Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Rep. Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) issued the following statement after the passage of several public safety bills, which funds local police departments by investing in tools needed to prevent crime while making reforms for better training and accountability; allots resources for violence intervention initiatives and supports mental health professionals.
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) issued the following statement after the passage of her first stand-alone bill, H.R. 7618, to designate Bedford Heights’ own Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial as a national memorial in Ohio’s 11th Congressional District.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement after she and Representative Shontel Brown (OH-11) introduced the Farmers Market and Food Bank Local Revitalization Act.
WASHINGTON –Representative Shontel M.
WASHINGTON – Representatives Shontel M. Brown (OH-11), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (GA-4), and Ritchie Torres (NY-15) led a group of 23 Members of Congress urging the administration to strengthen efforts to address inequities in our public health system.
WASHINGTON — Rep. Shontel Brown (OH-11) joined House Democrats in voting to pass the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). This historic legislation is a significant step forward in Democrats’ fight to put people over politics by lowering energy and health care costs, creating millions of good-paying jobs, addressing the climate crisis, all the while reducing the deficit. Rep.
WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS – Today, Rep. Shontel Brown (OH-11) issued the following statement about the closing and elimination of medical emergency services at University Hospitals Bedford and Richmond Heights Medical Centers:
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) commended the successful Senate passage of the PACT Act. The PACT Act addresses the full spectrum of issues affecting toxic-exposed veterans’ access to VA benefits and care while also reforming VA’s presumptive decision-making process. Rep. Brown issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Shontel Brown (OH-11) voted for the Assault Weapons Ban Act, which would prohibit the sale of assault weapons and large-capacity ammunition feeding devices. This comes on the heels of yet another wave of mass shootings across the country involving assault weapons—including the murder of seven people at a Fourth of July parade in Illinois.
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Rep. Brown voted for the historic, bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act to strengthen Ohio’s economy and support families and national security for generations. The CHIPS and Science Act will deliver a powerful investment in America’s global competitiveness. The bill will directly impact Ohio’s economy by creating jobs, slashing kitchen table costs, ending dependence on foreign manufacturers and turbocharging American innovation.