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April 16, 2026

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.

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April 15, 2026

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.

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April 14, 2026

Washington, DC – The House of Representatives has passed legislation introduced by Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) to name the Collinwood neighborhood Post Office in Cleveland, Ohio in honor of Tech Sergeant Alma Gladys Minter (1920 – 2007). The bill now goes to the Senate. 

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April 9, 2026

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), a member of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party and Congressman Ro Khanna (CA-17) Ranking Member of the Select Committee, a member of the Select Committee, led a letter to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer expressing concern over the announced closure of Conn-Selmer’s manufacturing facility in Eastlake, Ohio and the company’s decision to offshore produc

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Rep. Brown pins veteran at OH-11 Pinning Ceremony
April 9, 2026

Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) hosted a Vietnam Veterans Pinning Ceremony on Wednesday at Tri C Corporate College in Warrensville Heights. At the event, over 40 local Vietnam Veterans were recognized for their service and presented with a lapel pin issued by the U.S. Vietnam Veteran Commemoration thanking them for their service. 

Issues:Veterans
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April 3, 2026

Cleveland, OH – Today, President Trump submitted the White House Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2027. Trump has requested $1.5 trillion in funding for the military – a 42% increase – along with $73 billion in cuts to funding for domestic programs.  

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April 3, 2026

Cleveland, OH – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) has joined Democratic colleagues on a letter to the White House stating that “the Trump Administration must immediately withdraw ICE agents from all airports” and demanding answers on the purpose, duration, and planning behind Trump’s unprecedented decision to deploy ICE agents to airports last week. 

Issues:Civil Rights
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April 2, 2026

Cleveland, OH – On the anniversary of President Trump’s disastrous “Liberation Day” tariffs on nearly every country in the world, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) calls for Trump to abandon his chaotic cost increases for good and fully restore funding cut by his White House to support manufacturing in Northeast Ohio.  

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March 31, 2026

House Agriculture Committee Vice Ranking Member Shontel Brown (OH-11) and Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) have co-led a letter urging the U.S.

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March 27, 2026
Today, Congresswoman Shontel M. Brown released the following statement after House Republicans killed a bipartisan Senate deal to end the TSA shutdown: 
“You can’t make this up: House Republicans just killed a bipartisan Senate deal to pay TSA workers that was approved unanimously by their Senate counterparts.
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