23 things we accomplished in 2023!

1. We brought home $1.25 million in federal funding for a new TPS Electric Vehicle Center at Toledo Technology Academy of Engineering.

2. We broke ground on the new Wayman D. Palmer YMCA, a state-of-the-art recreation facility for which we secured over $21 million in federal funding.

3. We proudly stood in solidarity with UAW workers on the picket line, winning a new contract that guarantees fair wages, better benefits, safer working conditions, and the ability to retire with dignity.

4. We brought home $10.7 million in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to repair the Northwest Ohio shoreline railroad, which has been called "the worst railroad in America."

5. We secured a $1.8 million federal grant for mental health and addiction treatment at the Erie County Health Department.

6. We announced $600,000 in CDC funding for the Junction Coalition, which will support community engagement, educational programming, and lead-exposure mitigation in Toledo.

7. We introduced the Restoring Communities Left Behind Act, to deliver millions of dollars in federal grants that will revitalize our communities and support working people.

8. We reintroduced the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, a historic bill to protect workers' rights from coast to coast.

9. We secured $1.9 million in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to transform Put-in-Bay Airport to meet 21st-century needs.

10. We fought for and won funding for the Great Lakes Authority in the Fiscal Year 2024 budget.

11. We reduced the prices of prescription drugs for Medicare recipients — including capping the cost of insulin at $35 per month — thanks to President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act.

12. We continued to fight back against Republican attacks on Social Security and Medicare.

13. We introduced the bipartisan Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Policy Act, to restore American manufacturing in communities like ours.

14. We worked with legislators from across the aisle to improve the safety of our railways after disastrous train derailments in Ohio communities.

15. We reintroduced the Farmers Market and Food Bank Local Revitalization Act, which provides nutrition security for seniors and families while supporting our local farmers, markets, and food banks.

16. We reintroduced the Return to Prudent Banking Act to reign in Wall Street and protect the finances of working people.

17. We introduced the Child Care for Working Families Act, which would make child care affordable for working families and support higher wages for child care workers.

18. We secured a $20 million RAISE grant to improve Toledo's infrastructure and make our city safer, greener, and more walkable.

19. We introduced the bipartisan Law Enforcement Training for Mental Health Crisis Response Act.

20. We brought home more than $9 million in federal funds for a new zero-emission bus fleet in the Toledo area.

21. We introduced the Social Security 2100 Act, to protect and fund this vital program for generations to come.

22. We reintroduced the Equality Act, the long-overdue legislation to protect the civil rights of every American, regardless of who they are and who they love.

23. We delivered a $7 million federal award to the University of Toledo Health Sciences Campus, which will directly support cutting-edge research and attract the best and the brightest to our state.