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WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, OH – Last week, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate whether chemical hair straightening products contain carcinogens and pose a threat to public health. Black women use hair relaxers at a higher rate, potentially putting them at greater risk of developing uterine cancer and other negative health consequences. 

WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, Representative Shontel Brown (OH-11) joined Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) in introducing the One Stop Shop Community Reentry Program Act. This bill would provide grants to establish holistic reentry centers that centralize housing, job training, mental health counseling, and other vital services in a single location.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) released the following statement regarding her election to serve as Ranking Member of the U.S. House Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit in the 118th Congress.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) will be joined by Ms. Samaria Rice, mother of Tamir Rice, as her guest to President Biden’s State of the Union Address to Congress on Tuesday, February 7, 2023.

In the State of the Union Address, President Biden will highlight the myriad of accomplishments of the past two years and Democrats’ commitment to protecting American values in the face of GOP extremism.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) joined Reps. Kaptur (OH-09), Bishop (GA-02), and Hayes (CT-05) in releasing the following statement after reintroducing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Access for Medically Vulnerable Children Act.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) released the following statement after being appointed to the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party for the 118th Congress.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) was joined by Assistant Leader Clyburn (SC-06), and Reps. Thompson (MS-02), and Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20) in hosting a press conference to express their support for President Biden’s commitment that the United States will never default on its debt.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) was reappointed to the House Committee on Agriculture and the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability for the 118th Congress.