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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), Vice Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture, voted against the partisan Farm Bill (H.R. 7567) considered by the House. The Republican Farm Bill locks in the $187 billion in cuts to food assistance from Trump’s Big Ugly Law, rubberstamps Trump’s illegal and costly tariffs, and does little to help small and family farms thrive. 

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) releases the following statement on the Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais: 

“The Supreme Court just gutted key protections in the Voting Rights Act that prevented racial gerrymandering and safeguarded fair representation. This is yet another dark day for our country and our democracy.

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) joined 35 of her House Democratic colleagues in a letter urging REI Co-op to return to the bargaining table and negotiate in good faith, as required by federal law, to reach a fair collective bargaining agreement with unionized workers at stores across the country. The letter to REI was sent by Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) and co-led by Rep. Dan Goldman (NY-10) and Congressional Labor Caucus Co-Chairs Reps.

Washington, DC – On the heels of Earth Day and ahead of Arbor Day, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) announce the Neighborhood Tree Act, legislation to provide federal funds for tree planting programs in urban and underserved communities. 

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.