Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced a $994,444 investment from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Section 594 Ohio Environmental Infrastructure Program for the New Boston Combined Sewer Overflow Improvement Phase 8B Project in Scioto County. These funds will be used to install critical water infrastructure... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the United States Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded a $150,000 joint grant to Bowling Green State University and Ohio University. These funds will be used for research, development and technical assistance to help the Bowling Green and Athens communities... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), along with U.S. Representatives Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9), Joyce Beatty (D-OH-3), Tim Ryan (D-OH-13), and Marcia Fudge (D-OH-11), Chairwoman of the House Subcommittee on Elections, sent a letter to Ohio College and University Presidents urging them to take steps to ensure the institutions they... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) – ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs today released a report outlining how the Trump Administration has systematically undermined 50 years of fair housing progress.The report details how the Trump Administration has turned its back on the federal... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), along with 16 colleagues sent a letter to Facebook, Instagram, Google, Twitter and YouTube, urging executives to take further measures to stop voting-related misinformation and disinformation. The Intelligence Community has confirmed that Russia is trying to influence... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded a combined $2,318,515 in grant funding to The Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments through its Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program.DOT Funds for... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded a combined $11,569,363 in grant funding to The Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) through its Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program.DOT Funds for ORDC are broken down... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) – Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs – released the following statement after the Federal Reserve moved forward with its process to update the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA):“Today’s announcement from the Federal Reserve marks the start of its... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded $242,917 to the BST & G Joint Fire District in Sunbury for operations and safety through the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) Program.“Ohio firefighters and first... Read More

Download Production Quality Video HERE WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) took to the Senate floor blasting President Trump and his administration for failing to implement and enforce COVID-19 safety standards and to keep workers safe amid an unprecedented public health crisis while letting corporations off the hook when... Read More

CLEVELAND, OH – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today released a statement on the passing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg:   “Justice Ginsburg shattered glass ceilings for women who haven’t yet been born, and brought our country closer to living up to our founding ideals. Her intellect and passion and commitment to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the United States Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded a $600,000 grant to the Cleveland Water Alliance in Cleveland.  These funds will be used to create a testbed infrastructure to prototype, test, pilot, and launch innovative water technologies and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) in introducing a resolution outlining a bold plan for the next President of the United States to use existing authority under the Higher Education Act to cancel up to $50,000 in Federal student loan debt for Federal student loan borrowers.... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Mark R. Warner (D-VA) today urged the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on companies’ increased use of subcontracted and contingent workers for work that used to be performed by direct employees. This leads to the creation of ‘fissured workplaces’ – environments where... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), along with U.S. Representatives Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9), Joyce Beatty (D-OH-3), Tim Ryan (D-OH-13), and Marcia Fudge (D-OH-11), Chairwoman of the House Subcommittee on Elections, sent a letter to Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose urging him to comply with a Franklin County Court of Common... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, led 30 of his Senate colleagues in sending a letter to President Trump urging him to work with Congress on a bipartisan basis to enact legislation that provides the emergency assistance and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) – ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Democrats today introduced the America Labor, Economic competitiveness, Alliances, Democracy and Security (America LEADS) Act, Senate Democrats’... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined the Youngstown-Warren Regional Chamber Virtual D.C. Fly-In with elected officials and community leaders from the Mahoning Valley to discuss the work he’s doing in Washington to support the Valley during the COVID-19 pandemic. Brown is committed to addressing the Valley’s priorities in... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined 33 of his Senate Colleagues in a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy calling on him to immediately reverse all operational and organizational changes that have resulted in delays of critical medications to Americans.“The Postal Service is an essential public institution that must uphold its... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) – ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs today sent a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Jay Clayton regarding the pending rule proposal that would alter the Whistleblower Program (the Proposal). The lawmakers stressed that the... Read More