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Cleveland, OH – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) announces that Kristin Warzocha, President and CEO of the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, will be her guest at President Trump’s Joint Address to Congress on Tuesday, March 4.
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, D.C. – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), Vice Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee and a member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the CCP, and Select Committee Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-11), sent a letter to Acting U.S.
December 21st Update: on December 20 the House passed legislation to fund the government, which was passed by the Senate early on December 21st. President Biden will sign the legislation later today, avoiding a shutdown.
Current funding for the federal government is set to expire on December 20, 2024.
Washington D.C.— Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) co-led a letter to the U.S.
Washington, DC– Today, the Biden-Harris Administration and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that payments have been issued to more than 43,000 farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners who experienced discrimination in USDA farm lending programs prior to January 2021, including 118 Ohioans.
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Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Committee on Agriculture held a full committee markup of the Farm Bill (H.R.8467) introduced by the Republican Chair of the Committee, Rep. Glenn Thompson (PA-15). Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) voted against the bill and encourages the Chairman to adopt a bipartisan approach to this must pass legislation.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) spoke out against the partisan Republican Farm Bill (H.R. 8467) today during the full committee markup. Congresswoman Brown, the Ranking Member on the General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee, highlighted the negative impact this legislation would have on her constituents in Northeast Ohio and across the country.