Press Releases
Cleveland, OH – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) releases the following statement on the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) placing the Anthony J. Celebrezze Federal Building on the GSA’s list of assets for accelerated disposition. This is the latest step in the Trump Administration’s plan to sell the Celebrezze building.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), Vice Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture authored an op-ed for FoxNews.com on how President Trump’s tariffs and DOGE cuts at USDA are hurting farmers and the rural economy, with further pain coming if Republicans enact cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
~ Legislation would authorize funding for programs to increase the recruitment and retention of women and underrepresented minorities in STEM fields ~
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), Vice Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture spoke on the House floor Tuesday on how President Trump’s policies have hurt farmers across America.
Vice Ranking Member Brown’s Remarks as Delivered:
It’s been 100 days of broken promises, cuts, and chaos from the Trump Administration.
Cleveland, OH – Today, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) learned of the termination of a grant for the Cleveland Peacemakers Alliance, an award that was authorized by the landmark Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), Vice Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture released the following statement in response to a report from CBS News that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plans to end most food safety inspections work:
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.