LORDSTOWN, Ohio - Congressman Tim Ryan has announced more funding to help those impacted by the layoffs at the General Motors plant in Lordstown as well as four other auto industry suppliers in Northeast Ohio.

On Monday, the presidential hopeful announced $875,000 in additional funding for a National Dislocated Worker Grant awarded to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

“GM Lordstown’s closure was devastating for the Mahoning Valley and all of Northeast Ohio. The men and women who worked at the Lordstown plant produced world-class vehicles year after year. They devoted their lives, working day and night to make GM the company it is today. They did everything right. I am pleased that this additional funding has been made available to them. They need this relief,” Ryan said in a press release.

Ryan continued by saying that this is still not enough and added that it was the American taxpayers who bailed out General Motors a decade ago when they were on the verge of bankruptcy.

"President Trump came to Youngstown and told us not to sell our homes – but where is he now? I am working every day to do my part, but it is time for President Trump and GM to do theirs," Ryan said. 

According to Ryan, all workers dislocated from these employers have been certified as eligible for Trade Adjustment Assistance, allowing them to seek training through that program to find a new job. 

The funding announced on Monday will provide workers access to services not available through the TAA program, such as supportive services allowing participants to stay in training through completion, and employment and training services for eligible displaced homemakers, Ryan said.