Wednesday is the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, which Congresswoman Shontel Brown voted for and which was signed into law by President Biden on August 16, 2022.
Earlier on August 8, Peter J. Elliott, the U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of Ohio, announced a series of strategies and investments that align with and support Mayor Bibb’s Raising Investment in Safety for Everyone (RISE) Initiative.
During August 2's Safety Committee meeting, officials from the administration called on councilmembers to commit to Mayor Justin M. Bibb’s Raising Investment in Safety for Everyone (RISE) Initiative by sharing the plan with residents in their respective ward.
Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) encourages local veterans to visit www.va.gov/PACT to learn more about new benefits and care available to veterans exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange, and other toxins. The PACT Act is the largest expansion of health care and benefits for veterans in decades, with more than 3 million veterans eligible for new benefits. Congresswoman Brown is also sharing the word on social media and has put information about benefits on her website.
On July 27, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) joined colleagues Congressman Ro Khanna (CA-17), Congressman Max Miller (OH-7), and Congressman Marc Molinaro (NY-19) to unveil a bipartisan bill to create a more resilient, diverse, and secure food supply chain, bring jobs to economically distressed communities and lower food prices for Americans across the country. Congresswoman Brown is a co-lead on the legislation and a member of the House Committee on Agriculture.