{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["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"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["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-"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.479663886129856, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}