Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) along with Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Patty Murray (D-WA), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Tina Smith (D-MN), and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) introduced the Tax-Free Pell Grant Act to help students take full advantage of higher education tax credits and Pell Grants to pursue a college... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) released the following statement following the announcement that the Cleveland Indians will be changing their name to the Cleveland Guardians.“I welcome the name change and am excited to root for the Guardians. As a lifelong baseball fan, I know what the sport means to our state and how proud we are... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today released the following statement:“We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to invest in our nation’s... 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 $1.8 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Urban League of Greater Cleveland, Inc. The grant will be used to administer a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) and will provide gap financing to small... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and John Thune (R-SD) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to encourage investment in biodigester and nutrient recovery systems, while establishing a market for farmers who already have a surplus of waste materials that can be used for biogas production. Brown and Thune’s bill,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate passed legislation to strengthen the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) by fixing how the Crime Victims Fund (CVF) is funded. Brown’s legislation, the VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act, will redirect monetary penalties from federal deferred prosecution and non-prosecution agreements into the CVF to increase... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded $2,601,275 in assistance for Ohio fisheries. The funding follows a bipartisan Senate and House Great Lakes Task Forces request for Congress to provide emergency pandemic funding for tribal, commercial,... Read More

CLEVELAND, OH – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) welcomed President Joe Biden’s visit to Ohio - the third time since his inauguration. Biden visited the Cincinnati area and spoke at Mount St. Joseph University in Delhi Township.“President Biden knows what we know – it’s workers in Ohio and across the industrial heartland who built this... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Within the first two weeks of re-entry, individuals released from correctional facilities are 129 times more likely to die from an opioid overdose than the general population. To help ensure that individuals can access the care they need, Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Edward Markey (D-MA), and Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA-03)... Read More

Senator Re-Introduced PRO Act to Strengthen Federal Laws that Protect Workers’ Right to Join a Union and Negotiate for Higher Wages and Better Benefits WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) wrote to Michael Choe, managing director and CEO of Charlesbank Capital Partners, LLC, to press him for answers regarding anti-union... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today hosted a news conference call to promote the passage of his Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which would protect workers’ rights to organize and collectively bargain.“The PRO Act would finally give workers a fighting chance against corporate union-busting tactics,” said Brown.... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Sen. Sherrod Brown – Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, released the following statement after the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced it is rescinding its Trump-era Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rule and will work on a new rule with the Federal Reserve... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm to School Program, which helps eligible schools improve access to local foods, has awarded more than $600,000 to eight communities across Ohio. Brown recently introduced legislation to renew the important nutrition program that... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a total of $6,791,932 in advanced manufacturing grant funds to four Ohio businesses and institutions. The projects will center on innovations for manufacturing advanced materials, lowering thermal budget processes to increase... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s (DOC) Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) has awarded $385,000 to the Economic Growth Foundation to operate a Minority Business Center in Cleveland. The funds will be used to help Ohio’s minority business community grow and compete on a... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) approved $456,800 for the Village of Lowellville to construct Phase II of the McGaffney Road access extension. It is estimated that the road extension project will spur private investment to the site and help create at least 20 full... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) – Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs – released the following statement after the Biden Administration announced the nomination of Graham Steele to be Assistant Secretary of Financial Institutions at the Department of Treasury. Steele worked for Chair Brown... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) – Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs – released the following statement after the Biden Administration announced the nomination of Judith D. Pryor, a native of Richmond Heights, Ohio, to be First Vice President of EXIM, she currently serves as a member of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has awarded a $125,000 grant to the Coalition for a Health Middletown to implement comprehensive community-wide strategies to address the local drug crisis and prevent substance misuse in youth. These funds will be used to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has awarded a $125,000 grant to the Scioto County Drug Action Team Alliance to implement comprehensive community-wide strategies to address the local drug crisis and prevent substance misuse in youth. These funds will be... Read More