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Biden heads to Ohio to tout the bipartisan infrastructure law
February 16, 2022
In The News

Nicole Neuman

Gray DC: Biden heads to Ohio to tout the bipartisan infrastructure law

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - President Joe Biden is taking his message of rebuilding America’s framework directly to Ohio residents.

Biden will be in the Buckeye state Thursday to deliver remarks on the bipartisan infrastructure law.

Biden says the law makes way for the renovating of Ohio’s bridges, water and sewer system, and expanding internet access.

Ohio Democratic Congresswoman Shontel Brown agrees.

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Amid Worsening Mail Delays in Ohio and Across the Country, Rep. Brown Supports Passage of Postal Service Reform Act
February 8, 2022
Press Release
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) supported passage in the House of Representatives of the Postal Service Reform Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen the financial viability of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and improve the reliability of its service.
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Rep. Brown Supports Passage of America COMPETES Act to Ensure Workers and Businesses Can Make it in America
February 4, 2022
Press Release
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) supported passage in the House of Representatives of the America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology and Economic Strength Act.
Issues:Economy and Economic Development
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Rep. Brown Joins Ohio Delegation in Bipartisan Letter Urging the Navy to Address Maintenance Backlogs at the Navy’s Four Government-Operated Naval Shipyards
February 2, 2022
Press Release
WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Shontel Brown (OH-11), Tim Ryan (OH-13), Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), and Ohio Senators Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman sent a letter to Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro expressing their concern about the maintenance backlogs at the Navy’s four government-operated naval shipyards, the primary facilities responsible for depot-level maintenance work on the Navy’s Fast Attack Submarine Fleet.
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Rep. Brown Announces Leadership Team
January 24, 2022
Press Release
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) announced key members of her Congressional Office leadership team, including: Veleter M. B. Mazyck, Esq., Chief of Staff; Kimberly Hodge Edwards, Deputy Chief of Staff/District Director; Jasmine Lastery-Butler, Executive Assistant and Scheduler; Julian Sham, Legislative Director; Conor L. Fryer, Communications Director; and Ebony Webster, Press Secretary.
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The arc of the moral universe will bend toward justice—but only if we pull it
January 17, 2022
In The News

Congresswoman Shontel Brown

The Hill: The arc of the moral universe will bend toward justice—but only if we…

"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice."

Like many of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous quotations, these words echo through the ages. They offer hope and give rise to a sense that progress toward freedom, equality, and—indeed—justice is inevitable. 

But the arc of the moral universe is anything but. It does not bend towards justice on its own—no, it only does so because people pull it towards justice. It is an active exercise, not a passive one.

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Rep. Brown Votes for the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act
January 13, 2022
Press Release
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) supported passage in the House of Representatives of the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act, comprehensive voting rights legislation that protects the right to vote and restores the protections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
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Rep. Brown Announces Appointment to Four Key Subcommittees
January 13, 2022
Press Release
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) announced she has been appointed to four subcommittees under the House Agriculture Committee and the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. The full list of the Congresswoman’s subcommittee assignments includes:
Issues:Congress
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Reps. Brown, Hayes Introduce Bill to Expand Student Access to Afterschool Meals
January 11, 2022
Press Release
WASHINGTON – Last week, Representatives Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) and Jahana Hayes (CT-5) introduced the Afterschool Meals Act to enable schools to provide meals to children in afterschool care seamlessly through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP).
Issues:Education
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Reps. Brown, Allred, Gonzalez, Joyce Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Veteran Access to Preventative Health Fitness Services
January 7, 2022
Press Release
Washington - Yesterday, Representatives Shontel M. Brown (OH-11), Colin Allred (TX-32), Anthony Gonzalez (OH-16), and Dave Joyce (OH-14) introduced the More Opportunities for Veterans to Exercise Act, or MOVE Act, bipartisan legislation to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) ability to provide former service members with access to preventative health fitness programs.
Issues:Veterans
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