Press Releases

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) is proud to announce that the “Garfield Heights Grows” project has been awarded federal funding from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Washington, DC – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Department of Defense (DOD) to terminate all collective bargaining agreements between DOD and the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE). This brazen attack on workers’ rights and federal workers will impact over 300,000 DOD employees nationwide, including thousands of Defense Finance and Accounting Service workers in the Cleveland-area. 

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) voted for a War Powers Resolution to end Trump’s War with Iran. This is Congresswoman Brown’s second vote to end the war, following an earlier vote in March.

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) is an original cosponsor of legislation establishing a Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of Office, the body and process called for in Section 4 of the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to enable Congress to ensure effective and uninterrupted leadership in the presidency. This body is the legislative counterpart to the Cabinet and would have the power to work with the Vice President.

Washington, DC – The House of Representatives has passed legislation introduced by Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) to name the Collinwood neighborhood Post Office in Cleveland, Ohio in honor of Tech Sergeant Alma Gladys Minter (1920 – 2007). The bill now goes to the Senate. 

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), a member of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party and Congressman Ro Khanna (CA-17) Ranking Member of the Select Committee, a member of the Select Committee, led a letter to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer expressing concern over the announced closure of Conn-Selmer’s manufacturing facility in Eastlake, Ohio and the company’s decision to offshore produc

Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) hosted a Vietnam Veterans Pinning Ceremony on Wednesday at Tri C Corporate College in Warrensville Heights. At the event, over 40 local Vietnam Veterans were recognized for their service and presented with a lapel pin issued by the U.S. Vietnam Veteran Commemoration thanking them for their service. 

Cleveland, OH – Today, President Trump submitted the White House Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2027. Trump has requested $1.5 trillion in funding for the military – a 42% increase – along with $73 billion in cuts to funding for domestic programs.