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April 9, 2025

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.

Issues:Health
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April 8, 2025

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. 

 

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April 7, 2025

Washington, D.C. —Today, Rep. Shontel Brown, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation and Rep. Gerald E.

Issues:Congress
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Cyber
April 4, 2025
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), and Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) wrote to the Deputy Inspectors General of the U.S.
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April 4, 2025

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).

 

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April 3, 2025
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), alongside U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and U.S. Representative Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.), introduced bicameral legislation to support the holistic health of patients with both mental and physical health conditions.
Issues:Health
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April 1, 2025

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), Vice Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture, has introduced The Hunger Free Future Act, new legislation to protect Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) from backdoor benefit cuts. 

 

VIDEO: Press Conference Announcing The Hunger Free Future Act

 

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April 1, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Shontel Brown (OH-11) and Joyce Beatty (OH-03) led Ohio’s Democratic delegation – Representatives Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Greg Landsman (OH-01), and Emilia Sykes (OH-13) – in a letter urging U.S.
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March 26, 2025
Cleveland, OH – Today, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) slammed the U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) decision to dispose of the Anthony J. Celebrezze Federal Building.  
“The Trump Administration is delivering a slap in the face to the City of Cleveland by rushing to sell the Celebrezze building,” said Congresswoman Brown. “The Celebrezze building is a critical cornerstone for Cleveland’s federal operations and a vital anchor for the downtown economy.
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March 21, 2025

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) co-led a letter authored by Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) urging the Trump administration to reverse its recent announcement to shut down six regional offices in the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of General Counsel.

Issues:Health