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WASHINGTON – Representatives Shontel M. Brown (OH-11), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (GA-4), and Ritchie Torres (NY-15) led a group of 23 Members of Congress urging the administration to strengthen efforts to address inequities in our public health system.

WASHINGTON —  Rep. Shontel Brown (OH-11) joined House Democrats in voting to pass the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). This historic legislation is a significant step forward in Democrats’ fight to put people over politics by lowering energy and health care costs, creating millions of good-paying jobs, addressing the climate crisis, all the while reducing the deficit. Rep.

WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS – Today, Rep. Shontel Brown (OH-11) issued the following statement about the closing and elimination of medical emergency services at University Hospitals Bedford and Richmond Heights Medical Centers:

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) commended the successful Senate passage of the PACT Act. The PACT Act addresses the full spectrum of issues affecting toxic-exposed veterans’ access to VA benefits and care while also reforming VA’s presumptive decision-making process. Rep. Brown issued the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Shontel Brown (OH-11) voted for the Assault Weapons Ban Act, which would prohibit the sale of assault weapons and large-capacity ammunition feeding devices. This comes on the heels of yet another wave of mass shootings across the country involving assault weapons—including the murder of seven people at a Fourth of July parade in Illinois.

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Rep. Brown voted for the historic, bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act to strengthen Ohio’s economy and support families and national security for generations. The CHIPS and Science Act will deliver a powerful investment in America’s global competitiveness. The bill will directly impact Ohio’s economy by creating jobs, slashing kitchen table costs, ending dependence on foreign manufacturers and turbocharging American innovation.

WASHINGTON – Ahead of the 50th Anniversary of the Munich Massacre, Reps. Burgess Owens (UT-04) and Brad Sherman (CA-30) introduced a bipartisan House Resolution calling for a moment of silence in Congress and at all future Olympic Opening Ceremonies in honor of the eleven Israeli athletes who were brutally murdered by a group of Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The bill was joined by Rep.