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CLEVELAND, OH – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) released the following statement on the mass shooting early Sunday morning, July 9, in Cleveland:
CLEVELAND - This week, we marked Independence Day. But here in Ohio, freedom is still fraught. One year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, state lines have become dividing lines in America. This summer, within Ohio’s lines, our unalienable rights are still under question.
As our nation prepares to celebrate its 257th birthday, we are reminded of the rights we cherish most as Americans, especially those immortalized as “unalienable” in the Declaration of Independence: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Independence Day reminds us of what America’s independence from Great Britain truly meant: freedom.
And for decades, the Republican Party has marketed itself to the American people as the party of ideological freedom.
CLEVELAND, OH – Today, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action in admissions processes at higher education institutions:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) and the U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. WadeCongresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) joined colleagues from the House Democratic Caucus in calling for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to bring legislation restoring reproductive rights to the House floor for a vote.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) and Congressman Bill Posey (FL-08) introduced bipartisan legislation to examine and offer recommendations to strengthen America’s supply chains.
CLEVELAND, O.H. – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) hosted an OH-11 Human Trafficking Prevention Summit Saturday at the Jerry Sue Thornton Center at Cuyahoga Community College. The summit was held in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Center for Countering Human Trafficking (CCHT) and featured expert presentations, partner representative panels, and a lived experience expert’s perspective on best practices to combat the crime.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) has introduced the Ensuring Fee-Free Benefit Transactions Act (EBT Act) new legislation to protect Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) retailers and beneficiaries from transaction fees. Congresswoman Brown’s legislation would ensure that retailers are only responsible for their own costs as the federal government modernizes the Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) system with chip cards, mobile payments, and other payment upgrades.
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) and the four other Democrats in the Ohio House Delegation sent a letter to the State of Ohio urging them to protect access to preventative healthcare services following a court ruling striking down the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) requirement for no cost coverage of preventative health care services.