-congressional-leaders-to-remove-provision-in-spending-bill-that-would-allow-for-future-bailouts", "Brown, Vitter Urge Congressional Leaders to Remove Provision in Spending Bill That Would Allow for Future Bailouts", "2014-12-11", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Thursday, December 11, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and David Vitter (R-LA) sent a letter to leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate urging the removal of a provision in the year-end spending bill that would repeal a law prohibiting future bailouts.\u00a0 On Wednesday, Brown released the following statement in reaction to the provisions inclusion in the package:\r\n\u201cThis giveaway to Wall Street would open the door to future bailouts funded by American taxpayers,\u201d Brown said. \u201cIt\u2019s been just six years since risky financial practices put our economy on the brink of collapse and cost millions of Americans lost jobs, homes, and retirement savings. This provision, originally written by lobbyists, has no place in a must-pass spending bill.\u201d\r\nFollowing the financial crisis, Congress passed a provision in the Wall Street Reform Act that would end government insurance of risky Wall Street derivatives trading. Section 716 \u2013 entitled \u201cProhibition Against Federal Government Bailouts of Swaps Entities,\u201d and also known as the Lincoln Amendment or the \u201cswaps push-out\u201d provision \u2013 prohibits Federal assistance to entities that engage in certain swaps and security-based swaps activities.\u00a0 While this provision was scheduled to take effect on July 16, 2013, it has still not been implemented.\r\nThe year-end spending bill would repeal Section 716.\r\nBrown and Vitter\u2019s\u00a0letter to House and Senate leadership\u00a0is as follows.\r\nDecember 11, 2014\r\nDear Speaker Boehner, House Minority Leader Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Reid and Senate Minority Leader McConnell:\r\nWe are writing you about the broad bipartisan support for removing section 630 from H.R. 83.\u00a0 This provision would repeal section 716 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection (Dodd-Frank) Act.\u00a0 We urge you to remove this provision from the year-end spending bill.\r\nSection 716, also known as the Lincoln Amendment or the \u201cswaps push-out\u201d provision, prohibits Federal assistance to entities that engage in certain derivatives dealing and speculation.\u00a0 The problem of \u201ctoo big to fail\u201d is clearly far from over.\u00a0 Removing any taxpayer subsidy for risky derivative trades that are unnecessary for normal banking purposes is an important step.\r\nThe catastrophic events of the financial crisis demonstrated the risks posed by trading certain types of risky derivatives, and we are concerned that these activities continue to present a threat to financial stability.\u00a0 Forceful implementation of section 716 is an important first step in ensuring that derivatives activities are conducted outside of the public safety net, where they can be properly supported by private capital instead of a taxpayer-provided backstop.\r\nYesterday, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Vice Chairman Thomas Hoeing pointed out that, \u201cin 2008 we learned the economic consequences of conducting derivatives trading in taxpayer-insured banks. Section 716 of Dodd-Frank is an important step in pushing the trading activity out to where it should be conducted: in the open market, outside of taxpayer-backed commercial banks.\u201d\r\nFormer FDIC Chair Sheila Bair has also said that \u201cthis activity should be done outside of insured banks and only in non-FDIC insured affiliates. It should not be funded with FDIC insured deposits.\u201d\r\nWe agree with them.\r\nIf Wall Street banks want to gamble, Congress should force them to pay for their losses, and not put the taxpayers on the hook for another bailout. Congress should not gamble on a possible government shutdown by attempting to tuck this controversial provision into a spending bill without having been considered by the committees of jurisdiction, where it can be subjected to a transparent and vigorous debate.\r\nThank you for considering our views on this important matter.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tContact: Meghan Dubyak/Ben Famous\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/with-holidays-approaching-brown-holds-hearing-to-examine-working-conditions-in-chinese-toy-industry", "With Holidays Approaching, Brown Holds Hearing to Examine Working Conditions in Chinese Toy Industry", "2014-12-11", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Brown \u2013 Chair of the Congressional Executive Commission on China \u2013 to Examine Efforts to Improve Working Conditions at Factories in China, Where Most Toys Sold in the U.S. Are Manufactured\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tThursday, December 11, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 With the Holidays approaching, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), chair of the Congressional Executive Commission on China (CECC), held a hearing today to examine working conditions at toy factories in China. The vast majority of toys bought and sold in the United States are made in China.\r\n\u201cWe\u2019ve seen this story repeated over and over again \u2013 American companies moving production to China to take advantage of cheap labor and poor labor enforcement and then reselling these goods back to the U.S.,\u201d Brown said. \u201cSomething must be done. We need to be able to tell our children that the person who made theirs toys\u2014perhaps the mother of another child\u2014worked in a good place where she made a decent living.\u201d\r\nLast month, the labor rights NGO, China Labor Watch, issued a report alleging poor working conditions at four Chinese factories that manufacture toys for several major toy companies and retailers, including Mattel, Fisher-Price, Disney, Hasbro, and Crayola. The hearing examined these allegations, what the toy industry is doing to audit factories in China and address reports of poor working conditions, and the effectiveness of private-sector auditing and business codes of conduct in China.\r\nThe witnesses included:\r\n \r\nLi Qiang, Executive Director and Founder, China Labor Watch\r\n \r\n \r\nWilliam S. Reese, President and CEO, International Youth Foundation, Member of the ICTI CARE Foundation Governance Board\r\n \r\n \r\nEarl Brown, Labor and Employment Law Counsel and China Program Director, Solidarity Center, AFL-CIO\r\n \r\n \r\nBrian Campbell, Director of Policy and Legal Programs, International Labor Rights Forum\r\n \r\nBrown\u2019s statement, as prepared for delivery, is below.\r\nToday is the last hearing for this Congress. It has been an honor to chair this Commission with my counterpart Congressman Chris Smith, over these last three and a half years. I want to thank our other Commissioners for their participation and support. Finally, the great work of this Commission would not have been possible without our incredible staff.\r\nIt is fitting that we end this year on an issue that hits so close to home this holiday season.\r\nAs parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles, we care deeply about the toys we buy our children.\r\nWe care about their safety. And we should care about who makes these toys.\r\nIt used to be the case that toys were made in America, in proud towns across this country.\r\nTowns like Bryan, Ohio, where for 40 years, workers at the Ohio Art Company made Etch A Sketch, a toy many of us played with as kids.\r\nIn Bryan, the company was a family. Etch A Sketch was the town mascot.\r\nBut then Walmart told the company that in order keep its business they would need to sell the product for less than $10. And so what did Ohio Art do? In 2001, they moved production of Etch A Sketch to Shenzhen, China. A hundred people lost their jobs. A community lost its pride.\r\nToday, some 75 percent of our toys come from China.\r\nThey will be made by factory workers like the ones investigated in China Labor Watch\u2019s most recent report.\r\nSome of them are temp workers or students, making as little as $1.23 an hour and working more than 100 hours of overtime a month, in blatant violation of China\u2019s overtime laws.\r\nThey live in crowded dorms, as many as 18 people to a room. They stand for long hours at work. Emergency exit doors are locked.\r\nAt the base monthly wage they are making, it would take nearly two months for one of these workers to afford the Thomas the Train mountain set that sells for $400 and is made in China.\r\nWe\u2019ve seen this story repeated over and over again \u2013 American companies moving production to China to take advantage of cheap labor and poor labor enforcement and then resell these goods back to the United States. This business model is unprecedented in human history.\r\nSeven years ago I co-sponsored legislation to expand the Tariff Act of 1930 to prohibit the importation of goods made with sweatshop labor. But private industry said it didn\u2019t need a law, that members could deal with the problem on their own through codes of conduct, certifications, and audits. But seven years later, the problem hasn\u2019t gone away.\r\nWhat I want to know today is, are corporate codes and self-policing sufficient, or do we need a new approach?\r\nDoes the toy industry in China need something like the legally-binding Bangladesh Accord, which I urged companies like Walmart and Target to join last year, or an anti-sweatshop law like the one I helped introduce seven years ago?\r\nSomething must be done. We need to be able to tell our children that the person who made theirs toys\u2014perhaps the\u00a0 mother or father of another child\u2014worked in a good place where she made a decent living.\r\nWe can\u2019t say that now.\r\nI look forward to hearing from our witnesses and turn it over to my co-chair Congressman Smith for his statement.\r\n\u00a0\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tContact: Meghan Dubyak/Lauren Kulik\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/with-house-passage-browns-bipartisan-bill-to-streamline-regulations-for-insurers_-like-columbus-nationwide---heads-to-presidents-desk-for-signature", "With House Passage, Brown's Bipartisan Bill to Streamline Regulations for Insurers - Like Columbus' Nationwide - Heads to President's Desk for Signature", "2014-12-11", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Bill Clears House by Unanimous Consent and Passed Senate in June; Heads to President to Become Law\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tThursday, December 11, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Last night, the U.S. House of Representative unanimously passed legislation introduced by U.S. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Mike Johanns (R-NE) clarifying a provision in the 2010 Dodd-Frank law to streamline regulations for insurers. The bill passed the Senate in June and now heads to the President\u2019s desk for signature. It provides the Federal Reserve with the authority to take into account the significant distinctions between banking and insurance when setting capital standards.\r\n\u201cThis commonsense fix ensures that traditional life, property, and casualty insurance are not held to the same capital standards as banks,\u201d Brown said. \u201cWhile strong capital standards are crucial, they must make sense. Applying bank standards to insurers could make the financial system riskier, not safer. I thank Sens. Collins and Johanns for their work on this important legislation and I urge President Obama to sign this bill immediately.\u201d\r\nSpecifically, the Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 would:\r\n \r\nAdd language to Section 171 of Dodd-Frank to clarify that, in establishing minimum capital requirements for holding companies on a consolidated basis, the Federal Reserve is not required to include insurers to the extent they are engaged in activities regulated as insurance at the state level;\r\nProvide a mechanism for the Federal Reserve, acting in consultation with the appropriate state insurance authority, to provide similar treatment for foreign insurance entities within a U.S. holding company where that entity does not itself do business in the United States; and\r\nLimits the ability of the Federal Reserve to require insurers which file holding company financial statements using Statutory Accounting Principles to instead prepare their financial statements using Generally Accepting Accounting Principles.\u00a0\r\n \r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Ben Famous (202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://fudge.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=25&itemid=1536", "Congresswoman Fudge votes against H.R. 5806, Increases the deficit by extending tax credits for charitable contributions", "2014-12-11", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Marcia Fudge", "F000455", "fudge.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) released the following statement today regarding her vote against H.R. 5806 \u2013 the Supporting America\u2019s Charities Act:\r\n\r\n\t\u201cI welcome and encourage the giving spirit that time and again prompts millions of individuals and corporations to support American charities, faith-based and other non-profit institutions and philanthropic organizations. \u00a0Their contributions enhance the economic and environmental well-being of our communities by supporting many of our nation\u2019s most vulnerable citizens,\u201d said Congresswoman Fudge.\r\n\r\n\t\u201cHowever, I could not support H.R. 5806. \u00a0In advancing this bill, the House Majority did not figure out how to pay for the loss of revenue that will occur by extending these tax credits for 3 charitable contributions.\u00a0 The included tax provisions would be permanent and increase the deficit by $11.1 billion over 10 years. \u00a0This is in conflict with House Republicans\u2019 stated goal of reducing the nation\u2019s debt.\u00a0 After all, they passed a budget resolution that required tax credits to be paid for in order to be made permanent.\u00a0\r\n\r\n\t\u201cMeanwhile, the House Majority continues in its refusal to extend other needed tax relief and programs that benefit the middle class, families, and other Americans who struggle to put food on the table and make ends meet. \u00a0It is not right for Congress to pick winners and losers among the American people.\u00a0 If \u201ccharity begins at home,\u201d let it begin in the People\u2019s House, with a commitment to a fair and even-handed tax policy.\u201d\r\n\r\n\t##", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://fudge.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=25&itemid=1540", "Congresswoman Fudge Statement on the Government Spending Bill", "2014-12-11", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Marcia Fudge", "F000455", "fudge.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "CONGRESSWOMAN FUDGE STATEMENT ON THE GOVERNMENT SPENDING BILL\r\n\t\u201cBig Banks don\u2019t need another bail-out.\u00a0 Big donors don\u2019t need more influence in elections.\u00a0 Homeland Security is less secure without long-range funding.\u201d\r\n\r\n\tWASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) issued the following statement tonight after voting no on H.R. 83, the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriates Act, known as the \u201cCromnibus\u201d government spending bill:\r\n\r\n\t\u201cThe price of keeping the federal government operating should not come at the cost of more giveaways to special interests or expansion of big money influence in our political system.\u00a0 Yet, the \u2018Cromnibus\u2019 does just that by cramming provisions into the bill that have nothing to do with funding the government for the next fiscal year,\u201d said Congresswoman Fudge.\r\n\r\n\t\u201cThis appropriations bill erodes the Dodd-Frank Act and the protections it put in place after big banks and Wall Street traders nearly wrecked the nation\u2019s financial system in 2008.\u00a0 Have we learned nothing from the recent past?\u00a0 H.R. 83 allows the very same interests that put the economy in a tailspin and cost millions of Americans their jobs to get another chance to make risky bets with taxpayers\u2019 money.\u201d\r\n\r\n\t\u201cAnother unwarranted provision in H.R. 83 involves campaign finance.\u00a0 The working families, young adults and seniors I represent want meaningful campaign finance reform that lessens the influence of the mega-wealthy and special interests.\u00a0 This legislation does just the opposite.\u00a0\u00a0 It increases more than ten times the amount individual donors can give to national political parties, from $32,400 to $324,000 per year to pay for conventions, election recounts and building funds.\u00a0 This is outrageous.\u201d\r\n\r\n\t\u201cI am also concerned that while other government operations would be funded for a full year, H.R. 83 funds the Department of Homeland Security only until February 27, 2015.\u00a0 Security within our borders is best served by implementing a long-range, comprehensive strategy, not a short-term budget agreement,\u201d said Congresswoman Fudge.\r\n\r\n\t###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://kaptur.house.gov/index.php?option=com_contentview=articleid=3295:statement-by-congresswoman-kaptur-on-the-great-lakes-restoration-initiative-reauthorizationcatid=51:2013-press-releasesItemid=300260", "Statement by Congresswoman Kaptur on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Reauthorization", "2014-12-10", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Marcy Kaptur", "K000009", "kaptur.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Marcy Kaptur is inviting parents, grandparents, caring adults, and youth from across Northern Ohio to participate in a new \u201cRead to Succeed\u201d challenge. \u201cRead to Succeed\u201d is an initiative to encourage children and adults to read together and in doing so, the community is ensuring that our youth are prepared to read.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-announces-usda-agricultural-disaster-designation-status-for-three-northwest-ohio-counties", "Brown Announces USDA Agricultural Disaster Designation Status for Three Northwest Ohio Counties", "2014-12-10", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Agricultural Producers in Fulton, Lucas, and Williams Counties are Eligible for Assistance Including Emergency Loans through the USDA\u2019s Farm Service Agency\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWednesday, December 10, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Fulton, Lucas, and Williams Counties as natural disaster areas after they experienced freezing weather conditions between January 1, 2014 and May 17, 2014. With this disaster designation, agricultural producers in these counties are eligible to be considered for assistance from the Farm Service Agency (FSA), including emergency loans. Eligible farmers have eight months from the date of the official disaster declaration to apply for emergency loans and can receive guidance in applying for these loans from their local FSA office.\r\n\u201cOhio producers whose livelihoods are threatened by no fault of their own rely on the Farm Service Agency\u2019s emergency loan program to manage risk on their farms and continue to provide a reliable food supply for Ohio and the world,\u201d said Brown. \u201cThis federal assistance will help producers in Fulton, Lucas, and Williams Counties rebuild and get back on their feet.\u201d\r\nBrown is the first Ohioan to serve on the Senate Agriculture Committee in more than 40 years. In 2014, he was part of the Senate Farm Bill Conference Committee that successfully negotiated a five-year farm bill that had been stalled for more than three years.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Lauren Kulik\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-portman-introduce-bill-to-provide-flexibility-for-local-communities-upgrading-wastewater-systems", "Brown, Portman Introduce Bill to Provide Flexibility for Local Communities Upgrading Wastewater Systems", "2014-12-10", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Legislation Would Create National Pilot Program to Foster Innovative and Cost-Efficient Solutions to Meet Clean Water Act Standards\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWednesday, December 10, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 With local communities seeking cost-effective approaches to upgrading wastewater systems, U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) introduced new legislation today that would establish a national pilot program to ensure that the most innovative and cost-efficient solutions are available to local communities when complying with Clean Water Act standards. The Clean Water Compliance and Affordability Act reflects portions of current legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Steve Chabot (OH-1).\r\n\u201cToo many communities are struggling to afford costly, but necessary, upgrades to wastewater systems,\u201d Brown said. \u201cAs we saw in Toledo, these upgrades are necessary to protect the safety and reliability of our drinking water. This bill will help make those upgrades more attainable for local communities.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0\r\n\u201cI am hearing every day from communities all across Ohio that are trying to do the right thing, but that find themselves struggling under the costs of inflexible federal clean water mandates,\u201d Portman said. \u201cOur legislation will encourage U.S. EPA to work with interested communities in developing innovative and cost effective solutions to comply with the Clean Water Act \u2013 solutions that can be used by other communities to provide affordable clean water to their citizens.\u201d\r\nUnder provisions of the Clean Water Act, local communities must make upgrades to waste- and storm-water systems to ensure raw sewage and pollutants do not enter our nation\u2019s waters. The ability for local and state governments to finance these projects has been strained during the ongoing economic recovery. By establishing pilot programs, 15 communities will work with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to craft flexible compliance guidelines and find long-term methods for funding projects.\r\n\u201cHamilton County Sewer ratepayers are getting an early holiday present this year with the joint introduction of the Senate's new sewer ratepayer affordability bill being jointly introduced by Senators Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman,\u201d Todd Portune, Hamilton County Commissioner said.\u00a0 \u201cOhio's Senators action will generate much needed momentum toward full implementation of Clean Water Act compliance in America in a way that is affordable, economical and efficient for ratepayers.\u00a0 Here in Hamilton County our ratepayers will collectively save as much as 25% of the cost of sewer upgrades - an amount that will ensure that Ohio's homeowners can pay their mortgages and stay in their homes.\u201d\r\nBrown and Portman continue their bipartisan effort toward establishing safe water guidelines in Ohio. In Sept. 2014, Brown and Portman and U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09) introduced legislation to help determine if Ohioans\u2019 drinking water is safe for consumption. The Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act will direct the EPA to publish a health advisory and submit reports on what level of microcystins in drinking water is expected to be safe for human consumption.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Ben Famous (Brown) 202-224-3978\r\nCaitlin Conant (Portman) 202-224-5190", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-portman-statement-on-spending-bill-provision-for-maintaining-accelerated-cleanup-at-piketon-plant", "Brown, Portman Statement on Spending Bill Provision for Maintaining Accelerated Cleanup at Piketon Plant", "2014-12-10", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Wednesday, December 10, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) released the following statement on funding provisions included in the year-end spending bill. The $78 million in additional funding is expected to prevent layoffs at the plant and brings total fiscal year 2015 federal appropriations for cleanup activities in Piketon to $209 million.\r\n\u201cWe know that cleanup of the Piketon site supports approximately 1,900 jobs,\u201d Brown said. \u201cEnsuring adequate funds for cleanup and redevelopment is critical to these jobs and so many other future jobs in Southern Ohio This bill will ensure that workers remain on the job as they redevelop the site for future use.\u201d\r\n\u201cThis is good news for the Piketon region and the 1,900 Ohio workers employed on the cleanup of the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, and I am glad that Congress was able to provide more funding than the Administration requested, eliminating any chance of layoffs in the near-term,\u201d Portman said. \u201cI will continue to work with the Ohio congressional delegation, the Department of Energy, and the site contractor for the remainder of the year to resolve any workscope or funding issues that need to be addressed to ensure stable employment levels. But it is important that next year the Administration prioritizes the Piketon cleanup and sends Congress a funding request that supports the current workforce level and maintains the commitment to finish the cleanup by 2024.\u201d\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Ben Famous (Brown): (202) 224-3978\r\nCaitlin Conant (Portman) 202-224-5190", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-statement-on-spending-bill-provision-that-would-allow-for-future-bailouts", "Brown Statement on Spending Bill Provision that would Allow for Future Bailouts", "2014-12-10", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Wednesday, December 10, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Following the inclusion of a provision in the year-end spending bill that would repeal a law prohibiting future bailouts, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) issued the following statement:\r\n\u201cThis giveaway to Wall Street would open the door to future bailouts funded by American taxpayers,\u201d Brown said. \u201cIt\u2019s been just six years since risky financial practices put our economy on the brink of collapse and cost millions of Americans lost jobs, homes, and retirement savings. This provision, originally written by lobbyists, has no place in a must-pass spending bill.\u201d\r\nFollowing the financial crisis, Congress passed a provision in the Wall Street Reform Act that would end government insurance of risky Wall Street derivatives trading. Section 716 \u2013 entitled \u201cProhibition Against Federal Government Bailouts of Swaps Entities,\u201d and also known as the Lincoln Amendment or the \u201cswaps push-out\u201d provision \u2013 prohibits Federal assistance to entities that engage in certain swaps and security-based swaps activities.\u00a0 While this provision was scheduled to take effect on July 16, 2013, it has still not been implemented.\r\nThe year-end spending bill would repeal Section 716.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/browns-manufacturing-jobs-bill-included-in-critical-budget-bill", "Brown's Manufacturing Jobs Bill Included in Critical Budget Bill", "2014-12-10", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Bipartisan Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act Would Create More Next-Generation Advanced Manufacturing Centers to Out-Innovate Global Competitors, Attract Investment\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWednesday, December 10, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown\u2019s (D-OH) manufacturing jobs legislation that would create the first-ever national network of manufacturing hubs was included in the Omnibus budget legislation the Senate must pass this week.\r\n\u201cThis bill focuses our nation\u2019s strengths toward a common goal: revitalization of American manufacturing and innovation,\u201d Brown said. \u201cWhen American manufacturing moves to other countries, we don\u2019t just lose production \u2013 we lose innovation. A Network for Manufacturing Innovation would foster public-private partnerships that give small businesses, industry leaders, and research institutions the tools they need to compete on a global scale. These regional, industry-led hubs will leverage local expertise and will create thousands of high-paying, high-tech manufacturing jobs for American workers. We\u2019ve seen it work in Youngstown, now it\u2019s time to advance this effort nationwide.\u201d\r\nCosponsored by U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO), the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act (RAMI) would establish a National Network of Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) and create thousands of high-paying, high-tech manufacturing jobs while enhancing the United States\u2019 role as the world\u2019s leader in advanced manufacturing. The House passed companion legislation, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY-23), in September.\r\nRAMI would bring together industry, universities and community colleges, federal agencies, and all levels of government, to accelerate manufacturing innovation in technologies with commercial applications. These public-private institutes would leverage resources to bridge the gap between basic research and product development.\r\nUsing this model, the Administration recently announced two new advanced manufacturing innovation institutes. One, the American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute (ALMMII), will establish a unique public-private partnership jointly led by The Ohio State University, the University of Michigan, and the Columbus-based Edison Welding Institute (EWI). The project is projected to create more than 10,000 jobs in the next five years. NNMI\u2019s pilot is Youngstown\u2019s \u201cAmerica Makes,\u201d formerly the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII).\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Lauren Kulik\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/senator-brown-introduces-legislation-to-strengthen-american-manufacturing-by-restoring-us-trade-law", "Senator Brown Introduces Legislation to Strengthen American Manufacturing by Restoring U.S. Trade Law", "2014-12-10", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Bill Would Help American Companies \u2013 Like Allied Tube in Hebron, Byer Steel in Cincinnati, JMC in Warren, New Page in Miamisburg, and TMK Ipsco in Brookfield \u2013 Fight Back Against Unfair Foreign Trade Practices\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWednesday, December 10, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced legislation today that would improve the ability of the U.S. to crack down on unfair foreign competition resulting from violations of trade law. The Leveling the Playing Field Act would restore strength to antidumping and countervailing laws used by American companies \u2013 like Allied Tube in Hebron, Byer Steel in Cincinnati, JMC in Warren, New Page in Miamisburg, and TMK Ipsco in Brookfield \u2013 by codifying existing Commerce Department practices and overturning erroneous court decisions that curtail the agency\u2019s authority.\r\n\u201cThere are encouraging signs of a comeback in American manufacturing, but that progress could be lost if we don\u2019t have strong trade laws to level the playing field,\u201d said Brown.\u00a0\u201cForeign companies who don\u2019t play by the rules are actively trying to undermine the effectiveness of our trade laws. This bill would restore strength to our trade laws and ensure that American companies can compete in a fair marketplace.\u201d\r\nAntidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) statutes allow U.S. businesses and workers to petition the Commerce Department (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) to investigate and provide remedies against foreign producers found to be selling in the U.S. below market price or receiving illegal subsidies.\u00a0\r\nIn recent years, foreign producers have weakened the process through court challenges and utilized loopholes in the law to avoid duties levied against unfair trade practices. The recent economic downturn also made it more difficult for U.S. companies to demonstrate that unfair trade practices were harming them, a requirement for a successful petition. As a result of the court cases, loopholes, and the economic downturn, it has been harder for American businesses to get the relief they deserve from the AD/CVD process.\r\nThe Leveling the Playing Field Act restores strength to the AD/CVD statutes. Specifically, the bill:\u00a0\r\n \r\nMaintains Commerce\u2019s discretion to use adverse facts available when a mandatory respondent does not cooperate with an investigation and clarifies that the agency is not obligated to determine what a margin would be if the respondent had participated;\r\nIncreases the number of factors and the length of time the ITC should use to evaluate injury or the threat of injury to U.S. producers to ensure a determination is based on a comprehensive assessment of a sector\u2019s situation;\r\nCloses the \u201cnew shipper\u201d loophole used by companies to circumvent AD/CVD duties;\r\nIncreases penalties for failure to provide a country of origin certificate for merchandise covered under AD/CVD orders or for falsifying the information on the certificate;\r\nClarifies that Commerce has the authority to determine whether to include voluntary respondents in an investigation;\u00a0\r\nClarifies that Commerce does not have to conduct an additional investigation to prove that disregarded product values used in non-market economy investigations are subsidized or dumped if the record already shows the product values to be distorted; and\r\nClarifies existing statutory provisions used to assess whether a country\u2019s non-market economy status should be maintained.\r\n \r\nThe bill is supported by the Committee to Support U.S. Trade Laws, the Committee on Pipe and Tube Imports, and the American Iron and Steel Institute.\r\nBrown is also the author of the Currency Exchange and Oversight Reform Act of 2013, legislation that would reform and enhance oversight of currency exchange rates. Specifically, the bill would use U.S. trade law to counter the economic harm to U.S. manufacturers caused by currency manipulation, and provide consequences for countries that fail to adopt appropriate policies to eliminate currency misalignment. A complete summary of the bill is available here.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Lauren Kulik\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://kaptur.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/statement-congresswoman-kaptur-great-lakes-restoration-initiative", "Statement by Congresswoman Kaptur on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Reauthorization", "2014-12-10", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Marcy Kaptur", "K000009", "kaptur.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur's statement on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Reauthorization  \n\tDecember 9, 2014  \n\t\n  \n\n\tSince the creation of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, our nation has made strides in reviving and protecting our nation's greatest freshwater treasureour Great Lakes.  \n\t   \n\tUnder the GLRI, we have supported more than 2,000 projects, removed 42 health impairments from 17 contaminated sites, and delisted finished work at six toxic areas of concern. Still, for our many achievements, this summer we received a stark reminder of unfinished challengesas a toxic algal bloom shut off the fresh drinking water to over half a million people and businesses in Ohio and Michigan for three days across Lake Erie's Western basin, the largest watershed in the Great Lakes. The public, though shocked, was orderly and beneficent. We didn't have riots or civil disorder. During the three-day crisis, we learned communities along the lake were not equipped locally to test the water so vital to their survival. Two days were wasted sending and resending vials and samples five hours away and back. It's obvious that what we've done is far from what is necessary. Just four counties West of Lake Erie, Grand Lake St. Mary's is all but dead, steeped in a toxic brew of E. Coli and algae. Nothing tried to date has fixed it. The handwriting on the wall is clear. More procrastination is not a solution.  \n\t   \n\tProper testing equipment is fundamental. Fundamental. The Lake Erie community needs its own water testing equipment and certified lab. Already local universities and health departments have assembled key components of necessary equipment for a certified lab.  It is incumbent upon GLRI to provide the $147 million needed for the remaining equipmentit must deliver. To date, the lack of response from our federal agencies is astoundingthis is an emergency.  Moreover, I see federal agencies diverting hundreds of millions of dollars for dams in Afghanistan, yet somehow the EPA can't identify the funds to protect the American people who live along Lake Erie and draw their life source from it. To date, the lackadaisical behavior of our federal agencies is astounding. When the crisis occurred, US EPA didn't even show up nor have personnel on the ground. Where was Homeland Security funding to help during and after the crisis? As far as I'm concerned, they were asleep at the wheel, and they still are. As we prepare for a new spring thaw and the rains that will come, GLRI presents an alternative to the agency dithering I have experienced throughout this harrowing environmental crisis. ###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://timryan.house.gov/press-release/congressman-tim-ryan-applauds-passage-new-measure-prevent-veteran-suicides", "Congressman Tim Ryan Applauds Passage of New Measure to Prevent Veteran Suicides", "2014-12-09", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Tim Ryan", "R000577", "timryan.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Congressman Tim Ryan today applauded the unanimous House passage of bipartisan legislation to address the epidemic of suicide among our nation\u2019s veterans.\u00a0\n\u201cI am heartbroken by the staggering number of our veterans who are suffering from PTSD and TBI,\u201d said Congressman Ryan. \u201cAs co-chairman of the Military Mental Health Caucus I was pleased this legislation passed and that it provides our men and women in uniform the care and support they have earned and so deeply deserve. It is shameful that more veterans have died from suicide than died in combat in recent years. We must do everything in our power to stem the tide of this national tragedy. While this bill is a step in the right direction, we still have a lot of work left to be done.\u201d\nTwenty-two veterans commit suicide every day \u2013 more than 8,000 every year.\u00a0 Of the more than 2 million Americans who have served in combat in Afghanistan and Iraq, it is estimated that one-third, roughly 600,000 women and men, have traumatic brain injury, PTSD or depression.\u00a0 Named in honor of an Iraq and Afghanistan War veteran and noted suicide prevention advocate who took his own life on March 31, 2011, The Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act (H.R. 5059) is another step toward ensuring our nation\u2019s veterans have the support they need by expanding access to and improving the effectiveness of mental health care for our veterans.\nThe Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act will establish a peer support and community outreach pilot program to assist transitioning service members with accessing VA mental health care services.\u00a0 To ease access to services, the bill will require the VA to create a one-stop, interactive website to serve as a centralized source of information regarding all mental health services for veterans.\u00a0 A student loan repayment pilot program aimed at recruiting and retaining psychiatrists included in the legislation will help address the shortage of mental health care professionals.\u00a0 To improve care, the legislation will require an annual, third-party evaluation of all mental health care and suicide prevention practices and programs at the VA to find out what\u2019s working and what\u2019s not.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/in-the-news/article/brown-announces-nearly-27000-in-new-federal-funds-to-provide-housing-and-medical-assistance-for-homeless-veterans-in-toledo-", "Brown Announces Nearly $27,000 in New Federal Funds to Provide Housing and Medical Assistance for Homeless Veterans in Toledo", "2014-12-09", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Real Estate Rama\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tTuesday, December 9, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 December 9, 2014 \u2013 (RealEstateRama) \u2014 U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced $26,976 in federal funding to provide rental assistance and clinical services for homeless veterans in Toledo as part of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) voucher program. This funding will provide rental assistance \u2013 in partnership with the Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority \u2013 for homeless veterans, while partnering them with a local Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center. This is second round of housing assistance awarded this Fiscal Year. Brown Announces more than $54,000 in New Federal Funds to Provide Housing and Medical Assistance for Homeless Veterans in Stark County U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced $54,867 in federal funding to provide rental assistance and clinical services for homeless veterans in Canton as part of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) voucher program. This funding will provide rental assistance \u2013 in partnership with the Stark County Housing Authority \u2013 for homeless veterans, while partnering them with a local Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center.\u00a0\r\nTo read the full article, click the link below.\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tBrown Announces Nearly $27,000 in New Federal Funds to Provide Housing and Medical Assistance for Homeless Veterans in Toledo \u00a0\u00bb", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/in-the-news/article/family-of-powdered-caffeine-overdose-victim-meets-with-fda-and-lawmakers-in-quest-for-regulation", "Family of powdered caffeine-overdose victim meets with FDA and lawmakers in quest for regulation", "2014-12-09", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Cleveland Plain Dealer\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tTuesday, December 9, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Sen. Sherrod Brown will meet today with families of two young men who died after overdosing on powdered caffeine, then will present a petition from the families and others to the federal government asking for the bulk powdered stimulant to be banned for retail sale.\r\nThe family of Logan Stiner, an 18-year-old from LaGrange, Ohio,\u00a0who died in May, will also meet with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, according to that agency.\r\nStiner was a senior about to graduate from Keystone High School. He was believed to have used powdered caffeine as a workout stimulant. Police found a bag of powdered caffeine next to his body, and a medical examiner determined that Stiner had taken more than a teaspoon, many times more than the recommended dose.\r\nTo read the full article, click the link below.\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tFamily of powdered caffeine-overdose victim meets with FDA and lawmakers in quest for regulation\u00a0\u00bb", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/in-the-news/article/parents-of-lagrange-teen-killed-by-caffeine-overdose-push-for-powdered-caffeine-ban", "Parents of LaGrange teen killed by caffeine overdose push for powdered caffeine ban", "2014-12-09", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Fox8\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tTuesday, December 9, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, DC- The parents of a LaGrange teen who died of a caffeine overdose are putting pressure on the FDA to ban the sale of powdered caffeine.\r\nLogan Stiner, a Keystone High School senior, died on May 27, just three days before graduation. The medical examiner said the 18-year-old had a toxic level of caffeine in his blood, causing cardiac arrhythmia and a seizure.\r\nThe Stiners, and the parents of a 24-year-old Georgia man who also died from a caffeine overdose, delivered a petition to the FDA on Tuesday.\r\nTo read the full article, click the link below.\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tParents of LaGrange teen killed by caffeine overdose push for powdered caffeine ban\u00a0\u00bb", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/in-the-news/article/tax-relief", "Tax Relief", "2014-12-09", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Home Town Stations\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tTuesday, December 9, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tMembers of Congress are currently debating a bill that would extend expired tax breaks for both individuals an dbusinesses, but one Ohio senator is concerned that the deal could leave out credits that benefit working famillies. \u00a0\r\nTo read the full article, click the link below.\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tTax Relief\u00a0\u00bb", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/in-the-news/article/we-need-to-keep-cleveland-great-for-future-families-and-future-newborns", "We need to keep Cleveland great for future families, and future newborns", "2014-12-09", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Cleveland Plain Dealer\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tTuesday, December 9, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEveryone knows that Ohio is home to the \"Three Cs,\" representing our largest cities.\u00a0In them, and across Ohio, we have world-class health facilities, top educational and cultural institutions, and innovative businesses.\r\nThat's why another \"C\" is particularly alarming. That's\u00a0the grade the March of Dimes gave to Ohio\u00a0last month\u00a0in its annual report card measuring progress in eliminating preterm births.\r\nWhen compared to the rest of the nation, a\u00a0\"C\" grade\u00a0might even be generous.\u00a0Amidst so much innovation and prosperity in our state lies a chilling statistic: Ohio has the third highest rate of infant mortality in the nation \u2013 and the highest rate of infant mortality among African-American babies.\r\nTo read the full article, click the link below.\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWe need to keep Cleveland great for future families, and future newborns\u00a0\u00bb", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-leads-bipartisan-group-of-10-senators-in-amendment-to-tax-bill-that-would-extend-health-coverage-tax-credit-for-delphi-retirees", "Brown Leads Bipartisan Group of 10 Senators in Amendment to Tax Bill that would Extend Health Coverage Tax Credit for Delphi Retirees", "2014-12-09", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Brown, Portman, Rockefeller, Casey, Schumer, Stabenow, Cardin, Donnelly, Baldwin, and Wicker Introduce Amendment to Tax Extenders Bill\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tTuesday, December 9, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 A bipartisan group of 10 senators \u2013 led by U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) \u2013 introduced an amendment to the tax extenders legislation that would extend the Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) to help retirees maintain affordable healthcare. The HCTC is a critical lifeline for retired United Steelworkers and Delphi salaried retirees who lost their health care coverage \u2013 in addition to their pensions and other benefits \u2013 when the companies for which they worked either entered into bankruptcy or moved operations overseas.\r\n\u201cWe shouldn\u2019t enact tax relief for corporations but overlook more than 20,000 Delphi salaried retirees \u2013 who need help paying medical bills,\u201d Brown said. \u201cThis amendment will help hardworking families who lost their health care coverage, pension, and other benefits \u2013 through no fault of their own \u2013 receive the assistance they need to make ends meet.\u201d\r\nIn addition to Brown, U.S. Sens. Rob Portman (R-OH), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Robert P. Casey (D-PA), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Roger Wicker (R-MS) cosponsored the amendment which would extend the HCTC through January 1, 2016.\r\nAs a result of House inaction, the HCTC expired at the end of 2013. The credit helps trade-affected workers; select groups of retirees, like Delphi salaried retirees; and their families purchase private health coverage to replace the employer-sponsored coverage they lost. It makes health insurance more affordable by providing a 72.5 percent refundable tax credit to eligible workers, allowing these workers to pay only a portion of their qualified health insurance. Often the HCTC serves as an important bridge for Americans until they become eligible for Medicare benefits.\r\nLast week, the U.S. House of Representatives released a tax proposal that did not include an extension the HCTC. Following those reports, Brown, Baldwin, Cardin, Casey, Donnelly, Rockefeller, Schumer, and Stabenow called on Speaker John Boehner and Leader Nancy Pelosi to include the HCTC into omnibus legislation.\r\nEarlier this year, the Senate Finance Committee passed an amendment, sponsored by Brown, Portman, Rockefeller, Casey, Schumer, and Stabenow, that would extend the HCTC for retirees who lost their health care coverage\u2014in addition to their pensions and other benefits\u2014when the companies for which they worked either entered into bankruptcy or moved operations overseas. The amendment was passed during the Senate Finance Committee\u2019s consideration of the Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act.\r\nBrown, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, has a long history of working to ensure Deplhi workers have access to affordable health coverage.\r\n \r\nDec. 2013: Brown introduced an amendment to the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) to extend HCTC for one year.\r\nAug. 2013: Brown introduced the Health Care Coverage for Displaced Works Act, to permanently extend and expand the HCTC as a part of the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program.\r\nApril. 2013: Brown introduced bipartisan amendment to extend HCTC for two years. The amendment is included in the EXPIRE Act, a bipartisan bill that passed the Senate Finance Committee.\r\nSept. 2012: Brown introduced legislation to require certain proceeds from sale of government GM stock towards Delphi pensions and help cover the cost of health care.\r\nOct. 2011: Brown led Senate passage of TAA and HCTC extension, which provided 65 percent health coverage rebate for Delphi retirees who enroll in the program, through January 1: 2014.\r\nJan. 2011: Brown introduced legislation to extend the HCTC for an additional 18 months.\r\nDec. 2010: Brown struck a last-minute deal with Senate Republicans to extend HCTC through the holiday season before passing long-term extension.\r\nSept. 2009: Brown introduced legislation to create a Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBA) to provide health coverage to Delphi salaried and union hourly workers.\r\n \r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Lauren Kulik\r\n202-224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-to-reintroduce-harkin-bill-to-strengthen-benefits-extend-life-of-social-security-next-year", "Brown to Reintroduce Harkin Bill to Strengthen Benefits, Extend Life of Social Security Next Year", "2014-12-09", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "During Senate Finance Committee Hearing Today, Brown Announces He Will Reintroduce Sen. Harkin\u2019s Strengthening Social Security Act \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tTuesday, December 9, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 During a Senate Finance Committee hearing today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced plans to reintroduce legislation that would strengthen benefits for seniors and extend the life of Social Security.\r\n\u201cAmerican seniors have had a steadfast ally in Senator Harkin. He has led the fight to ensure that people who work hard can retire with dignity,\u201d Brown said. \u201cBut with even middle-income seniors relying on Social Security for at least two-thirds of their retirement income, it\u2019s critical that we advance the Strengthening Social Security Act \u2013 expanding benefits, strengthening the program\u2019s future, and making retirement more secure for all Americans.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0\r\nNext year, Brown will reintroduce the Strengthening Social Security Act \u2013 championed by U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) who will retire at the end of the month. The bill would extend the solvency of the Social Security Trust Fund, which nearly two in three Americans rely on for at least half of their income in old age.\r\n\u201cI could not be more pleased that Senator Brown has decided to champion this legislation in the next Congress. Senator Brown\u2019s commitment to Social Security is unrivaled, and seniors should be thrilled to have an ally like Senator Brown on their side,\u201d said Harkin. \u201cSocial Security is the most successful government program in our nation\u2019s history and this legislation will make it even stronger for generations to come.\u201d\r\nThe current legislation, which Brown cosponsored, would:\u00a0\r\n \r\nStrengthen Benefits by Reforming the Social Security Benefit Formula;\r\nEnsure that Cost of Living Adjustments Adequately Reflect the Living Expenses of Retirees; and\r\nImprove the Long Term Financial Condition of the Trust Fund.\r\n \r\nAs chairman of the Finance Committee's Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions and Family Policy, Brown has held a series of hearings on the current retirement crisis and Social Security\u2019s fundamental role in retirement security. In May 2014, Brown chaired a hearing entitled \u201cStrengthening Social Security to Meet the Needs of Tomorrow\u2019s Retirees,\u201d that examined how Social Security can be expanded to meet the retirement crisis. In Feb. 2014, Brown chaired the first Congressional hearing on the \u201cmyRA\u201d retirement plan for low- and middle-income workers that was proposed by President Obama in his 2014 State of the Union Address. In Dec. 2013, Brown\u2019s hearing examined \u201cThe Role of Social Security, Defined Benefits, and Private Retirement Accounts in the Face of the Retirement Crisis\u201d and addressed the decline of defined benefit plans, the emergence of defined contribution plans, and Social Security\u2019s fundamental role in retirement security.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Lauren Kulik\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-vitter-applaud-feds-action-to-improve-capital-standards-for-too-big-to-fail-banks", "Brown, Vitter Applaud Fed's Action to Improve Capital Standards for \"Too Big to Fail\" Banks", "2014-12-09", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Tuesday, December 9, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and David Vitter (R-LA) today applauded action by the U.S. Federal Reserve to establish a risk-based capital surcharge for \u201cToo Big to Fail\u201d financial institutions. Brown and Vitter called for further action to protect American taxpayers from another federal bailout of Wall Street banks:\r\n\u201cIt\u2019s encouraging that the U.S. is now leading \u2013 rather than following \u2013 when it comes to protecting the safety and soundness of our financial system. This is an important step in the right direction, but we must do more to ensure that banks have adequate capital to cover their losses,\u201d Brown said.\u00a0\r\n\u201cEven the pro-megabank Federal Reserve has finally acknowledged that the status quo is only allowing the problem of \u2018too big to fail\u2019 to continue. The Fed\u2019s move today is a simple matter of common sense, and we\u2019ll continue fighting to build on this and protect the taxpayers from financial risks. We still have a long way to go,\u201d Vitter said.\r\nBrown and Vitter are the sponsors of the Terminating Bailouts for Taxpayer Fairness Act (TBTF Act), bipartisan legislation which would ensure that financial institutions have adequate capital to protect against losses.\r\nThe bill would ensure that financial institutions have adequate capital to protect against losses. Specifically, the TBTF Act would:\r\nSet reasonable capital standards that would vary depending on the size and complexity of the institution. Economic and financial experts agree that adequate capital is critical to financial stability, reducing the likelihood that an institution will fail and lowering the costs to the rest of the financial system and the economy if it does.\r\nLimit the government safety net to traditional banking operations. When the government established the Federal Reserve in 1913 as a lender of last resort and created deposit insurance in response to the Depression, support was intended for commercial banks that provided savings products and loans to American consumers and businesses. At that time, most banks had enough shareholder equity equal to 15 to 20 percent of their assets. In the ensuing decades, the expanding federal safety net allowed financial institutions to depend less and less on their own capital. Federal support was stretched far beyond its original focus, particularly when financial institutions were permitted to enter into the business of insurance, securities dealing, and investment banking. Brown and Vitter\u2019s bill would limit the government safety net to traditional banking operations, protecting commercial banks rather than risky, investment banking activities.\r\nProvide regulatory relief for community banks. By reducing regulatory burdens upon community banks, they can better compete with mega institutions. Because community institutions do not have large compliance departments like Wall Street institutions, this legislation provides commonsense measures to lessen the load on our local banks.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Ben Famous (Brown): 202-224-3978\r\nLuke Bolar (Vitter): 202-224-4623", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/following-tragic-death-of-lorain-county-teen-senators-brown-blumenthal-meet-with-his-parents-in-washington-as-they-step-up-pressure-on-fda-to-ban-powdered-caffeine", "Following Tragic Death of Lorain County Teen, Senators Brown, Blumenthal Meet with His Parents in Washington as they Step Up Pressure on FDA to Ban Powdered Caffeine", "2014-12-09", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Logan Stiner \u2013 an 18-Year-Old High School Senior from LaGrange \u2013 and Wade Sweatt \u2013 A 24-Year-Old from Georgia \u2013 Died this Summer After Accidentally Ingesting Too Much Caffeine\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tTuesday, December 9, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Following the death of Lorain County high school student Logan Stiner, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) met with his parents in Washington, D.C. to increase pressure on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban the sale of powdered caffeine. Logan Stiner \u2013 who was a senior at Keystone High School in LaGrange \u2013 died just three days before his high school graduation after ingesting too much powdered caffeine.\r\n\r\n\u201cOne teaspoon of powdered caffeine is like drinking 25 cups of coffee,\u201d Brown said. \u201cAnd while the dangers are not broadly understood, powdered caffeine is widely available online or in stores with little warning or guidance. That must stop. That\u2019s why I\u2019m urging the FDA to ban the retail sale and marketing of powdered caffeine. While it\u2019s too late to save Logan and Wade from this dangerous substance, we must act quickly before more lives are lost.\u201d\r\nThe Stiner family joined the parents of Wade Sweatt \u2013 a 24-year-old Georgia resident who also died after ingesting caffeine powder \u2013 and advocates from the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) to deliver a citizen petition urging the FDA to ban the sale of powdered caffeine.\r\nThere have been at least two deaths from powdered caffeine. In Ohio alone, more than 200 people have been admitted to the hospital for caffeine overdoses, including five life-threatening cases. According to the FDA, a single teaspoon of pure caffeine is roughly equivalent to the amount in 25 cups of coffee \u2013 more than six times the recommended daily amount of caffeine for an adult. Although the FDA has alerted consumers to the dangers of powdered caffeine on its website, these products remain on the shelves and available online without any sort of regulation, warnings, or protections.\r\nIn October, Brown joined Stiner\u2019s parents in calling on the FDA to ban the sale of this lethal substance. Brown and Blumenthal sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg on October 23.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Lauren Kulik\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/in-the-news/article/52k-will-pay-rent-for-homeless-veterans-in-lorain", "$52K will pay rent for homeless veterans in Lorain", "2014-12-08", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "The Morning Journal\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tMonday, December 8, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tHomeless veterans can get rental assistance through $52,114 designated for Lorain.\r\nOn Dec. 8, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown announced the money coming from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing, or HUD-VASH, voucher program.\u00a0\r\nThe money will provide rental assistance in partnership with the Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority for homeless veterans, while partnering them with a local Department of Veterans Affairs medical center.\u00a0\r\nTo read the full article, click the link below.\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t$52K will pay rent for homeless veterans in Lorain\u00a0\u00bb", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/in-the-news/article/childrens-gets-139m-federal-grant-cough-drops", "Children's gets $1.39M federal grant: Cough Drops", "2014-12-08", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center gets a federal grant of $1.39M the Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program \u2013 the legislative baby of Sen. Sherrod Brown.\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tCincinnati Enquirer\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tMonday, December 8, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center got a federal grant last week of $1.39 million through the Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program \u2013 the legislative baby of Sen. Sherrod Brown.\r\nThe Ohio Democrat announced the grant last week:\u00a0\"This is excellent news for Cincinnati families and their children. Children's healthcare requires doctors and hospitals that specialize in pediatrics.\r\nTo read the full article, click the link below.\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tChildren's gets $1.39M federal grant: Cough Drops\u00a0\u00bb", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-announces-more-than-29000-in-new-federal-funds-to-provide-housing-and-medical-assistance-for-homeless-veterans-in-pickaway-county", "Brown Announces more than $29,000 in New Federal Funds to Provide Housing and Medical Assistance for Homeless Veterans in Pickaway County", "2014-12-08", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Monday, December 8, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced $29,646 in federal funding to provide rental assistance and clinical services for homeless veterans in Circleville as part of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) voucher program. This funding will provide rental assistance \u2013 in partnership with the Pickaway Metropolitan Housing Authority \u2013 for homeless veterans, while partnering them with a local Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center. This is second round of housing assistance awarded this Fiscal Year.\r\n\u201cVeterans who serve their country in order to protect our freedoms should never face homelessness,\u201d Brown said.\u00a0 \u201cThis rental assistance for homeless veterans in Circleville is an important step in honoring the promise to support those who have already given so much to our nation.\u201d\u00a0\r\nAs the only Ohio Senator to serve a full term on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, Brown continues to work to address issues facing Ohio veterans. Brown served on the veterans\u2019 conference committee to negotiate the\u00a0Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014, legislation signed into law August 7, 2014 to ensure accountability at the VA while improving the delivery of health care provided to our nation\u2019s veterans.\r\nIn July 2014, Brown\u00a0introduced the\u00a0Mental-health Exposure Military Official Record Act (MEMORy Act), legislation that\u00a0would ensure that unit commanders document events that could affect individual service members and later be connected to Post-Traumatic Stress, mild Traumatic Brain Injury, or other injuries.\r\nIn response to the disability claims backlog, Brown has helped\u00a0secure record funds and staffing for the VA\u00a0to combat the backlog. In November 2013, Brown announced that key provisions of his\u00a0Veterans Services Outreach (VSO) Act\u00a0passed the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs. The Act would require the VA to notify veterans filing\u00a0claims electronically that they can receive help and important time-saving information that could significantly reduce their wait time.\u00a0 In August, Brown announced that he would also work to pass the\u00a0Claims Processing Improvement Act of 2013, legislation that would hold the VA accountable by requiring it to publically report information on both its projected monthly goals and actual production so that Congress and the public knows if the VA is working toward eliminating its backlog. The bill would also establish a task force to hire and train claims processors, and develop tactics to attack and eliminate the backlog.\r\nIn December 2013, Brown announced his support for the\u00a0Homeless Veterans Prevention Act,\u00a0legislation that would improve homelessness prevention programs and increase the availability of transitional housing for veterans.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Ben Famous\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-announces-more-than-52000-in-new-federal-funds-to-provide-housing-and-medical-assistance-for-homeless-veterans-in-lorain-", "Brown Announces more than $52,000 in New Federal Funds to Provide Housing and Medical Assistance for Homeless Veterans in Lorain", "2014-12-08", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Monday, December 8, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced $52,114 in federal funding to provide rental assistance and clinical services for homeless veterans in Lorain as part of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) voucher program. This funding will provide rental assistance \u2013 in partnership with the Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority \u2013 for homeless veterans, while partnering them with a local Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center.\u00a0This is second round of housing assistance awarded this Fiscal Year.\r\n\u201cVeterans who serve their country in order to protect our freedoms should never face homelessness,\u201d Brown said.\u00a0 \u201cThis rental assistance for homeless veterans in Lorain is an important step in honoring the promise to support those who have already given so much to our nation.\u201d\u00a0\r\nAs the only Ohio Senator to serve a full term on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, Brown continues to work to address issues facing Ohio veterans. Brown served on the veterans\u2019 conference committee to negotiate the\u00a0Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014, legislation signed into law August 7, 2014 to ensure accountability at the VA while improving the delivery of health care provided to our nation\u2019s veterans.\r\nIn July 2014, Brown\u00a0introduced the\u00a0Mental-health Exposure Military Official Record Act (MEMORy Act), legislation that\u00a0would ensure that unit commanders document events that could affect individual service members and later be connected to Post-Traumatic Stress, mild Traumatic Brain Injury, or other injuries.\r\nIn response to the disability claims backlog, Brown has helped\u00a0secure record funds and staffing for the VA\u00a0to combat the backlog. In November 2013, Brown announced that key provisions of his\u00a0Veterans Services Outreach (VSO) Act\u00a0passed the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs. The Act would require the VA to notify veterans filing\u00a0claims electronically that they can receive help and important time-saving information that could significantly reduce their wait time.\u00a0 In August, Brown announced that he would also work to pass the\u00a0Claims Processing Improvement Act of 2013, legislation that would hold the VA accountable by requiring it to publically report information on both its projected monthly goals and actual production so that Congress and the public knows if the VA is working toward eliminating its backlog. The bill would also establish a task force to hire and train claims processors, and develop tactics to attack and eliminate the backlog.\r\nIn December 2013, Brown announced his support for the\u00a0Homeless Veterans Prevention Act,\u00a0legislation that would improve homelessness prevention programs and increase the availability of transitional housing for veterans.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Lauren Kulik\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-announces-more-than-54000-in-new-federal-funds-to-provide-housing-and-medical-assistance-for-homeless-veterans-in-stark-county", "Brown Announces more than $54,000 in New Federal Funds to Provide Housing and Medical Assistance for Homeless Veterans in Stark County", "2014-12-08", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Monday, December 8, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced $54,867 in federal funding to provide rental assistance and clinical services for homeless veterans in Canton as part of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) voucher program. This funding will provide rental assistance \u2013 in partnership with the Stark County Housing Authority \u2013 for homeless veterans, while partnering them with a local Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center.\u00a0\r\n\u201cVeterans who serve their country in order to protect our freedoms should never face homelessness,\u201d Brown said.\u00a0 \u201cThis rental assistance for homeless veterans in Canton is an important step in honoring the promise to support those who have already given so much to our nation.\u201d\u00a0\r\nAs the only Ohio Senator to serve a full term on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, Brown continues to work to address issues facing Ohio veterans. Brown served on the veterans\u2019 conference committee to negotiate the\u00a0Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014, legislation signed into law August 7, 2014 to ensure accountability at the VA while improving the delivery of health care provided to our nation\u2019s veterans.\r\nIn July 2014, Brown\u00a0introduced the\u00a0Mental-health Exposure Military Official Record Act (MEMORy Act), legislation that\u00a0would ensure that unit commanders document events that could affect individual service members and later be connected to Post-Traumatic Stress, mild Traumatic Brain Injury, or other injuries.\r\nIn response to the disability claims backlog, Brown has helped\u00a0secure record funds and staffing for the VA\u00a0to combat the backlog. In November 2013, Brown announced that key provisions of his\u00a0Veterans Services Outreach (VSO) Act\u00a0passed the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs. The Act would require the VA to notify veterans filing\u00a0claims electronically that they can receive help and important time-saving information that could significantly reduce their wait time.\u00a0 In August, Brown announced that he would also work to pass the\u00a0Claims Processing Improvement Act of 2013, legislation that would hold the VA accountable by requiring it to publically report information on both its projected monthly goals and actual production so that Congress and the public knows if the VA is working toward eliminating its backlog. The bill would also establish a task force to hire and train claims processors, and develop tactics to attack and eliminate the backlog.\r\nIn December 2013, Brown announced his support for the\u00a0Homeless Veterans Prevention Act,\u00a0legislation that would improve homelessness prevention programs and increase the availability of transitional housing for veterans.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Lauren Kulik\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-announces-more-than-57000-in-new-federal-funds-to-provide-housing-and-medical-assistance-for-homeless-veterans-in-shelby-county", "Brown Announces more than $57,000 in New Federal Funds to Provide Housing and Medical Assistance for Homeless Veterans in Shelby County", "2014-12-08", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Monday, December 8, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced $57,686 in federal funding to provide rental assistance and clinical services for homeless veterans in Sidney as part of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) voucher program. This funding will provide rental assistance \u2013 in partnership with the Shelby Metropolitan Housing Authority \u2013 for homeless veterans, while partnering them with a local Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center. This is second round of housing assistance awarded this Fiscal Year.\r\n\u201cVeterans who serve their country in order to protect our freedoms should never face homelessness,\u201d Brown said.\u00a0 \u201cThis rental assistance for homeless veterans in Sidney is an important step in honoring the promise to support those who have already given so much to our nation.\u201d\u00a0\r\nAs the only Ohio Senator to serve a full term on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, Brown continues to work to address issues facing Ohio veterans. Brown served on the veterans\u2019 conference committee to negotiate the\u00a0Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014, legislation signed into law August 7, 2014 to ensure accountability at the VA while improving the delivery of health care provided to our nation\u2019s veterans.\r\nIn July 2014, Brown\u00a0introduced the\u00a0Mental-health Exposure Military Official Record Act (MEMORy Act), legislation that\u00a0would ensure that unit commanders document events that could affect individual service members and later be connected to Post-Traumatic Stress, mild Traumatic Brain Injury, or other injuries.\r\nIn response to the disability claims backlog, Brown has helped\u00a0secure record funds and staffing for the VA\u00a0to combat the backlog. In November 2013, Brown announced that key provisions of his\u00a0Veterans Services Outreach (VSO) Act\u00a0passed the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs. The Act would require the VA to notify veterans filing\u00a0claims electronically that they can receive help and important time-saving information that could significantly reduce their wait time.\u00a0 In August, Brown announced that he would also work to pass the\u00a0Claims Processing Improvement Act of 2013, legislation that would hold the VA accountable by requiring it to publically report information on both its projected monthly goals and actual production so that Congress and the public knows if the VA is working toward eliminating its backlog. The bill would also establish a task force to hire and train claims processors, and develop tactics to attack and eliminate the backlog.\r\nIn December 2013, Brown announced his support for the\u00a0Homeless Veterans Prevention Act,\u00a0legislation that would improve homelessness prevention programs and increase the availability of transitional housing for veterans.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Ben Famous\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-announces-more-than-65000-in-new-federal-funds-to-provide-housing-and-medical-assistance-for-homeless-veterans-in-richland-county", "Brown Announces more than $65,000 in New Federal Funds to Provide Housing and Medical Assistance for Homeless Veterans in Richland County", "2014-12-08", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Monday, December 8, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced $65,831 in federal funding to provide rental assistance and clinical services for homeless veterans in Mansfield as part of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) voucher program. This funding will provide rental assistance \u2013 in partnership with the Mansfield Housing Authority \u2013 for homeless veterans, while partnering them with a local Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center.\u00a0This is second round of housing assistance awarded this Fiscal Year.\r\n\u201cVeterans who serve their country in order to protect our freedoms should never face homelessness,\u201d Brown said.\u00a0 \u201cThis rental assistance for homeless veterans in Mansfield is an important step in honoring the promise to support those who have already given so much to our nation.\u201d\u00a0\r\nAs the only Ohio Senator to serve a full term on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, Brown continues to work to address issues facing Ohio veterans. Brown served on the veterans\u2019 conference committee to negotiate the\u00a0Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014, legislation signed into law August 7, 2014 to ensure accountability at the VA while improving the delivery of health care provided to our nation\u2019s veterans.\r\nIn July 2014, Brown\u00a0introduced the\u00a0Mental-health Exposure Military Official Record Act (MEMORy Act), legislation that\u00a0would ensure that unit commanders document events that could affect individual service members and later be connected to Post-Traumatic Stress, mild Traumatic Brain Injury, or other injuries.\r\nIn response to the disability claims backlog, Brown has helped\u00a0secure record funds and staffing for the VA\u00a0to combat the backlog. In November 2013, Brown announced that key provisions of his\u00a0Veterans Services Outreach (VSO) Act\u00a0passed the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs. The Act would require the VA to notify veterans filing\u00a0claims electronically that they can receive help and important time-saving information that could significantly reduce their wait time.\u00a0 In August, Brown announced that he would also work to pass the\u00a0Claims Processing Improvement Act of 2013, legislation that would hold the VA accountable by requiring it to publically report information on both its projected monthly goals and actual production so that Congress and the public knows if the VA is working toward eliminating its backlog. The bill would also establish a task force to hire and train claims processors, and develop tactics to attack and eliminate the backlog.\r\nIn December 2013, Brown announced his support for the\u00a0Homeless Veterans Prevention Act,\u00a0legislation that would improve homelessness prevention programs and increase the availability of transitional housing for veterans.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Lauren Kulik\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-announces-more-than-68000-in-new-federal-funds-to-provide-housing-and-medical-assistance-for-homeless-veterans-in-hamilton-county", "Brown Announces more than $68,000 in New Federal Funds to Provide Housing and Medical Assistance for Homeless Veterans in Hamilton County", "2014-12-08", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Monday, December 8, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced $54,867 in new federal funding to provide rental assistance and clinical services for homeless veterans concentrated in Cincinnati and $13,717 to provide services to homeless veterans elsewhere in Hamilton County. This funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) voucher program will provide rental assistance \u2013 in partnership with the Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority \u2013 for homeless veterans, while partnering them with a local Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center. This is second round of housing assistance awarded this Fiscal Year.\r\n\u201cVeterans who serve their country in order to protect our freedoms should never face homelessness,\u201d Brown said.\u00a0 \u201cThis rental assistance for homeless veterans in Hamilton County is an important step in honoring the promise to support those who have already given so much to our nation.\u201d\u00a0\r\nAs the only Ohio Senator to serve a full term on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, Brown continues to work to address issues facing Ohio veterans. Brown served on the veterans\u2019 conference committee to negotiate the\u00a0Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014, legislation signed into law August 7, 2014 to ensure accountability at the VA while improving the delivery of health care provided to our nation\u2019s veterans.\r\nIn July 2014, Brown\u00a0introduced the\u00a0Mental-health Exposure Military Official Record Act (MEMORy Act), legislation that\u00a0would ensure that unit commanders document events that could affect individual service members and later be connected to Post-Traumatic Stress, mild Traumatic Brain Injury, or other injuries.\r\nIn response to the disability claims backlog, Brown has helped\u00a0secure record funds and staffing for the VA\u00a0to combat the backlog. In November 2013, Brown announced that key provisions of his\u00a0Veterans Services Outreach (VSO) Act\u00a0passed the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs. The Act would require the VA to notify veterans filing\u00a0claims electronically that they can receive help and important time-saving information that could significantly reduce their wait time.\u00a0 In August, Brown announced that he would also work to pass the\u00a0Claims Processing Improvement Act of 2013, legislation that would hold the VA accountable by requiring it to publically report information on both its projected monthly goals and actual production so that Congress and the public knows if the VA is working toward eliminating its backlog. The bill would also establish a task force to hire and train claims processors, and develop tactics to attack and eliminate the backlog.\r\nIn December 2013, Brown announced his support for the\u00a0Homeless Veterans Prevention Act,\u00a0legislation that would improve homelessness prevention programs and increase the availability of transitional housing for veterans.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Lauren Kulik\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-announces-more-than-96000-in-new-federal-funds-to-provide-housing-and-medical-assistance-for-homeless-veterans-in-columbus", "Brown Announces more than $96,000 in New Federal Funds to Provide Housing and Medical Assistance for Homeless Veterans in Columbus", "2014-12-08", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Monday, December 8, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced $96,161 in federal funding to provide rental assistance and clinical services for homeless veterans in Columbus as part of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) voucher program. The HUD-VASH program in Columbus will provide rental assistance \u2013 in partnership with the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority \u2013 for homeless veterans while partnering them with a local Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center.\u00a0\r\n\u201cVeterans who serve their country in order to protect our freedoms should never face homelessness,\u201d Brown said.\u00a0 \u201cThis rental assistance for homeless veterans in Columbus is an important step in honoring the promise to support those who have already given so much to our nation.\u201d\u00a0\r\nAs the only Ohio Senator to serve a full term on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, Brown continues to work to address issues facing Ohio veterans. Brown served on the veterans\u2019 conference committee to negotiate the\u00a0Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014, legislation signed into law August 7, 2014 to ensure accountability at the VA while improving the delivery of health care provided to our nation\u2019s veterans.\r\nIn July 2014, Brown\u00a0introduced the\u00a0Mental-health Exposure Military Official Record Act (MEMORy Act), legislation that\u00a0would ensure that unit commanders document events that could affect individual service members and later be connected to Post-Traumatic Stress, mild Traumatic Brain Injury, or other injuries.\r\nIn response to the disability claims backlog, Brown has helped\u00a0secure record funds and staffing for the VA\u00a0to combat the backlog. In November 2013, Brown announced that key provisions of his\u00a0Veterans Services Outreach (VSO) Act\u00a0passed the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs. The Act would require the VA to notify veterans filing\u00a0claims electronically that they can receive help and important time-saving information that could significantly reduce their wait time.\u00a0 In August, Brown announced that he would also work to pass the\u00a0Claims Processing Improvement Act of 2013, legislation that would hold the VA accountable by requiring it to publically report information on both its projected monthly goals and actual production so that Congress and the public knows if the VA is working toward eliminating its backlog. The bill would also establish a task force to hire and train claims processors, and develop tactics to attack and eliminate the backlog.\r\nIn December 2013, Brown announced his support for the\u00a0Homeless Veterans Prevention Act,\u00a0legislation that would improve homelessness prevention programs and increase the availability of transitional housing for veterans.\u00a0\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Ben Famous\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-announces-nearly-27000-in-new-federal-funds-to-provide-housing-and-medical-assistance-for-homeless-veterans-in-toledo", "Brown Announces Nearly $27,000 in New Federal Funds to Provide Housing and Medical Assistance for Homeless Veterans in Toledo", "2014-12-08", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Monday, December 8, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced $26,976 in federal funding to provide rental assistance and clinical services for homeless veterans in Toledo as part of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) voucher program. This funding will provide rental assistance \u2013 in partnership with the Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority \u2013 for homeless veterans, while partnering them with a local Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center. This is second round of housing assistance awarded this Fiscal Year.\r\n\u201cVeterans who serve their country in order to protect our freedoms should never face homelessness,\u201d Brown said.\u00a0 \u201cThis rental assistance for homeless veterans in Toledo is an important step in honoring the promise to support those who have already given so much to our nation.\u201d\u00a0\r\nAs the only Ohio Senator to serve a full term on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, Brown continues to work to address issues facing Ohio veterans. Brown served on the veterans\u2019 conference committee to negotiate the\u00a0Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014, legislation signed into law August 7, 2014 to ensure accountability at the VA while improving the delivery of health care provided to our nation\u2019s veterans.\r\nIn July 2014, Brown\u00a0introduced the\u00a0Mental-health Exposure Military Official Record Act (MEMORy Act), legislation that\u00a0would ensure that unit commanders document events that could affect individual service members and later be connected to Post-Traumatic Stress, mild Traumatic Brain Injury, or other injuries.\r\nIn response to the disability claims backlog, Brown has helped\u00a0secure record funds and staffing for the VA\u00a0to combat the backlog. In November 2013, Brown announced that key provisions of his\u00a0Veterans Services Outreach (VSO) Act\u00a0passed the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs. The Act would require the VA to notify veterans filing\u00a0claims electronically that they can receive help and important time-saving information that could significantly reduce their wait time.\u00a0 In August, Brown announced that he would also work to pass the\u00a0Claims Processing Improvement Act of 2013, legislation that would hold the VA accountable by requiring it to publically report information on both its projected monthly goals and actual production so that Congress and the public knows if the VA is working toward eliminating its backlog. The bill would also establish a task force to hire and train claims processors, and develop tactics to attack and eliminate the backlog.\r\nIn December 2013, Brown announced his support for the\u00a0Homeless Veterans Prevention Act,\u00a0legislation that would improve homelessness prevention programs and increase the availability of transitional housing for veterans.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Lauren Kulik\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-announces-nearly-77000-in-new-federal-funds-to-provide-housing-and-medical-assistance-for-homeless-veterans-in-portage-county", "Brown Announces Nearly $77,000 in New Federal Funds to Provide Housing and Medical Assistance for Homeless Veterans in Portage County", "2014-12-08", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Monday, December 8, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced $76,925 in federal funding to provide rental assistance and clinical services for homeless veterans in Ravenna as part of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) voucher program. This funding will provide rental assistance \u2013 in partnership with the Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority \u2013 for homeless veterans, while partnering them with a local Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center. This is second round of housing assistance awarded this Fiscal Year.\r\n\u201cVeterans who serve their country in order to protect our freedoms should never face homelessness,\u201d Brown said.\u00a0 \u201cThis rental assistance for homeless veterans in Portage is an important step in honoring the promise to support those who have already given so much to our nation.\u201d\u00a0\r\nAs the only Ohio Senator to serve a full term on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, Brown continues to work to address issues facing Ohio veterans. Brown served on the veterans\u2019 conference committee to negotiate the\u00a0Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014, legislation signed into law August 7, 2014 to ensure accountability at the VA while improving the delivery of health care provided to our nation\u2019s veterans.\r\nIn July 2014, Brown\u00a0introduced the\u00a0Mental-health Exposure Military Official Record Act (MEMORy Act), legislation that\u00a0would ensure that unit commanders document events that could affect individual service members and later be connected to Post-Traumatic Stress, mild Traumatic Brain Injury, or other injuries.\r\nIn response to the disability claims backlog, Brown has helped\u00a0secure record funds and staffing for the VA\u00a0to combat the backlog. In November 2013, Brown announced that key provisions of his\u00a0Veterans Services Outreach (VSO) Act\u00a0passed the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs. The Act would require the VA to notify veterans filing\u00a0claims electronically that they can receive help and important time-saving information that could significantly reduce their wait time.\u00a0 In August, Brown announced that he would also work to pass the\u00a0Claims Processing Improvement Act of 2013, legislation that would hold the VA accountable by requiring it to publically report information on both its projected monthly goals and actual production so that Congress and the public knows if the VA is working toward eliminating its backlog. The bill would also establish a task force to hire and train claims processors, and develop tactics to attack and eliminate the backlog.\r\nIn December 2013, Brown announced his support for the\u00a0Homeless Veterans Prevention Act,\u00a0legislation that would improve homelessness prevention programs and increase the availability of transitional housing for veterans.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Lauren Kulik\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/on-day-after-pearl-harbor-remembrance-day-sen-browns-office-presents-military-service-awards-to-family-of-northeast-ohio-veteran-who-survived-pearl-harbor-attack", "On Day After Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, Sen. Brown’s Office Presents Military Service Awards to Family of Northeast Ohio Veteran Who Survived Pearl Harbor Attack", "2014-12-08", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Monday, December 8, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWARREN, OH \u2014In a ceremony at First Presbyterian Church in Warren on the day after Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, the family of Lucian \u2018Sam\u2019 Biviano \u2013 a World War II veteran who survived the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor while he was serving aboard the USS Oklahoma \u2013 received six military awards that U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) helped secure. A representative from Brown\u2019s office was in attendance.\r\n\u201cAs a member of the Greatest Generation, Mr. Biviano made an invaluable contribution to our fight for worldwide peace and democracy. Ohio\u2019s current and former service members have answered the call to action without delay throughout our nation\u2019s history,\u201d Brown said. \u201cAs a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans\u2019 Affairs, one of the most rewarding aspects of my job is fighting for Ohio\u2019s veterans by ensuring that they receive the benefits they so richly deserve.\u201d\r\nBiviano served in the Pacific Theater throughout World War II and was discharged in 1945. After the war, he graduated from what is now Youngstown State University (formerly Youngstown College) and worked for 34 years as a tax agent for the Ohio Department of Taxation. Naval Chief Jason Patton and Personnel Specialist 3 (PS3) Craig Wingate will present the following awards to Biviano\u2019s family:\r\n \r\nNavy Good Conduct Medal\r\nWorld War II Victory Medal\r\nAmerican Defense Service Medal with One Bronze Star\r\nAmerican Campaign Medal\r\nAsiatic Pacific Campaign Medal with One Silver and One Bronze Star\r\nCombat Action Ribbon\r\n \r\nOhio veterans and the family members of deceased veterans may request military records and medals by contacting Brown\u2019s Cleveland office at (216) 522-7272 or by visiting the \u201cConstituent Services\u201d section of Brown\u2019s website at brown.senate.gov.\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tContact: Meghan Dubyak/Lauren Kulik\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-announces-senate-passage-of-legislation-prohibiting-individuals-who-participated-in-nazi-persecution-from-collecting-social-security-benefits", "Brown Announces Senate Passage of Legislation Prohibiting Individuals who Participated in Nazi Persecution from Collecting Social Security Benefits", "2014-12-05", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Friday, December 5, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced Senate passage of legislation he cosponsored that would prohibit Nazi persecutors who immigrated to the United States following World War II from receiving Social Security benefits. The legislation follows an Oct. 2014 Associated Press report which found the U.S. Justice Department utilized a legal loophole to allow suspected Nazis to retain their Social Security benefits after they renounced their citizenship and left the United States. The legislation passed the Senate on Thursday evening.\r\n\u201cThe fact that Nazi persecutors supplanted their retirement savings on the backs of American taxpayers is inconceivable and must be stopped immediately,\u201d Brown said. \u201cWhile these atrocities were committed nearly 70 years ago, the pain and suffering caused by their actions will never be forgotten.\u201d \u00a0 \u00a0\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Ben Famous\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-applauds-launch-of-orion-spacecraft", "Brown Applauds Launch of Orion Spacecraft", "2014-12-05", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "More Than 80 Workers from Ohio\u2019s NASA Facilities Helped Pave the Way for Mars Visit with Successful Completion of Mission\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tFriday, December 5, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) applauded the launch of NASA\u2019s Orion spacecraft from Cape Canaveral in Florida today. More than 80 workers from Ohio\u2019s NASA Glenn Research Center helped build and test the Orion spacecraft. The spaceflight is an important step for future manned spaceflights and a manned mission to Mars.\r\n\u201cWorkers at NASA Glenn Research Center - at Lewis Field and Plum Brook Station - are at the front lines of developing ground-breaking and life-changing technologies,\u201d Brown said. \u201cIt\u2019s remarkable to see that knowledge and know-how translated to such an inspiring mission. Orion\u2019s mission today is an important step toward bringing astronauts into deep space and I look forward to continued progress.\u201d\r\nCleveland\u2019s NASA Glenn Research Center employees worked on structures, mechanisms, and propulsion systems.\u00a0The spacecraft is expected to achieve two full orbits and reach a height of more than 3,600 miles above the Earth \u2013 exposing it to significant cosmic radiation. This altitude will be 15 times higher than the International Space Station. The primary goal of the mission is to test three critical systems: guidance, navigation, and control; the heatshield, and the parachutes.\u00a0 NASA plans to test the next version of the Orion spacecraft at Plum Brook Station, inside the Space Power Facility.\r\nIn May 2011, Brown led the Ohio Congressional delegation in a letter to then-Administrator Charles Bolden, urging NASA to use both Lewis Field and Plum Brook facilities in the design and test of Orion.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Lauren Kulik\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-statement-on-reports-of-potential-spending-bill-provision-that-would-delay-regulation-of-derivatives-market", "Brown Statement on Reports of Potential Spending Bill Provision that would Delay Regulation of Derivatives Market", "2014-12-05", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Friday, December 5, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Following a report that Wall Street lobbyists are seeking to add a provision in a year-end spending bill to delay regulation of risky derivatives, U.S. Sen Sherrod Brown (D-OH) issued the following statement:\r\n\u201cMillions of Americans lost their jobs, their homes, and their retirement savings due to risky Wall Street gambling,\u201d Brown said. \u201cWe cannot allow Wall Street banks to add any provisions to the year-end spending bill that would continue to leave taxpayers on the hook and undermine the ability of regulators to prevent future bailouts.\u201d\r\nFollowing the financial crisis, Congress passed a provision in the Wall Street Reform Act that would end government insurance of risky Wall Street derivatives trading. Section 716, also known as the Lincoln Amendment or the \u201cswaps push-out\u201d provision, prohibits Federal assistance to entities that engage in certain swaps and security-based swaps activities.\u00a0 While this provision was scheduled to take effect on July 16, 2013, it has still not been implemented.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/senators-call-on-house-leadership-to-include-hctc-into-omnibus-package", "Senators Call on House Leadership to Include HCTC into Omnibus Package", "2014-12-05", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Without Inclusion, the Health Care Tax Credit \u2013 Which Helps Delphi Salaried Retirees Afford Critical Health Care Coverage \u2013 Will Expire\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tFriday, December 5, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Bob Casey (D-PA), Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) called on House leadership to include the Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) into omnibus legislation scheduled to be taken up during the remaining weeks of Congressional session. HCTC serves as a critical lifeline to help retired United Steelworkers and Delphi salaried retirees struggling to maintain affordable healthcare.\r\n\u201cAcross the country, the HCTC helps tens of thousands of struggling families pay their health bills,\u201d the Senators said in their letter.\u00a0\u201cThese families include thousands of Delphi retirees whose pensions were terminated during the GM rescue and subsequently turned over to the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation.\u00a0As you know well, the 20,000 Delphi salaried retirees lost up to 70 percent of their pensions. Without the HCTC, which expired on January 1, 2014, these salaried retirees face financial hardship with up to 50 percent of their remaining pension going to fund their health care premiums. We urge you to include a two year extension of the HCTC in the funding bill that clears the House before Congress adjourns.\u201d\r\nAs a result of House inaction, the HCTC expired at the end of 2013. The HCTC helps trade-affected workers; select groups of retirees who have lost their pensions through no fault of their own, like Delphi salaried retirees; and their families purchase private health coverage to replace the employer-sponsored coverage they lost. It makes health insurance more affordable by providing a 72.5 percent tax credit to eligible workers, allowing these workers to pay only a portion of their qualified health insurance. Often the HCTC serves as an important bridge for Americans until they become eligible for Medicare benefits.\r\nThe letter to Speaker John Boehner and Leader Nancy Pelosi can be seen below:\r\nThe Honorable John Boehner\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi\r\nSpeaker of the House\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Minority Leader\r\nU.S. House of Representatives\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 U.S. House of Representatives\r\nWashington, D.C. 20515\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Washington, D.C. 20515 \r\nDear Speaker Boehner, Leader Pelosi:\r\nWe wish to affirm our strong support for including an extension of the Health Coverage Tax Credit in the omnibus legislation the House is set to take up during this lame duck session of Congress.\u00a0 As you know, proposals to extend the HCTC have received bipartisan support in the Senate. \r\nAcross the country, the HCTC helps tens of thousands of struggling families pay their health bills.\u00a0 These families include thousands of Delphi retirees whose pensions were terminated during the GM rescue and subsequently turned over to the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation.\u00a0 As you know well, the 20,000 Delphi salaried retirees lost up to 70 percent of their pensions. Without the HCTC, which expired on January 1, 2014, these salaried retirees face financial hardship with up to 50 percent of their remaining pension going to fund their health care premiums. The Delphi salaried retirees have spent all of this year paying for health care out of their own modest income. If Congress fails to act, the pensions of these retirees will not be made whole when they file their 2014 returns. This is an issue that cannot wait. We urge you to include a two year extension of the HCTC in the funding bill that clears the House before Congress adjourns. \r\nThank you for your attention to this important issue.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Ben Famous (Brown): (202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://kaptur.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/leader-pelosi-statement-november-jobs-report", "Leader Pelosi statement on November jobs report", "2014-12-05", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Marcy Kaptur", "K000009", "kaptur.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C.  Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the Department of Labor announced that the economy added 321,000 jobs and the unemployment rate held at 5.8 percent, the lowest unemployment rate since July 2008. With businesses adding 314,000 jobs, this marks the 58th consecutive month of private sector job growth.  \n\t  \n\tLast month, our economy made strong progress  building on the longest uninterrupted stretch of private sector job creation in our history. Yet with many middle class families still struggling, it is clear the last thing our economy needs is another Republican Government Shutdown that will undermine the confidence and stability of hardworking men and women across the country.  \n\t  \n\tThe last time Republicans shut down the federal government, their recklessness cost our economy $24 billion and 120,000 jobs. After 16 days keeping government closed and threatening to have the United States of America default on our obligations for the first time ever, 144 Republicans voted for default and against reopening the government. Today, as they continue to threaten another shutdown crisis, Republicans should remember the cost of their irresponsibility to the economic security of millions of American families.  \n\t  \n\tNow is the time to invest in our infrastructure, expand access to quality education, and fuel the research and innovation that will energize our economy and raise the wages of the middle class. Democrats will continue to stand against another Republican Government Shutdown, and call on Republicans to abandon their threats and come together with us to create jobs, expand opportunity and build an economy that works for everyone  not just the wealthy and well connected.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://timryan.house.gov/press-release/congressman-tim-ryan-statement-extension-one-year-tax-extenders-bill", "Congressman Tim Ryan Statement on Extension of One-Year Tax Extenders Bill", "2014-12-04", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Tim Ryan", "R000577", "timryan.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DC \u2013 Congressman Tim Ryan made the following statement today in response to his vote in favor of the One-Year Tax Extenders Bill:\n\u201cI was pleased to support this legislation which extends much needed tax deductions and credits for individuals and businesses across our nation. This bill enables Americans to have the certainty they need to move forward with their personal and business finances. While I would have preferred that this legislation included an extension of the Health Coverage Tax Credit, it does contain many tax provisions that will help businesses and working families. It also provides for both continued investments in low income communities and clean energy advancements.\n\"I call on the Republican leadership to act quickly and pass an extension of the Health Coverage Tax Credit, a lifeline for American families impacted by unfair trade policies and the many Delphi salaried retirees in my District and across the nation.\"", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://timryan.house.gov/press-release/congressman-tim-ryan-statement-passage-national-defense-authorization-act-ndaa", "Congressman Tim Ryan Statement on Passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)", "2014-12-04", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Tim Ryan", "R000577", "timryan.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, DC \u2013 Congressman Tim Ryan made the following statement today after voting in favor of the FY2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA):\n\u201cWhile this legislation was far from perfect, I was proud to vote in favor of the 2015 NDAA today. This bipartisan bill ensures that American men and women in uniform are provided with the tools they need and the benefits and support they deserve \u2013 including a much needed 1% pay increase for military personnel. We must have a military that is prepared for the threats and challenges our nation faces around the world, and it is the responsibility of Congress to give them every opportunity to succeed.\n\u201cAs Co-Chair of the Military Mental Health Caucus, I support the inclusion of a person-to-person mental health assessment for active duty and reserve members; funding for improvements in identification and treatment for mental conditions and traumatic brain injury among the Armed Forces; as well as funding for mental health stigma reduction efforts in the Department of Defense. The mental health provisions of this bill could have gone further, however, and I look forward to continuing to make improvements in this area next year.\n\u201cFurthermore, I am pleased that the NDAA took great strides to strengthen sexual assault provisions, including an elimination of a loophole that allows alleged attackers to avoid charges by showcasing a positive military record; the formation of an appeals process for victims who were discharged due to the consequences of their assault; and the establishment of a Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Military.\u201d\n###\nMichael Zetts  \n\tPress Secretary  \n\tRep. Tim Ryan (OH-13)  \n\tOffice: 202.225.5261  \n\tMobile: 330.398.2569  \n\tEmail: Michael.Zetts@mail.house.gov", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/browns-amendment-to-modernize-c-130-preserve-jobs-in-mansfield-and-youngstown-included-in-defense-bill", "Brown's Amendment to Modernize C-130, Preserve Jobs in Mansfield and Youngstown Included in Defense Bill", "2014-12-04", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Last Month, Brown Met with Youngstown Air Reserve Station Leadership to Discuss Upgrades to Ohio\u2019s C-130 Fleet by 2020 \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tThursday, December 4, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 An amendment cosponsored by U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) to speed modernization of Ohio\u2019s C-130 fleet was included as a provision in the House-Senate conference report for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The provision would support jobs at the Youngstown Air Reserve Station (YARS) and Mansfield Lahm Air National Guard Base (ANGB) by allowing the C-130 fleet to make upgrades to meet federal and international standards.\r\n\u201cThis provision has strong support \u2013 which underscores how important the C-130 Fleet is for our emergency preparedness and national security,\u201d Brown said. \u201cWe must ensure that the fleet has the resources it needs to make necessary upgrades and ensure these planes keep flying.\u201d\r\nThe C-130 fleet is the U.S. military\u2019s primary combat delivery aircraft, and has provided humanitarian assistance, precision airdrop, and tactical airlift missions across the globe for more than four decades. Because of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and international airspace regulatory constraints, the fleet will be largely inoperable unless major updates are made by 2020.\r\nLast month, Brown toured the Youngstown Air Reserve Station (YARS) which, along with Mansfield Lahm Air National Guard Base, is home to Ohio\u2019s Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard C-130 fleet.\r\nOhio is home to more than 3,000 Air reservists, and has six Air Force bases including Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Air National Guard Bases at Mansfield, Columbus, Springfield, and Toledo as well as the Youngstown Air Reserve Station. Both the Air Force Research Lab and the Air Force Materiel Command are headquartered in Dayton at Wright Patterson Air Force Base.\r\nThe amendment is based on the C-130 modernization bill, which was introduced by U.S. Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) and, in addition to Brown, is co-sponsored by U.S. Sens. John Walsh (D-MT), Mike Enzi (R-WY), Mark Begich (D-AK), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Tom Carper (D-DE), and Mark Pryor (D-AR).\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tContact: Meghan Dubyak/Lauren Kulik\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/following-justice-department-findings-brown-calls-announcement-needed-step-forward-to-restore-trust-of-community", "Following Justice Department Findings, Brown Calls Announcement Needed Step Forward to Restore Trust of Community", "2014-12-04", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Thursday, December 4, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Following the U.S. Department of Justice\u2019s (DOJ) investigation into the Cleveland Division of Police\u2019s use of force, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) released this statement:\r\n\u201cThe investigation\u2019s findings are troubling and deserve the type of comprehensive response outlined today. Re-establishing trust and respect between law enforcement and the community is essential,\u201d Brown said. \u201cI applaud Attorney General Holder and U.S. Attorney Dettelbach for their thorough and fair investigation.\u00a0 The citizens of Cleveland deserve nothing less.\r\n\u201cThe mission of the Cleveland Division of Police is:\u00a0\u2018to enhance the quality of life, strengthen our neighborhoods and deliver superior services with professionalism, respect, integrity, dedication and excellence by working in partnership with our neighborhoods and community.\u2019\r\n\"As this report shows, too often the Division has fallen short of its own ideals. We need meaningful, systemic change to refocus the Division upon these goals,\u201d Brown continued. \u201cI look forward to joining Mayor Jackson, community leaders, division leadership, and all Cleveland residents in their effort to rebuild confidence and restore trust.\u201d\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Lauren Kulik\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/sen-brown-announces-more-than-420000-in-new-federal-resources-to-train-pediatric-specialists-in-akron", "Sen. Brown Announces More Than $420,000 in New Federal Resources to Train Pediatric Specialists in Akron", "2014-12-04", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Thursday, December 4, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that Akron Children\u2019s Hospital was awarded $421,962 in funding through the Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) Payment Program. Sen. Brown authored the Children\u2019s Hospitals Education and Research Act of 1998, which created the CHGME program, while serving in the U.S. House of Representatives. The CHGME program ensures continued medical training for professionals treating children and has provided funding to seven Ohio children\u2019s hospitals over the years.\r\n\u201cThis is excellent news for Akron families and their children,\u201d Brown said. \u201cChildren\u2019s healthcare requires doctors and hospitals that specialize in pediatrics. This federal support will ensure that Akron Children\u2019s Hospital has the resources necessary to train doctors and equip them with the tools to treat children.\u201d\r\nBrown has been a longtime champion of CHGME. In April 2014, he led 28 Senators in a letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee seeking continued CHGME funding for Fiscal Year 2015, as he has done the past several years. In February 2013, he wrote the President to urge full funding of the program in light of the President\u2019s budget request which would have reduced funding by 66 percent. CHGME was funded at $265 million in Fiscal Year 2014; the new law reauthorizes funding at $300 million per year.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Lauren Kulik (202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/sen-brown-announces-nearly-14-million-in-new-federal-resources-to-train-pediatric-specialists-in-cincinnati", "Sen. Brown Announces Nearly $1.4 Million in New Federal Resources to Train Pediatric Specialists in Cincinnati", "2014-12-04", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Thursday, December 4, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that Cincinnati Children\u2019s Hospital Medical Center was awarded $1,397,097 in funding through the Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) Payment Program. Sen. Brown authored the Children\u2019s Hospitals Education and Research Act of 1998, which created the CHGME program, while serving in the U.S. House of Representatives. The CHGME program ensures continued medical training for professionals treating children and has provided funding to seven Ohio children\u2019s hospitals over the years.\r\n\u201cThis is excellent news for Cincinnati families and their children,\u201d Brown said. \u201cChildren\u2019s healthcare requires doctors and hospitals that specialize in pediatrics. This federal support will ensure that Cincinnati Children\u2019s Hospital Medical Center has the resources necessary to train doctors and equip them with the tools to treat children.\"\r\nBrown has been a longtime champion of CHGME. In April 2014, he led 28 Senators in a letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee seeking continued CHGME funding for Fiscal Year 2015, as he has done the past several years. In February 2013, he wrote the President to urge full funding of the program in light of the President\u2019s budget request which would have reduced funding by 66 percent. CHGME was funded at $265 million in Fiscal Year 2014; the new law reauthorizes funding at $300 million per year.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Ben Famous (202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/sen-brown-announces-nearly-580000-in-new-federal-resources-to-train-pediatric-specialists-in-cleveland", "Sen. Brown Announces Nearly $580,000 in New Federal Resources to Train Pediatric Specialists in Cleveland", "2014-12-04", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Thursday, December 4, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that two Cleveland hospitals were awarded funding through the Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) Payment Program. University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children\u2019s Hospital was awarded $574,188 and Cleveland Clinic Children\u2019s was awarded $5,736. Brown authored the Children\u2019s Hospitals Education and Research Act of 1998, which created the CHGME program, while serving in the U.S. House of Representatives. The CHGME program ensures continued medical training for professionals treating children and has provided funding to seven Ohio children\u2019s hospitals over the years.\r\n\u201cThis is excellent news for Cleveland families and their children,\u201d Brown said. \u201cChildren\u2019s healthcare requires doctors and hospitals that specialize in pediatrics. This federal support will ensure that University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children\u2019s Hospital and Cleveland Clinic Children\u2019s have the resources necessary to train doctors and equip them with the tools to treat children.\u201d\r\nBrown has been a longtime champion of CHGME. In April 2014, he led 28 Senators in a letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee seeking continued CHGME funding for Fiscal Year 2015, as he has done the past several years. In February 2013, he wrote the President to urge full funding of the program in light of the President\u2019s budget request which would have reduced funding by 66 percent. CHGME was funded at $265 million in Fiscal Year 2014; the new law reauthorizes funding at $300 million per year.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Lauren Kulik (202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/sen-brown-announces-nearly-590000-in-new-federal-resources-to-train-pediatric-specialists-in-cleveland", "Sen. Brown Announces Nearly $590,000 in New Federal Resources to Train Pediatric Specialists in Cleveland", "2014-12-04", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Menu\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n        \n        \n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPage Not Found\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tWe\u2019re sorry. The page you requested cannot be found. The address may have been typed incorrectly or the page may have been moved during the recent redesign of our site.\n    You will be automatically redirected to Senator Brown\u2019s homepage after ten seconds. If the problem persists, please contact our technical staff at: Toll Free 1-888-896-OHIO (6446) or (202) 224-2315\n    Thank you.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/sen-brown-announces-nearly-990000-in-new-federal-resources-to-train-pediatric-specialists-in-columbus", "Sen. Brown Announces Nearly $990,000 in New Federal Resources to Train Pediatric Specialists in Columbus", "2014-12-04", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Thursday, December 4, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that Nationwide Children\u2019s Hospital in Columbus was awarded $988,674 in funding through the Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) Payment Program. Sen. Brown authored the Children\u2019s Hospitals Education and Research Act of 1998, which created the CHGME program, while serving in the U.S. House of Representatives. The CHGME program ensures continued medical training for professionals treating children and has provided funding to seven Ohio children\u2019s hospitals over the years.\r\n\u201cThis is excellent news for Columbus families and their children,\u201d Brown said. \u201cChildren\u2019s healthcare requires doctors and hospitals that specialize in pediatrics. This federal support will ensure that Nationwide Children\u2019s Hospital has the resources necessary to train doctors and equip them with the tools to treat children.\u201d\r\nBrown has been a longtime champion of CHGME. In April 2014, he led 28 Senators in a letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee seeking continued CHGME funding for Fiscal Year 2015, as he has done the past several years. In February 2013, he wrote the President to urge full funding of the program in light of the President\u2019s budget request which would have reduced funding by 66 percent. CHGME was funded at $265 million in Fiscal Year 2014; the new law reauthorizes funding at $300 million per year.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Ben Famous (202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://fudge.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=25&itemid=1535", "Rep. Fudge Statement on the Department of Justice Investigation of the Cleveland Police Department", "2014-12-04", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Marcia Fudge", "F000455", "fudge.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "REP. FUDGE STATEMENT ON THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REVIEW\r\n\tOF THE CLEVELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT\r\n\r\n\tWASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) released the following statement today after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced results of its review of City of Cleveland Division of Police policies and practices related to unequal treatment, including the use of excessive force, racial discrimination and police pursuits:\r\n\r\n\t\u201cI thank Attorney General Holder and the Department of Justice for conducting a thorough review that addresses important systemic changes needed in the Cleveland Police Department,\u201c said Congresswoman Fudge.\u00a0 \u201cI also commend Mayor Frank Jackson and the City of Cleveland for its cooperation and assistance during the review.\u00a0 Clearly, we all have a strong interest in providing a safe community for every citizen and law enforcement officer.\u201d\r\n\r\n\t\u201cI initially contacted the Department of Justice in December, 2012 following the tragic high speed police pursuit of two unarmed Cleveland residents, Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams. That pursuit ended with police officers firing 137 bullets, causing the death of both individuals.\u00a0 At the time, I requested an independent review of not only the facts of that case but one that examined patterns and practices within the Cleveland Division of Police that had generated long-standing complaints by citizens of violations of their civil rights.\u201d\r\n\r\n\t\u201cIn August 2014, following unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, I again wrote to Attorney General Holder and identified specific steps that would end excessive use of force practices and improve police-community relations in Cleveland.\u00a0 I am pleased that in its findings, the Justice Department recognizes the critical importance of stronger community engagement, the need for greater accountability, a role for police unions in implementation of any future agreement and other practical steps to address systemic concerns.\u201d\r\n\r\n\t\u201cI believe the Justice Department\u2019s findings and recommendations, when fully implemented, will lead to a safer community and restore hope that we can break from the past and create a better future that serves all citizens with fairness and justice.\u201d\r\n\r\n\tClick here to see a copy of Rep. Fudge\u2019s December 11, 2012 letter Click here to see a copy of the DOJ response to Rep. Fudge\r\n\r\n\tClick here to see a copy of Rep. Fudge\u2019s August 25, 2014 letter\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n##", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://kaptur.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/kaptur-introduces-bipartisan-legislation-aid-ukraine", "Kaptur Introduces Bipartisan Legislation on Aid for Ukraine", "2014-12-04", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Marcy Kaptur", "K000009", "kaptur.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 4, 2014) -- Congresswoman Kaptur joined 10 House colleagues to introduce the Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014 to provide aid to Ukraine.\nThe bill would provide humanitarian, military and energy assistance to the struggling nation while imposing additional sanctions on Russia.  \n\t  \n\tRep. Kaptur said, As co-chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, my colleagues and I have continued to witness Russia's aggression towards Ukraine, which not only disregards Ukraine's right to independence and territorial integrity, but destabilizes all of Europe and in turn, creates a grim national security situation for the United States. Unlike other measures, our bill aims to directly assist Ukraine's military to defend her homeland, a right Ukraine is entitled to. Without serious efforts like this one, Russia will continue to push the boundaries of freedom, literally and metaphorically.  \n\t  \n\tIt's critical we continue to increase pressure on Mr. Putin while deterring future Russian aggression in Ukraine, said Rep. Pascrell. The people of Ukraine have suffered for too long at the hands of pro-Russian separatists, who continue to threaten stability and security in the region. This legislation is an important step towards reaffirming the United States' commitment to helping the people of Ukraine defend themselves and preserve their territorial integrity.  \n\t  \n\tRep. Quigley said, Ukraine is facing an existential threat from Russian aggression. The people of Ukraine are fighting for democracy and the United States stands behind them in their efforts. I'm proud to be an original cosponsor of the Ukraine Freedom Support Act, and continuing to aid the government of Ukraine as it works to restore its sovereignty and territorial integrity.  \n\t  \n\tThe Ukrainian people have demonstrated incredible resilience in the face of hostility by Russia, and they should know that these actions to sow chaos, destruction, and instability in Eastern Ukraine and in the wider Eastern European region have not gone unnoticed by the U.S. Congress, said Rep. Keating, Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats. This bill is an expression of our support for the freedom and prosperity of the Ukrainian people as they defend their sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the right to determine their own future. It includes additional sanctions and assistance as well as provisions to strengthen Ukrainian civil society, support independent media, and reduce corruption. The United States will continue to stand with the government and people of Ukraine.  \n\t  \n\tOriginal cosponsors include: Rep. Eliot Engel, (D-NY), Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Rep. Sander Levin (D-MI), Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL), Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Rep. Steve Stockman (R-TX), Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA) and Rep. Bill Keating (D-MA)", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://kaptur.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-kaptur-colleagues-introduce-hr-5782-ukraine-freedom-support-act-2014", "REP. KAPTUR, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE HR. 5782, UKRAINE FREEDOM SUPPORT ACT OF 2014", "2014-12-04", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Marcy Kaptur", "K000009", "kaptur.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON (December 3, 2014)--Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, along with a group of 10 bipartisan colleagues introduced HR. 5782 the Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014, the House companion bill to S. 2828, to provide for additional assistance to Ukraine, in the forms of humanitarian, energy and defense, while imposing additional sanctions on the Russian Federation.  \n\t  \n\tRep. Kaptur said, As co-chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, my colleagues and I have continued to witness Russia's aggression towards Ukraine, which not only disregards Ukraine's right to independence and territorial integrity, but destabilizes all of Europe and in turn, creates a grim national security situation for the United States. Unlike other measures, our bill aims to directly assist Ukraine's military to defend her homeland, a right Ukraine is entitled to. Without serious efforts like this one, Russia will continue to push the boundaries of freedom, literally and metaphorically.  \n\t  \n\tIt's critical we continue to increase pressure on Mr. Putin while deterring future Russian aggression in Ukraine, said Rep. Pascrell. The people of Ukraine have suffered for too long at the hands of pro-Russian separatists, who continue to threaten stability and security in the region. This legislation is an important step towards reaffirming the United States' commitment to helping the people of Ukraine defend themselves and preserve their territorial integrity.  \n\t  \n\tRep. Quigley said, Ukraine is facing an existential threat from Russian aggression. The people of Ukraine are fighting for democracy and the United States stands behind them in their efforts. I'm proud to be an original cosponsor of the Ukraine Freedom Support Act, and continuing to aid the government of Ukraine as it works to restore its sovereignty and territorial integrity.  \n\t  \n\tThe Ukrainian people have demonstrated incredible resilience in the face of hostility by Russia, and they should know that these actions to sow chaos, destruction, and instability in Eastern Ukraine and in the wider Eastern European region have not gone unnoticed by the U.S. Congress, said Rep. Keating, Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats. This bill is an expression of our support for the freedom and prosperity of the Ukrainian people as they defend their sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the right to determine their own future. It includes additional sanctions and assistance as well as provisions to strengthen Ukrainian civil society, support independent media, and reduce corruption. The United States will continue to stand with the government and people of Ukraine.  \n\t  \n\tOriginal cosponsors include: Rep. Eliot Engel, (D-NY), Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Rep. Sander Levin (D-MI), Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL), Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Rep. Steve Stockman (R-TX), Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA) and Rep. Bill Keating (D-MA)", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://kaptur.house.gov/index.php?option=com_contentview=articleid=3291:statement-by-congresswoman-kaptur-on-hugo-boss-inc-decision-to-eliminate-production-in-brooklyn-ohcatid=53:latest-newsItemid=300195", "Statement by Congresswoman Kaptur on Hugo Boss, Inc. decision to eliminate production in Brooklyn, OH:", "2014-12-03", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Marcy Kaptur", "K000009", "kaptur.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Marcy Kaptur is inviting parents, grandparents, caring adults, and youth from across Northern Ohio to participate in a new \u201cRead to Succeed\u201d challenge. \u201cRead to Succeed\u201d is an initiative to encourage children and adults to read together and in doing so, the community is ensuring that our youth are prepared to read.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/multimedia/listen/sen-brown-on-the-earned-income-tax-credit-and-the-child-tax-credit", "Sen. Brown on the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit", "2014-12-03", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "If you\u2019re afraid you might be a victim of the Equifax data breach, Senator Brown encourages you to visit the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau\u2019s website for more information and resources \u2013 www.consumerfinance.gov.\n  \nFor information on how to help recovery efforts for recent hurricanes, go to www.fema.gov", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/as-tax-deal-is-negotiated-brown-calls-for-extension-of-critical-tax-relief-that-has-helped-more-than-15-million-ohioans-claim-more-than-32-billion-in-tax-refunds", "As Tax Deal is Negotiated, Brown Calls for Extension of Critical Tax relief that has Helped more than 1.5 Million Ohioans Claim more than $3.2 Billion in Tax Refunds", "2014-12-03", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Brown Authored Legislation that Would Expand and Improve the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC)\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWednesday, December 3, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 During a news conference call today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) called for passage of critical tax relief that has helped more than 1.5 million Ohioans claim more than $3.2 billion in tax refunds in 2012. As Congressional leaders negotiate a tax extenders deal, Brown is urging the permanent extension of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC) refundable tax credits. These credits encourage work, help families make ends meet, and lead to healthier, better educated children.\r\n\u201cCorporations need certainty so they can make investments \u2013 working Americans deserve certainty so they can make ends meet,\u201d Brown said. \u201cThese tax credits provide critical tax relief but we can still do more to help Ohioans who work hard and take responsibility bring home more of their pay each month.\u201d\r\nLast week, reports surfaced that Congressional leaders were pursuing the permanent extension of several business tax credits without permanently extending tax relief important to working families like enhancements to the EITC and the CTC. President Reagan called the EITC the \u201cmost effective anti-poverty program in the U.S.\u201d\r\nIn 2013, the EITC helped lift out of poverty more than 31 million taxpayers. More than half of these taxpayers -\u00a0some 16 million filers \u2013 were lifted out of poverty due to enhancements to the EITC that are set to expire in 2017 unless Congress acts. Today, Brown reaffirmed his call that any tax relief made permanent through the tax deal must include EITC and CTC enhancements.\r\nNearly 945,000 Ohioans claimed more than $2.1 billion in EITC tax refunds and nearly 817,000 Ohioans also claimed more than $1 billion in CTC tax refunds in 2012. More than 200,000 Ohioans qualified for both EITC and CTC. County-by-county data on the number of Ohioans who have recently benefited from the credits and the amount of their return is available here.\r\nBrown, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, introduced the Working Families Tax Relief Act in March 2014. Brown\u2019s bill would not only make permanent enhancements to the EITC and CTC, it would also expand them to include working adults without children. In contrast to the EITC for working families with children, the EITC for workers without children remains extremely small\u2014too small even to fully offset federal taxes for workers at the poverty line. Under current law, workers without children or noncustodial parents working full-time are only eligible to receive a minimum benefit. Such an individual would receive the maximum EITC if he or she had children. As a result, low-wage workers not raising minor children are the only Americans taxed into poverty. Specifically, Brown\u2019s bill would:\r\n \r\nStrengthen the Earned Income Tax Credit: The legislation would expand access to the credit, allowing a full-time worker receiving the minimum credit to be eligible for the maximum EITC. The bill would also make the credit available to workers without children.\r\n \r\n \r\nIndex the Child Tax Credit for Inflation: Under current law the credits size and eligibility threshold are not indexed for inflation. The bill will index both to inflation prospectively.\r\n \r\n \r\nChange the Eligibility Age: Under current law only individuals older than 25 and younger than 65 are eligible for the childless component of the EITC. The legislation would make individuals older than 21 and younger than 65 eligible.\r\n \r\n \r\nMake permanent enhancements to the Earned Income Tax Credit: Working families with two or more children qualify for an EITC equal to 40 percent of the family\u2019s first $12,570 of income. The Recovery Act increased the EITC to 45 percent for families with three or more children, and the bipartisan agreement to avert the fiscal cliff extended these reforms for five additional years, through 2017.\r\n \r\n \r\nMake permanent enhancements to the Child Tax Credit: The CTC allows a family to reduce federal income tax liability by up to $1,000 per child. The 2001 \u201cBush\u201d Tax Cuts began a phased in increase of the credit from $500 - $1,000 and an increase in the refundable portion of the bill. ARRA reduced the salary threshold for claiming the refundable portion of the credit to income above $3,000.\r\n \r\n\u00a0\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Lauren Kulik\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/at-senate-agriculture-committee-hearing-brown-urges-approval-of-20-million-in-funds-to-reduce-runoff-improve-water-quality-in-western-lake-erie", "At Senate Agriculture Committee Hearing, Brown Urges Approval of $20 Million in Funds to Reduce Runoff, Improve Water Quality in Western Lake Erie", "2014-12-03", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Brown, the First Ohioan on the Senate Agriculture Committee in More Than 40 Years, Has Introduced a Series of Bills to Address Water Quality and Conservation Efforts\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWednesday, December 3, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) attended a hearing of the Senate Agriculture Committee entitled, \u201cFarmers and Fresh Water:\u00a0 Voluntary Conservation to Protect our Land and Waters.\u201d Brown, who introduced Toledo Mayor D. Michael Collins who testified at the hearing, urged approval of $20 million in funds to reduce runoff and improve water quality in the Western Lake Erie Basin.\r\n\u201cOhio\u2019s Western Lake Erie Basin is a critical source of our state\u2019s drinking water and the lifeblood of our agricultural industry,\u201d Brown said. \u201cAs we examine methods to improve water quality, it\u2019s critical that we bring all stakeholders to the table\u2014cities, farmers, boaters, and anglers\u2014as we work to protect and preserve Lake Erie for future generations of Ohioans.\u201d\r\nAt the hearing, Brown pressed Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Chief Jason Weller on the Tri-State Western Lake Erie Basin Phosphorus Reduction Initiative application for funding through Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), which provides funding to promote conservation efforts that ensure clean soil and water. This partnership \u2013 among Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana \u2013 has advanced to the next stage of consideration for a $20 million federal award \u2013 $13 million of which would go to Ohio.\r\nBrown, the first Ohioan on the Senate Agriculture Committee in more than 40 years, has worked to secure federal funding to reduce phosphorus runoff and has introduced a series of proposals to improve water quality. In Aug. 2014, Brown announced $2 million in federal emergency funds to reduce runoff in the Western Lake Erie Basin and outline how the new funding \u2013 part of NRCS\u2019 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) \u2013 provides resources for producers to implement conservation practices.\r\nBrown also helped establish the RCPP that would provide up to $1.2 billion nationwide for farmers to implement conservation measures, including those that could reduce runoff into Lake Erie. During Senate consideration of the 2014 Farm Bill, Brown fought to strengthen RCPP as a means to help improve water quality in the Western Lake Erie Basin. Of the total $2.4 billion in funding, 35 percent of total program funding will now be directed to improvements in the Great Lakes region and Mississippi River Basin, both crucial watersheds in Ohio.\r\nIn September, Brown reintroduced the Clean Water Affordability Act, which would direct additional funding to communities in Ohio to eliminate combined sewer overflows, which are a contributing factor in harmful algal blooms. Brown first introduced this legislation with former Senator George V. Voinovich in 2008 and worked with local officials across Ohio to fine-tune the bill.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Lauren Kulik\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-announces-youngstown-is-winner-of-national-award-to-promote-access-to-healthy-local-food", "Brown Announces Youngstown is Winner of National Award to Promote Access to Healthy, Local Food", "2014-12-03", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Grant Program Supported by USDA, EPA, DOT, ARC, and DRA\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWednesday, December 3, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tYOUNGSTOWN, OH \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation has been chosen as a winner of the Local Foods, Local Places grant award to provide access to healthy, local food for the residents of Youngstown. Local Foods, Local Places provides economic opportunity for local farmers and supports community revitalization through the development of farmers markets, community gardens, and other local food initiatives in easily accessible locations. The Local Foods, Local Places program is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), and the Delta Regional Authority (DRA).\r\n\u201cThis federal support will help boost the availability of locally grown, fresh food,\u201d Brown said. \u201cYoungstown is a leader in local food enterprises and Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation will continue to help local producers expand their markets, create jobs, and strengthen the economy.\u201d\r\nA representative from Brown\u2019s office attended the national announcement of the award, held at the Common Wealth Kitchen Incubator in Youngstown. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\r\nIn 2010, Brown joined the Mahoning Valley Organizing Collaborative, community leaders, and anti-hunger advocates at Neighborhood Ministries in Youngstown to discuss legislative efforts aimed to combat childhood hunger and promote access to nutritious foods in Ohio schools and underserved communities.\u00a0 Following his meeting, Brown later introduced the Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act, which he successfully passed in the 2014 Farm Bill. Brown\u2019s bill helps Ohio farmers and ranchers sell their products directly to consumers and creates jobs by addressing production, aggregation, and marketing and distribution needs. It also ensures that consumers have better access to nutritious, locally-grown food.\u00a0\r\nBrown is Ohio\u2019s first senator to serve on the Senate Agriculture committee in more than 40 years and was a member of the 2014 Farm Bill Senate conference committee.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Lauren Kulik\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/browns-legislation-on-sudden-unexpected-infant-and-child-deaths-goes-to-presidents-desk-following-house-passage", "Brown's Legislation on Sudden Unexpected Infant and Child Deaths Goes to President's Desk Following House Passage", "2014-12-03", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "House Passes Brown\u2019s Bipartisan Legislation That Would Improve Data Collection and Surveillance of Stillbirths and Sudden Unexpected Deaths in Infants and Children to Improve Prevention Efforts\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWednesday, December 3, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 The House passed legislation authored by U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) that would help doctors and researchers better understand the causes of stillbirths, Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths (SUID), and Sudden Unexplained Deaths in Childhood (SUDC) today. The Senate and House-passed bill will be sent to President Obama\u2019s desk.\r\n\u201cWhile this law will not bring back the lives of countless children and babies, it does bring us one step closer to preventing future tragedies,\u201d Brown said. \u201cBut there is more work to be done. We must continue to work together to better understand sudden infant deaths, help provide families with answers to their questions, and improve the health of our infants and children in Ohio and across the country.\u201d\r\nThe Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act aims to enhance the current system used to report on infant and childhood deaths as a way of improving prevention efforts. Brown introduced the bill in the Senate with Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) and U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr (D-NJ-6) introduced the House bill.\r\n\"Nothing is more devastating for a parent than the loss of their child, but it is even more painful to lose a child without understanding how or why such a tragedy occurred,\" said\u00a0Ayotte.\u00a0 \"I\u2019m pleased that Congress has given final approval to this legislation, which will improve efforts to promote better collaboration, enhance data collection, and disseminate information to the public and stakeholders in the medical and law enforcement communities - with the goal of increasing awareness and ultimately preventing parents from experiencing the heartbreaking loss of a child.\u201d\r\nThis legislation would build on existing activities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to improve upon the quality and consistency of data collected during death scene investigations and autopsies to better inform prevention and intervention efforts related to stillbirths, SUID, and SUDC. By collaborating with the states to enhance current methods of data collection across existing surveillance systems, the CDC will enable doctors and researchers to better track and prevent these tragic losses. In addition, the legislation would requires the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to disseminate information related to stillbirths, SUID, and SUDC to educate the public, health care providers, and other stakeholders involved in investigating the deaths of infants and young children so that everyone is on the same page.\r\nThis bipartisan, bicameral legislation is supported by more than 25 local, state, and national organizations, including the Children\u2019s Hospital Association, the International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners, National Association of Police Organizations, Inc., Ohio Hospital Association and Ohio Public Health Association. U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ 6) has been leading companion legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives.\r\nBrown released a county-by-county map detailing infant mortality rates in Ohio, which ranks worst in the nation for African American infant mortality and 48th in the nation across all births. In 2012, 1,047 Ohio babies died before their first birthday. Each year, there are more than 25,000 stillbirths in the United States. Many of these deaths are the result of birth defects, umbilical cord problems, chronic conditions of the mother, or infections. However, there is no known cause for as many as half of all stillbirths, leaving thousands of parents without any explanation for these deaths. In addition, there are more than 4,600 sudden unexpected infant deaths each year and another 200 children between the ages of one and four who die without any clear cause for their death.\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Lauren Kulik\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://timryan.house.gov/press-release/congressman-tim-ryan-announces-akron-and-stark-county-farm-school-grants", "Congressman Tim Ryan Announces Akron and Stark County Farm to School Grants", "2014-12-02", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Tim Ryan", "R000577", "timryan.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C \u2013 Congressman Tim Ryan today is announcing two U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm to School Program grants for the Stark County Educational Service Center and the Akron City Schools. These grants are part of more than $5 million announced earlier today by Secretary Tom Vilsack for 82 projects in 42 states that support the USDA\u2019s efforts to connect school cafeterias with local farmers. \n\u201cThe Farm to School program will get more fruits and vegetables into our school districts, and I am proud to support these efforts by the USDA,\u201d said Congressman Ryan. \u201cIncreasing the amount of fresh and local food in our schools is crucial for students to get enough to eat, and addresses our nation\u2019s obesity and diabetes epidemics, especially in children.\u201d\n\u201cUSDA is proud to support communities across the country as they plan and implement innovative farm to school projects,\u201d said Secretary Vilsack. \u201cCommunity partners are coming together to ensure a bright and healthy future for students, and local farmers and ranchers. These inspiring collaborations create long-term benefits for students, as they develop a meaningful understanding of where food comes from, and support our farmers and ranchers by expanding market opportunities for local and regional foods.\u201d\nThe Akron City Schools will receive $44,999 to establish a farm to school program to serve its 22,000 students. The goal is to increase the amount of fresh local fruits and vegetables to help improve students' health, quality of life and longevity. Curriculum will be developed to align with the concept of making healthy choices, the importance of eating locally grown foods, and the benefits that sustainable farming bring to people and the environment.\nThe Stark County Educational Service Center (Stark ESC) Center will receive $43,831for a school planning grant that will benefit the 36,554 students in its eight districts located in Stark County. Stark ESC is working with 12 participating school districts to connect food, farms, schools, and communities in a collaborative effort that establishes a consistent and sustainable plan for local foods procurement, nutrition, wellness, healthy choices, food system education, and community food literacy as part of its farm to school vision.\nAccording to the USDA, school districts participating in farm to school programs purchased and served over $385 million in local food in the 2011-2012 school year. Collectively these policies and actions are helping to combat child hunger and obesity, while improving the health and nutrition of the nation's children.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://timryan.house.gov/press-release/congressman-tim-ryan-condemns-house-republicans%E2%80%99-decision-not-extend-hctc-delphi", "Congressman Tim Ryan Condemns House Republicans Decision to Not Extend HCTC for Delphi Retirees", "2014-12-02", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Tim Ryan", "R000577", "timryan.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DC \u2013 Congressman Tim Ryan made the following statement in response to reports that House Republicans\u2019 year-end tax proposal will not extend the Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC), which helped struggling American families pay their health bills, including many of the more than 20,000 Delphi salaried retirees whose pensions were terminated during the auto industry rescue and subsequently turned over to the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation (PBGC).\n\u201cI cannot understand why House Republicans--with the support of Republican House Speaker John Boehner--have chosen to throw 20,000 Delphi salaried retirees along with dislocated and retired United Steelworkers (USW) under the bus while at the same time extending tax breaks for large corporations,\u201d said Congressman Ryan. \u201cThese men and women represent the working middle class in my district and they have already lost so much. I urge the House Republicans to reconsider extending the HCTC in their tax bill, since the HCTC is critical for families in Ohio and across our nation who lost their jobs and portions of their pensions through no fault of their own.\u201d\nLast month, Congressman Ryan sent a bipartisan letter to the leadership of House Ways and Means Committee and House Congressional Leadership urging to renew include the HCTC extension in the tax extenders bill just as the Senate has included it in their tax extenders bill.\nIn March of this year, Congressman Ryan joined a delegation of 28 Members and Senators from across the country in urging both House and Senate leadership pushing for pushing for the extension of the Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC).\nIn July of 2013, Congressman Ryan introduced legislation that would have provided the Delphi Salaried Retirees and other eligible individuals the choice of continuing within the Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) program past the program\u2019s December 31, 2013 termination date, or upon leaving the program.\nIn February of 2013, Congressman Ryan co-chairs the Auto Industry Pension Task Force to serve as an informal group of Members dedicated to issues related to the termination of Delphi Salaried Retiree pensions and educating other Members on the subject.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-portman-announce-senate-passage-of-legislation-awarding-congressional-gold-medal-to-jack-nicklaus", "Brown, Portman Announce Senate Passage of Legislation Awarding Congressional Gold Medal to Jack Nicklaus", "2014-12-02", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Tuesday, December 2, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) announced Senate passage of legislation that would award the Congressional Gold Medal to Jack Nicklaus. In May 2014, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the legislation by unanimous consent. The legislation now heads to the President\u2019s desk for final signature.\r\n\u201cThis is a fitting tribute for a man who has given so much to his community and country,\u201d Brown said. \u201cKnown across the world for his records on the golf course, it\u2019s his hometown Ohio roots that ground Jack Nicklaus\u2019 lasting legacy.\u00a0 Named by Sports Illustrated and ESPN as one of the greatest living athletes, the Golden Bear will now receive Congress\u2019 greatest honor. I applaud Jack and his wife Barbara for all they have done and continue to do to improve the lives of others and I congratulate him on this honor.\u201d\r\n\u201cI am proud that this son of Ohio will be honored with a Congressional Gold Medal for his extraordinary life and achievements,\u201d Portman said. \u201cJack Nicklaus is a legend, and without a doubt the greatest golfer of all time. Yet in addition to the Golden Bear\u2019s career in golf, he is a dedicated philanthropist who has made a difference in communities across America. Together with his wife Barbara, Jack has positively impacted the lives of thousands of children and their families through the Nicklaus Children\u2019s Health Care Foundation, and other initiatives.\u201d\r\n\u201cI had the fortunate pleasure in 2012 to attend and participate in Arnold's Congressional Gold Medal ceremony, and I witnessed how special and meaningful it was to him,\u201d Nicklaus said. \u201cI am honored and humbled to have the opportunity to experience that, as well, and to be a part of a very special group of past recipients. The game of golf has been an incredible gift to my family and me. It not only gave me a livelihood, but it provided Barbara and me with a vehicle to give back and to impact other lives, especially those of children and families in need. To our leaders in both the House and the Senate who supported this extremely kind gesture, I offer my most sincere and heartfelt appreciation. God bless America.\u201d\r\nNicklaus was born in Upper Arlington and founded the Memorial Tournament, which is a PGA Tour golf tournament played on a Nicklaus-designed course at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.\r\nSince 1776, a diverse group of individuals has been honored with the Congressional Gold Medal, including Sir Winston Churchill, Bob Hope, George Washington, Robert Frost, Joe Louis, and Mother Teresa of Calcutta.\u00a0Congressional Gold Medals have also been awarded to Neil A. Armstrong, the first human to walk on the Moon; Edwin E. \"Buzz\" Aldrin, Jr.; Michael Collins; and John Herschel Glenn, Jr.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Ben Famous\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-statement-on-house-tax-extenders-proposal", "Brown Statement on House Tax Extenders Proposal", "2014-12-02", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Proposal Announced by the U.S. House of Representatives Would Not Extend Health Care Tax Credit, Which Helps Delphi Salaried Retirees Afford Critical Health Care Coverage\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tTuesday, December 2, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 In response to reports that the U.S. House of Representatives\u2019 tax proposal would not extend the Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) \u2013 a critical lifeline to help retired United Steelworkers and Delphi salaried retirees struggling to maintain affordable healthcare \u2013 U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) issued the following statement:\r\n\u201cIt\u2019s unfathomable that House Republicans would seek tax breaks for big businesses while cutting off a critical lifeline to Delphi retirees who need to pay their health care bills. The Health Coverage Tax Credit has strong bipartisan support in the Senate because it is so important to more than 20,000 Delphi salaried retirees. We must reach a balanced tax deal that provides these working families with the same fair shake and certainty we give businesses.\u201d\r\nAs a result of House inaction, the HCTC expired at the end of 2013. The HCTC helps trade-affected workers; select groups of retirees, like Delphi salaried retirees; and their families purchase private health coverage to replace the employer-sponsored coverage they lost. It makes health insurance more affordable by providing a 72.5 percent tax credit to eligible workers, allowing these workers to pay only a portion of their qualified health insurance. Often the HCTC serves as an important bridge for Americans until they become eligible for Medicare benefits.\r\nA provision authored by Brown and cosponsored by U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) to extend HCTC was passed by the Senate Finance Committee during consideration of a tax extenders passage in April 2014. The amendment would extend the tax credit at its current rate of 72.5 percent for an additional two years. This extension would keep health care affordable for hardworking individuals who might otherwise not be insured through 2016. Last month, Brown and Portman called on Senate leaders to maintain an extension of the HCTC in the tax extenders package\r\n\u00a0\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0Meghan Dubyak/Lauren Kulik\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://timryan.house.gov/press-release/thanksgiving-message", "Thanksgiving Message", "2014-12-01", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Tim Ryan", "R000577", "timryan.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Dear Friends,\nEvery November we gather together with friends and family to give thanks for the blessings we have received in our lives.\nThanksgiving is a time for us to remember those who are less fortunate; those who have gone before us; and those who are away and will soon return \u2013 particularly our brothers and sisters serving in our Armed Forces.\nThanksgiving is also an opportunity to give back to those less fortunate. Take some time to volunteer at a local food bank or shovel snow for an elderly neighbor. It doesn\u2019t matter how or who you serve, it is the act that makes the difference.\nI am personally thankful and look forward to spending this holiday with my wife Andrea, our children Mason and Bella, and our newest arrival\u2014Brady. I feel truly blessed to have so many close friends and loved ones in my life. I wish you all a very happy Thanksgiving.\nSincerely,", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-callls-on-postmaster-general-to-delay-consolidation-of-four-ohio-mail-facilities-including-the-dayton-processing-and-distribution-center", "Brown Callls on Postmaster General to Delay Consolidation of Four Ohio Mail Facilities, Including the Dayton Processing and Distribution Center", "2014-12-01", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Letter to USPS Was Signed by 29 U.S. Senators; Urges More Thorough Review of Local Impact before Consolidation Moves Forward\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tMonday, December 1, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined 29 colleagues in a letter to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe urging the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to delay consolidation of up to 82 mail processing facilities nationally. Ohio currently has four facilities slated to be consolidated, including the Dayton Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC). Without the delay requested by Sen. Brown, the USPS will begin consolidation in January 2015.\r\n\u201cThe postal service fulfills an important function in everyday life. Homebound seniors rely on USPS for delivering prescription drugs, small businesses ship products to customers around the country, rural communities stay connected through the mail, and families across the country rely on mail to manage their households,\u201d Brown said. \u201cThat\u2019s why it\u2019s vital that the USPS take adequate steps to review these consolidations and their effects on American consumers.\u201d\r\nThe letter to Donahoe follows a report by the U.S. Postal Service, Office of Inspector General that found the USPS failed to fulfill its obligations to study the impact of consolidation and properly notify local customers of these changes.\u00a0 Without completion of these studies, local communities and customers are unable to fully anticipate the effects closures or consolidations may have in their community. \u00a0\r\nIn August 2014, Brown, along with 49 other senators, sent a letter to the Chairs and Ranking Members of the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations and the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, urging them to prevent the planned closing and consolidation of several USPS mail processing facilities across the country. In their letter, the senators asked the Committee and Subcommittee to prevent all closings and consolidations in Fiscal Year 2015 through omnibus appropriations legislation or a continuing resolution, giving Congress time to pass comprehensive postal reform legislation to fund the Postal Service\u2019s operations.\r\nIn 2012, Brown successfully fought to maintain jobs and preserve mail delivery in Ohio. Provisions of the Postal Service Protection Act, cosponsored by Brown, passed the Senate as part of a broader postal reform bill. Brown\u2019s efforts delayed closure of Ohio\u2019s Mail & Processing Distribution Centers (P&DC) and rural post offices for two years.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Ben Famous\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-calls-on-postmaster-general-to-delay-consolidation-of-four-ohio-mail-facilities-including-the-akron-processing-and-distribution-center", "Brown Calls on Postmaster General to Delay Consolidation of Four Ohio Mail Facilities, Including the Akron Processing and Distribution Center", "2014-12-01", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Letter to USPS Was Signed by 29 U.S. Senators; Urges More Thorough Review of Local Impact before Consolidation Moves Forward\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tMonday, December 1, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined 29 colleagues in a letter to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe urging the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to delay consolidation of up to 82 mail processing facilities nationally. Ohio currently has four facilities slated to be consolidated, including the Akron Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC). Without the delay requested by Sen. Brown, the USPS will begin consolidation in January 2015.\r\n\u201cThe postal service fulfills an important function in everyday life. Homebound seniors rely on USPS for delivering prescription drugs, small businesses ship products to customers around the country, rural communities stay connected through the mail, and families across the country rely on mail to manage their households,\u201d Brown said. \u201cThat\u2019s why it\u2019s vital that the USPS take adequate steps to review these consolidations and their effects on American consumers.\u201d\r\nThe letter to Donahoe follows a report by the U.S. Postal Service, Office of Inspector General that found the USPS failed to fulfill its obligations to study the impact of consolidation and properly notify local customers of these changes.\u00a0 Without completion of these studies, local communities and customers are unable to fully anticipate the effects closures or consolidations may have in their community. \u00a0\r\nIn August 2014, Brown, along with 49 other senators, sent a letter to the Chairs and Ranking Members of the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations and the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, urging them to prevent the planned closing and consolidation of several USPS mail processing facilities across the country. In their letter, the senators asked the Committee and Subcommittee to prevent all closings and consolidations in Fiscal Year 2015 through omnibus appropriations legislation or a continuing resolution, giving Congress time to pass comprehensive postal reform legislation to fund the Postal Service\u2019s operations.\r\nIn 2012, Brown successfully fought to maintain jobs and preserve mail delivery in Ohio. Provisions of the Postal Service Protection Act, cosponsored by Brown, passed the Senate as part of a broader postal reform bill. Brown\u2019s efforts delayed closure of Ohio\u2019s Mail & Processing Distribution Centers (P&DC) and rural post offices for two years.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\n\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Dubyak/Lauren Kulik\r\n(202) 224-3978", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-calls-on-postmaster-general-to-delay-consolidation-of-four-ohio-mail-facilities-including-the-toledo-processing-and-distribution-facility", "Brown Calls on Postmaster General to Delay Consolidation of Four Ohio Mail Facilities, Including the Toledo Processing and Distribution Facility", "2014-12-01", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Letter to USPS Was Signed by 29 U.S. Senators; Urges More Thorough Review of Local Impact before Consolidation Moves Forward\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tMonday, December 1, 2014\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. 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Homebound seniors rely on USPS for delivering prescription drugs, small businesses ship products to customers around the country, rural communities stay connected through the mail, and families across the country rely on mail to manage their households,\u201d Brown said. \u201cThat\u2019s why it\u2019s vital that the USPS take adequate steps to review these consolidations and their effects on American consumers.\u201d\r\nThe letter to Donahoe follows a report by the U.S. Postal Service, Office of Inspector General that found the USPS failed to fulfill its obligations to study the impact of consolidation and properly notify local customers of these changes.\u00a0 Without completion of these studies, local communities and customers are unable to fully anticipate the effects closures or consolidations may have in their community. \u00a0\r\nIn August 2014, Brown, along with 49 other senators, sent a letter to the Chairs and Ranking Members of the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations and the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, urging them to prevent the planned closing and consolidation of several USPS mail processing facilities across the country. 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