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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) led a letter in strong opposition to the Department of Labor’s (DOL) proposed rule rescinding the Equal Employment Opportunity Executive Order 11246, a bedrock civil rights protection first issued by President Lyndon Johnson in 1965. The Equal Employment Opportunity order prohibited employment dis

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) spoke on the House floor in opposition to President Trump’s attacks on the Constitution, free and fair elections, and the rule of law. Brown sounded the alarm on the rise of tyranny and oppressive actions, including deploying military forces within cities, illegally firing members of the Federal Reserve, and calling for partisan gerrymandering ahead of the midterm elections. 

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) today released the following statement after the Department of Veterans Affairs announced the termination of collective bargaining agreements for most VA employees: 

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), Vice Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture, and Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12), senior member of the House Committee on Agriculture led a letter to the U.S.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) has introduced legislation to name the Collinwood neighborhood Post Office in Cleveland, Ohio in honor of Tech Sergeant Alma Gladys Minter (1920-2007), a long-time Cleveland resident who served in the 6888^th Central Postal Directory Battalion during World War II. 

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) today announced that the City of Cleveland has received $960,000 in federal funding for the North Coast Connector project thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The federal funding will support the North Coast Connector Multimodal Hub Area Study—a transformative planning effort to reimagine downtown Cleveland’s connection to the lakefront and modernize the city’s transportation infrastructure.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) voted against H.R. 4, a Republican rescissions package pulling back previously authorized federal investments that had passed Congress with bipartisan support. The bill includes cuts to federal funding for public broadcasting and foreign aid. 

Congresswoman Brown releases the following statement: