(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik announced today that the state will award $114 million in grant awards to support 70 critical water infrastructure projects in 58 counties.
On June 12, 2023, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) visited RBS Manufacturing in East Palestine to hear directly from local manufacturers about their ongoing concerns as they deal with the aftermath of the Norfolk Southern train derailment.
U.S. Senator J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) criticized the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) after the group released its “Year In Hate and Extremism 2022” report.
On June 6, the Ohio Senate introduced its version of the budget bill, which includes reforms for education and tax policy. Senate President Matt Huffman (R-Lima) said the bill expands school choice opportunities so parents can determine the best option for their children.
On June 9, 2023, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) hosted a roundtable at VFW Post 3360 in Defiance to discuss new health care and disability benefits for veterans who have been harmed by toxic exposure while serving in the military.
On June 9, 2023, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined leaders from the Spangler Candy Company and Spangler workers with Teamsters Local 20 to tour Spangler’s new Bit-O-Honey facility.
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) recently announced his intention to put roadblocks in the path of Merrick Garland in response to the indictment of former President Donald Trump.
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined a bipartisan group of colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo urging the administration to revise tariff exclusion rules previously approved for aluminum extrusion products.
On June 8, 2023, the Ohio Mayors Alliance joined U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) in calling on the Biden administration to choose Ohio’s Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) in Dayton as the headquarters for the U.S. Space Command and to locate additional U.S. Space Force units in Ohio in partnership with the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky.
On June 7, 2023, ten leading Ohio economic development organizations and chambers of commerce joined U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) in calling on the Biden administration to choose Ohio’s Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) in Dayton as the headquarters for the U.S.
Today, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Todd Young (R-IN) introduced their Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen U.S. trade remedy laws and ensure they remain effective tools to fight back against unfair trade practices and protect American workers.
On June 7, 2023, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and U.S. Representatives David Joyce (R-OH-14), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09), Max Miller (R-OH-07), Joyce Beatty (D-OH-03), Shontel Brown (D-OH-11), Emilia Sykes (D-OH-13) and Greg Landsman (D-OH-01) called on the Biden administration to choose Ohio’s Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) in Dayton as the headquarters for the U.S. Space Command and to locate additional U.S. Space Force units in Ohio in partnership with the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky.
On June 7, 2023, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) applauded President Biden’s decision to nominate Rebecca Lutzko for the position of U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.