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Rep. Brown Names Cleveland Resident Shaneice Ball as Virtual Guest to State of the Union Address
February 28, 2022
Press Release
WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, OH – Today, Representative Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) announced Shaneice Ball, a mother of three from Cleveland who benefitted from the expanded Child Tax Credit, will be her virtual guest for President Biden’s State of the Union Address on Tuesday, March 1.
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Rep. Brown Applauds President Biden’s Historic Nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court
February 25, 2022
Press Release
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) released the following statement on President Biden’s historic nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court:
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Congresswoman Shontel Brown looks back on her first 100 days in office
February 21, 2022
In The News

John Kosich

News 5 Cleveland: Congresswoman Shontel Brown looks back on her first 100 days …

CLEVELAND — Most members of Congress have about two months after winning their office to transition into the job, Congresswoman Shontel Brown had two days.

“It was surreal,” Brown said looking back. “The election was Tuesday, flew out on Wednesday, was sworn in on Thursday and actually started casting votes on Thursday, and the next day we passed the bipartisan infrastructure law which is bringing billions of dollars to Ohio."

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Rep. Brown Touts $1 Billion Investment in Great Lakes Restoration from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
February 17, 2022
Press Release
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) touted the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement that the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s $1 billion investment in the Great Lakes will significantly accelerate progress in the restoration of some of the region’s most environmentally degraded sites.
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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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