Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), Vice Ranking Member on the House Committee on Agriculture releases the following statement in response to the Trump Administration ending the “socially disadvantaged” designation for USDA grants and programs:
Washington, DC – On behalf of her constituents in Northeast Ohio, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) voted against the Republican Reconciliation Bill – Trump’s Big Ugly Bill. The legislation passed the House in a 218-214 vote and now heads to the President’s desk, awaiting signature to become law.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) spoke in opposition to the Republican Reconciliation Bill on the House floor Wednesday, calling attention to the bill’s cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), Vice Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee authored an amendment to the Republican Reconciliation Bill to reverse the legislation’s new red tape paperwork requirements on SNAP benefits for veterans, parents with children over the age of 13, former foster youth, homeless people, seniors, and others
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) releases the following statement:
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) and Congressman Adam Gray (CA-13) led a letter to USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins demanding answers on why the USDA delayed publication of the Quarterly Agricultural Trade Report, and why—once it was finally released—the report was incomplete, omitting official trade data t
Cleveland, OH – Today, the WNBA announced that Cleveland has been awarded the league’s 16th franchise, beginning play in 2028.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) and Congresswoman Haley Stevens (MI-11) have written to Airgas CEO Marcelo Fioranelli calling upon Airgas to engage in good faith negotiations with workers as required by federal law.
Cleveland, OH – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) strongly criticized the Republican Reconciliation Bill in an op-ed published today in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, writing, “this is
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) has introduced bipartisan legislation to prohibit new fees on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Electronic Balance Transfer (EBT) retail transactions.