Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) released the following readout after he met with two of President Biden’s nominees for United States Trade Representative (USTR). Brown met with Maria Pagán, nominee for Deputy USTR at the World Trade Organization, and Christopher Wilson, nominee for Chief Innovation and Intellectual Property... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs (OJP) has awarded the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services (OCJS) a $1,399,909 grant. OCJS will utilize these funds for a sub-award to the Ohio Attorney General's Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) to... Read More

CLEVELAND, OH – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today hosted a news conference call to discuss the Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act and the mental health challenges affecting young Black girls, amid an alarming rise in suicide deaths.On the call, Brown spoke with clinical social worker, LaToya Logan, LISW-S, and Dr. Arielle... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Rob Portman (R-OH), and Chris Coons (D-DE) announced that their bipartisan legislation, the Otto Warmbier North Korea Censorship and Surveillance Act, was reported out of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. This legislation, introduced in June, provides $10 million annually for the... 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, sent a letter to Rohit Chopra, the newly-confirmed Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), urging him to review the tenant screening industry and protect renters. In April, Chair Brown wrote to... Read More

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) voiced their opposition to Facebook’s revived effort to launch a cryptocurrency (“Diem”) and digital... 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, delivered the following opening statement at today’s hearing entitled International Policy Update: The Treasury Department’s Sanctions Policy Review and Other Issues.Sen. Brown’s remarks, as prepared for delivery,... Read More

CLEVELAND, OH – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) sent a letter to the president of Stericycle Inc., a company that disposes of medical waste, urging the company to come back to the bargaining table and negotiate with its union employees.More than 75 employees, members of Teamsters Local 20 and Local 377, at Stericycle facilities in Warren... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded $2,358,779 to local governments across Ohio through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program. The Byrne JAG program helps Ohio law enforcement agencies secure critical tools and equipment to keep... Read More

WICKLIFFE, OH – Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) delivered remarks at the ribbon cutting and deployment of Laketran’s electric bus fleet that he worked to secure funding to make possible. Brown helped secure a federal investment of $9.1 million to support the reconstruction of the Wickliffe Park-n-Ride parking lot, construction of the indoor... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) visited communities across Ohio to highlight the wins he is working to deliver for Ohioans in the American Rescue Plan and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan. He stopped at performing arts centers in Dayton and Lima, visited Norwalk to tour the West Main street water line project, hosted... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Jim Inhofe (R-OK) led their colleagues in urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken to prioritize engagement with the Moroccan government over human rights abuses, including calling for the release of political detainees and ending the harassment and threats against critics of the Moroccan... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) today announced the introduction of the Equity in Pre-Trial Health Coverage Act, legislation that would protect the continuity of federal health benefits under Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, and Veterans Affairs for pretrial detainees, ensuring health... Read More

NEW PHILADELPHIA, OH – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined Gradall Industries leadership and representatives from the International Association of Machinists Local 1285 at Gradall Industries’ manufacturing plant. Brown discussed Buy America protections he secured in the bipartisan infrastructure plan, the potential opportunities for Ohio... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Office of Rural Development has awarded a $6,131,000 loan and $5,200,000 grant to Shelby County to improve and expand the Lake Loramie Wastewater Treatment Plant. This will allow the county to come into compliance with... Read More

AKRON, OH – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined leaders of the Akron Zoo Thursday to tour the facility and show how Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds helped the zoo survive the COVID-19 pandemic. The federal funds helped the zoo reopen to the public and kept workers on the job.“The American Rescue Plan and the Paycheck Protection Program... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, sent a letter to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell urging the Fed to take no further action deregulating the banking industry until the President has announced his nominees for upcoming Board terms.“When Vice... Read More

CLEVELAND, OH – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today hosted a virtual roundtable with Ohio veterans and veterans’ mental health advocates from around the state to discuss ways to support veterans in crisis and those struggling with the transition to civilian life. Brown’s office will take the veterans’ priorities and ideas back to Washington,... Read More

CLEVELAND, OH – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today convened a virtual roundtable discussion on the mental health challenges affecting young Black girls amid an alarming rise in suicide deaths. Brown spoke with mental health experts about a recent study, published by Dr. Arielle Sheftall through the Center for Suicide Prevention and Research at... Read More

NORWALK, OH – Today U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined Norwalk Mayor David Light on a walking tour of West Main Street in Norwalk to discuss how federal American Rescue Plan funds will finance replacement of a more than 100-year-old, cast-iron water line on West Main Street, and potential future infrastructure investments in the city from the... Read More