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Cleveland, OH – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) releases the following statement on the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) placing the Anthony J. Celebrezze Federal Building on the GSA’s list of assets for accelerated disposition. This is the latest step in the Trump Administration’s plan to sell the Celebrezze building.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), Vice Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture spoke on the House floor Tuesday on how President Trump’s policies have hurt farmers across America.
Vice Ranking Member Brown’s Remarks as Delivered:
It’s been 100 days of broken promises, cuts, and chaos from the Trump Administration.
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) voted against the Republican Budget Resolution on the House floor. The latest Republican budget calls for $5.5 trillion in tax cuts, partially paid for by significant cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and other essential benefits. House Republicans only passed the legislation after far-right members secured commitments from House and Senate leadership to impose deep cuts to programs like Medicaid and SNAP.
Washington, DC – On Tuesday April 8, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) criticized the Trump Administration plan to sell the Celebrezze Federal Building in Cleveland, Ohio. Brown’s remarks took place during the Committee on Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Delivering Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) hearing on federal real estate Tuesday in Washington.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), Vice Ranking Member on the House Committee on Agriculture joined Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) and Democrats on the committee in a letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, expressing concerns over the Trump administration’s whiplash tariffs which have seeded uncertainty and chaos throughout the agricultural sector.
Washington, DC – This evening, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) attended President Trump’s Joint Address to Congress. Her guest for the speech was Kristin Warzocha, President and CEO of the Greater Cleveland Food Bank.
Washington, DC – On behalf of her constituents, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) voted No on the House Republican Budget. The legislation passed the House in a 217-215 vote.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) and Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) have introduced legislation to codify critical anti-discrimination protections revoked by President Trump last month. On January 21, President Trump issued an executive order revoking the Equal Employment Opportunity Executive Order 11246, a bedrock civil rights protection first issued by President Lyndon Johnson in 1965.
Washington, DC – On Wednesday, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) joined Congresswoman Emilia Sykes (OH-13) for a virtual press conference calling attention to how Trump’s illegal funding freeze cold harm everyday people in Northeast Ohio.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) releases the following statement on the Trump Administration’s freeze on federal grants:
“President Trump’s effort to choke off nearly all federal funding is lawless, reckless, and clearly unconstitutional. The Constitution is clear: Congress holds the power of the purse, not the President.