Press Releases
Cleveland, OH – Following reports that international students attending universities in Ohio and across the country have had their visas revoked by the Trump Administration, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) releases the following statement:
“I am alarmed by the Trump Administration’s concerted and heavy-handed effort to revoke student visas nationwide, including here in Ohio. My office is seeking further information about the criteria and process behind these visa revocations.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) voted against the SAVE Act, legislation that would restrict voting rights for millions of eligible American citizens and create new burdens and costs on military voters, married women, minority voters and others. The SAVE Act is entirely unnecessary because it is already illegal for non-citizens to vote.
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 – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), Vice Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture, led a letter from the Congressional Black Caucus raising concerns on the nomination of Stephen Vaden as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Shontel Brown (D-OH), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), and Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting answers on the continued delay in implementing a ban on formaldehyde in hair products.
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, D.C. —Today, Rep. Shontel Brown, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation and Rep. Gerald E.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), Vice Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture, was joined by Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) on a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins expressing deep concern regarding the Trump Administration’s decision to stop $500 million in Commodity Credit Corporation funding for food banks allocated through The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP).